Locum Opportunity
Physical Healthcare Lead (Mental Health)
Venn Group are working with a busy Mental Health Trust looking to recruit a Physical Healthcare Leadto join their growing team.
Rates: £35 - £40ph
Length of Contract: 3 - 6 months
Core Responsibilities include:
- Working autonomously as an Advanced Practitioner, making complex clinical decisions, and using expert clinical judgment, the Physical Healthcare Lead will provide a lead role in ensuring holistic assessment and physical health care for patients with long term and complex mental health and social care needs
- The post holder will work across boundaries to ensure the provision of pro- active and appropriate interventions/ packages of care to meet the health needs of these patients and support the Borough teams to deliver on CQUIN health targets
- The overall aim of the Physical Healthcare Lead role is to improve the quality of life for vulnerable patients with underlying physical health conditions by reducing the need for admissions to hospital, reducing lengths of stay, maintaining people within their owns homes and promoting self-care strategies to support their independence
- In addition, the post holder will equip professionals to address potential physical health problems in people with mental health problems before they arise through health education and monitoring.
- Provide expert advice and training for staff and promote firm links between primary and secondary care services in order to effectively manage the needs of these patients
- Act as an essential member of the integrated team based within the community, working collaboratively to establish a whole systems approach to managing mental health, physical health and social care for these individuals
- The Physical Healthcare Lead will act as assessor, provider and procurer of care and be responsible for the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions and programmes procured
Essential Skills include:
- Professional qualifications and NMC registration in Adult Nursing, Evidence of professional registration
- Minimum of 18 months at Band 7 or higher
Desirable skills:
- Evidence of study at Masters level
- Dual trained (Mental Health)
If this opportunity is of interest please get in touch to discuss the role in more detail with Abigail Fernandes on 02075577667 or send your cv to afernandes@venngroup.com