Nurse - Band 6 Clozapine & Physical Health Lead Nurse
| Posting date: | 28 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2025 |
| Location: | Oldbury, B69 2DG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9285-25-0127 |
Summary
To provide support, advice, care management and structured interventions to service users who present with physical health issues secondary to severe and enduring mental health problems within a team based approach. To provide a high standard of delivery of care within the Physical Health and Clozapine Clinics including the monitoring of patients on Lithium and High dose antipsychotics To work, as a professional member of the nursing team within the Core Community Service setting. The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and will be required to teach nursing and non-nursing staff including basic and post basic students. The post holder will be expected to be involved in the leadership of the clinical team and will carry out all appropriate care interventions and may be designated to take charge of the department/caseload or speciality in which she/he is placed in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility. The post holder will assist the Clozapine and Physical Health Team Manager in developing and maintaining the quality of the department, including monitoring high standards of client care and developing areas of clinical excellence/best practice and a therapeutic & caring culture. To support the service in developing partnership working and physical health care pathways in order to improve the health of service users and the knowledge of carers/relatives as appropriate.