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Physical Health Specialist Nurse
| Posting date: | 29 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £56,276.00 to £63,176.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £56276.00 - £63176.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 November 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9334-25-1133 |
Summary
Key responsibilities: Provide treatment and preventative healthcare services, as and when requested, working within the policies and procedures of the organisation Support teams to deliver local and national objectives for physical health care in mental health services Ensure that all documentation is accurate, up to date, of good quality and within professional requirement standards of record keeping. Collect and collate information about individual clinical activity on the Electronic Patient Record. Meet as appropriate with care/management teams to report on progress and contribute to the development of services across the inpatient acute care pathway Work to assure the quality of physical health care being provided through achieving high operational standards To maintain professional standards and attitudes towards the care and treatment of service users and their families Maintain knowledge and proficiency in Infection Prevention & Control, medical devices and physical health care through continuing education, engagement and training Work collaboratively with inpatient teams to develop and maintain good working relationships To participate in Quality Improvement projects Supervise junior colleagues or trainees Clinical individual Develop and implement a system to ensure that all inpatients with SMI in the post holders designated clinical area are offered physical health screening Support the assessment and management of service users physical health care needs through initial data collection, monitoring of service users progress, feedback, discussion, and reviews with the clinical team Understand the barriers around access to physical health checks for people with SMI and help to troubleshoot and provide solutions Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professionals, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate Professional conduct, teaching, training and research Undertake all duties in line with Professional Codes of Conduct and maintain professional registration requirements for the post according to discipline/profession Work in accordance and within the principles, policies, procedures and guidelines of all aspects of clinical governance Attend and actively engage in monthly supervision and annual appraisal meetings Identify development and training needs with manager in accordance with Trust/Directorate guidelines. Remain up to date with changing practices and wherever possible make full use of all training and educational facilities Join and lead with colleagues in specialist teaching, consultation /support to other professionals and agencies. Participate in the provision of a good quality learning environment for staff and students Work with others to undertake and promote research-based practice and use that knowledge in your everyday practice, sharing it with others in the team