Physical Health Specialist Nurse | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 May 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7861288/334-NUR-7861288-FR |
Summary
South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic and experienced band 7 Physical Health Specialist Nurse to join our Corporate Physical Health Team on a full-time basis, working Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00.
The post will involve working flexibly across our inpatient acute wards at Maudsley Hospital, New Douglas Bennett House, Bethlem Royal Hospital and the Ladywell Unit at University Hospital Lewisham.
The post holder will:
· Lead and support multiple inpatient teams towards the delivery of safe, effective and evidence based physical health care across our inpatient services.
· Promote health inclusion in primary and secondary care and support service users to access community health services and national screening programmes.
· Work closely with Matrons, Ward Managers, Clinical Service Leads, General Managers and medical colleagues to deliver on quality and improvement, consistent with CQC standards, national guidelines, Trust values and strategic objectives.
· Hold experience and expertise in assessing and supporting service users with comorbid serious mental illness (SMI) and physical health conditions, and the ability to use this experience to develop the skills of MDT colleagues.
· Be a strong and visible advocate for the importance of physical healthcare for people with SMI, and skilled in engaging service users, carers and colleagues in delivering that care.
· Develop and deliver training, education and development opportunities for staff across all professional backgrounds, building effective working relationships and trust.
· Deliver in house training on the management of medical emergencies designed by the Trust Resuscitation Officer and Trust Learning and Development Team.
· Drive evaluation, research and audit to improve quality and assurance.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, we provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark: as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
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 by the Trust through achieving high operational standards.
· 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 device management and physical health care through continuing education, engagement and training.
· Work collaboratively with inpatient MDTs to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
· Supervise junior colleagues or trainees.
Clinical – individual
· Maintain a system to ensure that all inpatients with SMI in the post holder’s designated clinical area are offered physical health screening.
· Support the assessment and management of service user’s physical health care needs through 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 effective 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.
· Work in accordance and within the principles, policies, procedures and guidelines of all aspects of clinical governance.
· Attend and actively engage in monthly supervision, team meetings and annual appraisal meetings.
· Identify development and training needs with manager in accordance with Trust guidelines. Remain up to date with changing practices and wherever possible make full use of all training and educational opportunities.
· Lead on specialist teaching, consultation, and support to other professionals and agencies. Actively support a high-quality learning environment for staff and students.
· Participate in the monitoring, evaluation and audit of physical healthcare data.
· Work with others to undertake and promote research-based practice and use that knowledge in your everyday practice.
This advert closes on Monday 4 May 2026