About the role
Salary: £58133.00 to £65261.00
The Forensic Inpatient Service and phoenix ward provides short- and long-term hospital admissions to both male and female patients suffering from serious mental health problems such as psychotic illness, bipolar affective disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The post holder will be responsible for providing physical health nursing assessments, care. education and treatment for adults with serious mental illness across several wards in a mental health hospital setting. You will be responsible for delivery of high-quality service and continuity of care by undertaking regular health checks of adults with serious mental illness receiving treatment from the services. The role also involves supporting and promoting physical wellbeing and educating service users, carers and colleagues. The post holder will rollout education for all disciplines of staff working with patients in the pathway with a comprehensive focus of the physical health treatment and prevention. The post holder should demonstrate an awareness of local and national nursing agendas.
To liaise with team mangers to understand service users who require advanced physical health supports and identify and document relevant care plan.