Band 6
Main area: Nurse - Physical Health
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 350-MHC6800309-A
Site: Health and Wellbeing Clinic
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 31/01/2025
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. We welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel.
Job Overview
Are you an experienced registered mental health or general nurse with a passion to improve the physical health of individuals with a mental illness? Are you looking to further develop your skills and progress or gain experience at a senior band? We are looking to recruit a senior nurse with a genuine interest in physical health working with service users within the mental health service. The successful candidate will be self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment. Additionally, you will be able to work autonomously and as part of a well-established team within the health and well-being clinics. Previous experience of working with service users prescribed Clozapine is desirable.
Main Duties of the Job
The role will require the oversight and management of a busy clinic, providing monitoring for the physical health of patients being prescribed Clozapine. There will also be times where you are required to carry out home visits, so access to transport is essential.
Extensive knowledge of running a clinic and managing Clozapine medication is required, alongside physical health monitoring such as ECGs, Venepuncture, and escalation of physical health concerns to the appropriate teams.
Working for Our Organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
1. Coordinate the physical care of service users on Clozapine and Lithium.
2. Manage blood results and actions needed when results are outside normal parameters.
3. Offer ECGs and Venepuncture to all service users.
4. Ensure that the service user’s physical health care plan is developed and documented accurately.
5. Supervise and monitor the entries made by junior team members.
6. Participate in setting physical health standards for care.
7. Communicate effectively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
8. Provide and coordinate the provision of a range of therapeutic activities for service users.
9. Ensure safe administration of medication to service users.
10. Participate in service user reviews and maintain safe custody of medicines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse.
* Degree Level – or a commitment to work towards.
* Supervision of junior staff.
* Phlebotomy training.
* Previous experience of working with service users on Clozapine.
Knowledge/Experience
* Significant experience of working in a clinical area providing physical health care and assessment.
* Knowledge of Clozapine, effects, side effects, and patient management.
* Knowledge of Cardio Metabolic risks in clients with severe mental health conditions.
Values
* Accountability
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
Skills
* Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally.
* Excellent listening and negotiation skills.
* Knowledge of clinical risk and Health & Safety Management.
* Excellent time management and organizational skills.
* Compassionate and motivated about the needs of mental health clients.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
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