This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly motivated physical health support worker to work within Bournemouth East Older Persons Community Mental Health Team.
The role is to provide annual physical health checks for people diagnosed with a serious mental illness (SMI) by conducting a range of physical observations and health promotion interventions as well as signposting individuals to services to improve their physical health and set goals with individuals to help improve their physical health.
The role will require building relationships with people who may struggle to access support for their health needs and will require trying different and proactive ways of inviting people for an annual physical health check.
We are looking for an individual who feels a desire to make a positive contribution to improving the physical health for people living with SMI within primary and secondary services and support them in accessing appropriate levels of care.
You will be required to have strong organisational skills and be able to work independently within the boundaries of your role whilst being able to seek support and guidance from senior colleagues and other professionals (GPs, consultants, nurses, VCSE organisations, social prescribers and others).
You will be working closely with the PCN surgeries and be embedded within these, and the role requires the individual to be able to independently travel across the locality.
The post holder will be working closely with the existing teams in Primary and Secondary care to enhance the existing provision by providing comprehensive physical health assessments (in both clinic and home settings), signposting individuals to services to improve their physical health and setting goals with individuals to help improve their physical health.
You will be working closely with, and managed by, Bournemouth East Older Persons Community Mental Health Team but embedded within Primary Care GP Surgeries to provide the physical health care needs for people within primary and secondary care services.
You will be working with individuals and relevant staff through the process to develop physical health care goals and plans to promote and encourage self-management of physical health. Develop and promote individuals to develop supportive relationships with key partner organisations and communities to support sustainability.
To provide a comprehensive physical health monitoring, assessment and annual review appointments for people diagnosed with a serious mental illness in a clinical setting, seeking to reduce the health inequality and mortality gap these individuals face and promoting positive lifestyle choices.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
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