Physical Health Nurse
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Physical Health Nurse to join our established multidisciplinary Healthcare Team as we expand into the new Millennium Lodge Secure Children's Home in Sleaford. The team provides comprehensive healthcare to vulnerable children and young people aged 10–18 who may present with complex physical health, mental health, neurodevelopmental, substance misuse and psychosocial needs.
Working alongside our Band 6 Physical Health Practitioner and wider MDT, you will contribute to physical health assessment and screening, clinical observations, health promotion, long-term condition monitoring, immunisation and vaccination programmes, sexual health interventions and primary care clinics. We are looking for a compassionate, motivated Registered Nurse committed to child-centred, non-stigmatising and trauma-informed care.
The service operates 09:00–21:00 Monday–Friday and 09:00–13:00 weekends and Bank Holidays. The role includes early and late shifts and participation in the on-call rota for new admissions during commissioned weekend and Bank Holiday hours.
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You will deliver direct physical healthcare to children and young people within Millennium Lodge as part of the multidisciplinary Healthcare Team. You will undertake physical health assessments, screening and clinical observations; recognise and appropriately escalate abnormal findings or deterioration; contribute to individual healthcare plans; and undertake clinical procedures within their competence.
The role will support immunisation and vaccination programmes, sexual health interventions, health promotion, long-term condition monitoring and visiting GP/primary care clinics. You will work collaboratively with the Band 6 Physical Health Practitioner, GP, wider MDT, residential colleagues and external healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care. You will maintain accurate clinical records, contribute to safeguarding, audit, quality improvement and supervision, and deliver care using a child-first, trauma-informed and non-stigmatising approach.
You will work flexibly across commissioned hours, including early and late shifts, and contribute to the weekend and Bank Holiday on-call rota for new admissions.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.
We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.