Physical Health Practitioner

Go back Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Physical Health Practitioner / Nursing Associate The closing date is 12 October 2025

To be an integral part of the Physical Health Care Team within the Lincolnshire Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service. Supporting patients aged 14-65 years old in community settings to access high quality physical healthcare assessment, care plans and interventions.
Offering physical healthcare monitoring under the direction of the EIP Physical Healthcare Lead within the community settings around the East of the County however being countywide may also been required at times.
The post holder will support the wider nursing team to provide holistic and person centred physical healthcare monitoring and low level psychologically based interventions to make necessary improvements.
Main duties of the job Provide physical healthcare monitoring interventions with service users in the countywide including providing advice to patients
Monitor the condition and physical health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with service users, families and carers
Contribute to ongoing assessment, recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment
Carry out care packages related to the physical health aspects of planned care
Recognise the contribution of others in the provision of service user care
Involve service users/ carers in the planning and delivery of care in a compassionate and appropriate manner which considers their diverse needs
Maintain the welfare and safety of service users and protect them from any form of abuse in accordance with safeguarding guidance
Demonstrate a knowledge of information governance and the need to protect service user confidential information
Make and maintain accurate records of monitoring interventions in accordance with Trust policy
Participate in regular clinical supervision
Engage in public health, community development and in the reduction of health inequalities
Be able to identify role boundaries
Leadership
Work in partnership with multi-professional colleagues or agencies
Contribute to innovation and new ways of working
Take part in local audit and research activities where appropriate
Maintain a professional role
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Job responsibilities Responsibilities for direct/indirect patient care
Provide physical healthcare monitoring and health promotion interventions, implementing care packages under the direction of the Registered Practitioner
Report and escalate concerns or abnormal outcomes of monitoring interventions to the Registered Practitioner or Responsible Clinician
Monitor and contribute to the review of service user progress where frequent concentration is required against planned objectives and use initiative to act on the results within the sphere of ones own responsibility, including reporting observations and taking action to minimise risks
Implement planned care which encourages and empowers service users and carers to maximise self care and autonomy under the direction of the Registered Practitioner
Contribute to case conferences and reviews, supporting service users and carers to engage and contribute to their care
Engage in the public health, community development and in the reduction of health inequalities
Responsibilities for policy and service development implementation
Adhere to legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines both local and national. Regularly attend workplace and staff engagement meetings and contribute positively to discussions about the improvement of care
Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
Exercise personal duty of care in the safe use and storage of equipment
Be environmentally aware and prudent in use of resources and energy
Person Specification Qualifications GCSE Grade A-C or Grade 9-4 in Maths and English or functional skills level 2 Maths and English or equivalent
Diploma or equivalent qualification in a health related subject, eg. foundation degree, or
NVQ Level 3 plus short courses and relevant experience to Diploma level
Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
Care Certificate
Experience Previous experience of working within a health / care setting
Understanding the context of multidisciplinary team working
Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
Experience of working in a physical healthcare environment/role
Experience of working with patients with Severe Mental Illness
Skills Ability to support the development, implementation and evaluation of physical healthcare interventions of patients/service users
Be skilled in carrying out basic physical healthcare interventions including: physical observations, , removal of wound, blood glucose monitoring, venepuncture, ECG recording
Consider each service user's personal circumstances and preferences in order to implement and adjust programmes of care and intervention, in conjunction with the wider multi-disciplinary team
Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise delegated workload
Ability to communicate effectively with patients/ relatives and carers and all memberso fthe multi-disciplinary team
Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact
Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting
oExperience of use of Point of Care Teasting Equipment
Special Requirements Be able to travel independently between sites without the use of public transport
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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