Job vacancy: Physical Health Nurse (Mental Health), Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucester

Job summary

Main area: Registered General Nurse
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Job ref: 327-25-695

Employer: Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Wotton Lawn Hospital
Town: Gloucester
Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/08/2025 23:59

Physical Health Nurse (Mental Health)

Band 6

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

· Provides a physical health nursing expertise within the Mental Health Inpatient setting for people with SMI

· Works collaboratively with staff throughout the Mental Health inpatient setting to provide a high standard of physical health care

· Assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic care for complex presentations

· To take responsibility for immediate care delivery interventions within the Mental Health inpatient setting

· Acute and chronic wound care interventions and advice within the Mental Health inpatient settings

· End of life care clinical advice and support to the teams within the Mental Health inpatient settings.

· Infection control advice and guidance

· Carry out proactive health promotion approach with all patients, utilising the Lester Tool

· Undertakes and develops advanced nursing procedures in accordance with established nursing principles, NMC guidelines and code of conduct and GHC policies.

· Utilises excellent decision-making skills, which demonstrate sound clinical knowledge

Leadership and management

· To be able to support modern matrons to provide nursing leadership on physical health care with the

· Contribute and deliver in the planning and delivery of teaching sessions to other members of the multi-disciplinary team in order to pass on specialist knowledge and skills.

· To be able to manage, prioritise own caseload across the Mental Health inpatient setting

· Will have highly developed organisational skills

· To provide support for junior nurses, students and other members of the MDT as and when required

· To act as a role model, educator, coach, mentor and supervisor in joint working

Professional

· Maintain accurate written records to ensure that service user details and details of care given is recorded in notes and on the Trust database in line with Trust policy

· Ensure the physical health needs of service users are met, including advice, support and health education to both the service user and carers

· Undertake other duties as appropriate to the post as requested by senior managers

· Take responsibility for ordering and maintaining stocks of clinical supplies

The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NMC Registered Nurse
Hospital experience

Desirable criteria

Lone working
Mental health experience

Experience

Essential criteria

Demonstrable significant post qualification experience in mental health or related area

Desirable criteria

Inpatient experience

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

Free car parking at many of our sites
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
Recognition and long service awards
Fast Track physiotherapy
Our Wellbeing line
Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Becky Anstis
Job title: Modern Matron
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 03004214799

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Physical Health Nurse (Mental Health)

Band 6

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