Physical Health Practitione • London Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nPhysical Health Practitione with Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust in London, London, United Kingdom\n\nBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population of 1.2 million people. We provide community health services and mental health services for young people, adults and older people. Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services. We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored. Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed. Job overview This is a new permanent role created to help us deliver our plans to transform our community mental health services, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. The transformation of our community mental health services will lead to truly integrated health and social care for adults in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey who have serious mental illness. Our transformation plans are supported by £25m in funding and will mean the roll-out over the next three years of multi-disciplinary teams of experts working within the new Primary Care Networks and offering wraparound, holistic care to our service users and wider community. Our aim is to support the whole person as they live with, or recover from, mental illness and to offer them support with other challenges they may face, such as debt, relationship problems, housing, education or training. We will also focus resources on reaching those who currently face obstacles in getting the help they need. Main duties of the job The post holder will work together with team members conducting supervised specialist assessments of patients, focusing on their Physical health needs. They will lead on ensuring that patients with enduring mental health conditions are not discriminated by virtue of their mental illness in terms of their physical health. The post holder will lead on supporting patients carrying out physical health checks as specified in the Lester tool, health screening, health promotion and lifestyle advice. This information will support in identifying referral to the appropriate physical health care settings as well as monitoring health conditions. Patients may also be facilitated with active support from the Physical Health Practitioner to access their GP if necessary. The post holder will be expected to develop an understanding of the physical health needs of patient group. Working for our organisation Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Community and Mental Health Trust our staff and service users have worked closely to create a set of values that make sure people who use our services get the best possible chance of a rapid recovery. The Trust's values are: Compassion Respect Being Positive Working together By coming to work at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Trust you will be joining a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile. Person specification Education and Qualifications Essential criteria A Nursing Associate Graduate/Degree holder (Adult Nursing) NMC Registration Desirable criteria Evidence of recent study Experience and Knowledge Essential criteria Awareness of patient care within the wider context of the organisation, in particular around health inequalities Have an understanding of the importance of user/carer involvement Awareness of treatment outcomes, recovery tools, care planning, assessment of risk Have an understanding of equal opportunities, diversity and anti discriminatory practice Desirable criteria Knowledge of the roles within the multi-professional team Skills and Abilities Essential criteria Motivated and enthusiastic Adaptable to change Committed to equal opportunities Is able to work using a non judgemental manner Desirable criteria Report writing skills Group facilitation skills Personal Qualities Essential criteria Motivated and enthusiastic Adaptable to change Committed to equal opportunities s able to work using a non judgemental manner Desirable criteria Group facilitation skills Report writing skills References will be required to cover your last 3 years of employment/training. One has to be from your current or most recent employer and the others from your previous employer. The references should be from persons with management responsibility or HR. If you have been unemployed for a period of four years or more, please give the details of your last employer and one character referee of your choice (not members of your family). If more applicable, references will be requested from your teacher or head of faculty. Please ensure you provide full contact details. Vacancies that are advertised as Fixed Term Contracts will also be available as secondment opportunities for substantive internal staff. Please be aware that your documents eg. Passport/NI Card, will be electronically scanned using Home Office accredited Verification System. Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we will close vacancies before the stated closing date once the first 50 applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible. All non-medical posts with the Trust are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the Trust's satisfaction, your suitability for the position in which you will be employed. Should you not hear from us within three working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted. By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make costs savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers. Employer certification / accreditation badges 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 Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 752.5KB) Functional Requirements (PDF, 258.2KB) Applicant Information Pack (PDF, 1.6MB) "}