Physical Health NurseNHS

Job summary

You will be part of a compassionate team that is committed to supporting people's wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future.

Main duties of the job

• Lead on patients physical healthcare assessments, care planning and ongoing reviews.
• Provide specialist advice on areas such as diabetes, hypertension, COPD and wound care.
• Lead Infection Prevention & Control across the site, including audits and outbreak management.
• Deliver physical healthcare interventions including ECGs, phlebotomy and wound care.
• Liaise with primary care services to coordinate patients ongoing healthcare needs.
• Support and train nursing staff in physical healthcare, observations and clinical assessments.
• Lead health promotion and smoking cessation initiatives.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

Job description

Priory Hospital Market Weighton

£16.96 - £18.20 per hour

Part Time 22.5 hours per week

Priory Hospital Market Weighton has an opportunity for a Physical Health Nurse to join our team.

Based in East Yorkshire, Priory Hospital Market Weighton is a level 2 rehabilitation hospital for adult males, offering bespoke and flexible therapeutic programme with therapies focused on stabilisation, skill acquisition, personal development, community integration, and developing competence and confidence in living skills.

We also have close links to Priory Adult Care community services to develop discharge pathways out of the hospital.

About us

Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.