Senior Community Physical Health Practitioner

An exciting Senior Community Physical Health Practitioner opportunity has become available within the Harrogate and Ripon Integrated Community Team based in the centre of Harrogate, As a Physical Health Practitioner, you will have a key role in carrying out physical health checks and have an oversight of weekly clozapine clinics and support for High Dose Antipsychotic Treatments (HDAT) , as well as supporting service improvement in the area of physical health monitoring and improvement amongst our patient area.You will work closely with the MDT to provide a high quality service to patients through support, intervention and clinical expertise on the various aspects of physical health including: assessment, diagnosis and review, chronic illness management, management of acute presentations and ongoing physical health monitoring.You will support evidence based practice and have experience of working independently and autonomously, utilising clinical assessment skills and demonstrating sound clinical decision making. You will have oversight of a patient caseload, whilst supporting the strategic role of developing physical healthcare across the area.

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

TEWV NHS Foundation Trust are offering an exciting opportunity for an innovative and dynamic individual to join our dedicated team in the provision of physical healthcare for patients within the two adult Mental Health team, We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.