Health Improvement Worker

The Health Improvement Worker will work as part of the Local Mental Health Team and wider PCN to deliver physical healthcare interventions to patients with Severe Mental Illness

The post holder will have a specific remit to support achievement of the physical health standards for people with SMI by engaging service users in routine physical health checks and support the person to work towards personal physical health goals in order to improve their physical and mental health. This involves supporting people with on the GP Serious Mental Illness (SMI) register living in the locality to have their cardiometabolic risk factors measured., Physical health checks of patients

To be responsible for the assessment and monitoring of the physical health needs of service users on the SMI register

To ensure that service users receive regular physical health checks on an annual basis and from an identified caseload provided by e-HealthScope

To interpret the results of physical health tests and act upon instances when follow up / intervention is required.

To develop care plans in collaboration with service users related to improving their physical health

To devise and develop and signpost to supportive physical health interventions accessible to service users.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!