# Clinical Nurse Specialist - Physical Health **Company**: South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust **Location**: London **Experience**: senior **Job type**: temporary **Salary**: £58133.00 to £65261.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9294-26-0486?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/clinical-nurse-specialist-physical-health-7d1a50da-a32/ ## Description An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Nurse Specialist - Physical Health (Band 7) within our Community Mental Health for Ageing Services (CMHA). The post is for all the 5 CMHTs so the successful candidate will be expected to work across the teams. Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, Wandsworth) This is a newly developed fixed-term role designed to strengthen physical healthcare provision for older adults with dementia, severe mental illness and complex physical health needs across South West London. The post holder will work across our Community Mental Health for Ageing teams, providing specialist physical health expertise, frailty assessment, admission avoidance support and clinical leadership to multidisciplinary teams. The role offers a unique opportunity to drive integration between mental health, primary care, community services and acute healthcare providers, helping to reduce avoidable hospital admissions, improve physical health outcomes and tackle health inequalities experienced by older adults with mental health needs. The post requires an experienced, autonomous and innovative clinician who is passionate about improving physical healthcare within mental health services. You will be a visible clinical leader, supporting clinicians to manage complexity, navigate health systems effectively and deliver high-quality person-centred care. **Main duties of the job** The Clinical Nurse Specialist - Physical Health will act as the senior physical health resource across Community Mental Health for Ageing Services, providing specialist consultation, advanced assessment and clinical leadership. The post holder will: - Provide expert consultation to clinicians managing patients with complex physical health, frailty and multimorbidity. - Undertake comprehensive physical health and frailty assessments, including joint visits and assessments alongside CMHA clinicians. - Support multidisciplinary teams in developing biopsychosocial care plans and proactive management strategies for older adults with complex mental and physical health needs. - Act as a key liaison between CMHA teams and external providers including General Practice, Primary Care Networks, Community Geriatricians, Hospital at Home, Virtual Wards, Community Nursing Teams, Acute Trusts and Adult Social Care. - Support admission avoidance initiatives and facilitate access to community alternatives to hospital admission whenever clinically appropriate. - Assist teams in developing anticipatory care plans, deterioration management plans and crisis planning. - Identify and manage risks associated with physical deterioration, falls, malnutrition, dehydration, polypharmacy and long-term conditions. - Deliver education, training, coaching and reflective practice sessions to multidisciplinary colleagues. **Benefits** We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive. **Person Specification** **Training & Qualification** - Registered Nurse (Adult or Mental Health) with current NMC registration. - Degree level qualification or equivalent professional experience. - Venepuncture trained - Evidence of continued professional development - Significant post-registration experience at Band 6 or above **Experience** - Experience and knowledge in the management of long-term conditions such as diabetes and heart disease - Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team - Experience of assessing and managing physical health crisis with those with a severe mental illness or enduring physical health issues. **Knowledge & Skills** - An awareness and knowledge base of service provided by the Primary Care Mental Health Service for severe, enduring mental illness - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to assess clinical situations quickly and use initiative - Good time management skills and ability to prioritise - Effective team worker For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - Registered Nurse - Venepuncture trained - Continued professional development - Multidisciplinary team work - Long-term condition management - Physical health crisis assessment ### Nice to have - CGA principles - Proactive and anticipatory care models - Delivery of patient care to reflect and refer to Evidence Based Practice - Experience of contributing to policy and procedure development and implementation --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9294-26-0486?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)