Senior Practice Nurse

Role Overview

We are seeking to recruit a B6 RGN to our Primary Health department which serves the population of patients within our Forensic Medium Secure hospital in Rotherham.

Wathwood Hospital is a purpose‑built, 78‑bed adult, male, medium secure hospital in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. It is located on its own grounds surrounded by open countryside and woods and caters for patients aged 18 to 65 who require assessment and treatment of mental health difficulties in a secure environment.

The role delivers a supportive and strong health and wellbeing team, extensive training and induction package and shared learning and development opportunities within the trust.

• Lead a small team of primary health staff in delivering evidence-based primary health care to patients day‑to‑day and provide support and guidance to mental health nursing teams in ensuring robust physical health care plans and support are in place.
• Facilitate clinics with external clinicians and share information both outwardly and internally to ensure all patients’ physical health needs are met in a timely manner.
• Ensure good governance around the team’s performance and output.
• Provide leadership to the psychical healthcare team by maintaining professional standards and ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures to deliver high‑quality care.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Commitment to providing the highest standards of care.
• Ability to promote and maintain high standards of care through excellent communication, motivation, supervision and role modelling.