Physical Health Support Worker

Job summary

Are you passionate about supporting people to improve their physical wellbeing? Were looking for a motivated and compassionate Physical Health Support Worker to join our dedicated team, where you'll play a key role in delivering high quality, person centred care to the individuals we support. This is a truly rewarding opportunity to promote physical health, empower service users, and contribute to safe, effective and holistic care every day.

You'll be joining Devon Partnership NHS Trust, working across a diverse mix of urban, rural and coastal communities that make this a uniquely inspiring place to build your career. As part of the dynamic and skilled Riviera Core Team, you'll help us build on the excellent work already underway and continue driving forward positive outcomes for the people we serve.

This is a hands on, relationship focused role requiring empathy, resilience and a strong commitment to recovery oriented practice. As a Physical Health Support Worker, you'll help create a supportive environment where individuals feel listened to, respected and empowered to make meaningful steps toward improved health, wellbeing and quality of life.

Main duties of the job

As a Physical Health Support Worker, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high quality physical healthcare. Your main responsibilities will include:

Carrying out routine physical health monitoring : includes completing observations of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, height, weight and BMI, in line with the Physical Health Monitoring (PHM) Model.

Supporting phlebotomy pathways and blood sampling You will take bloods and support blood taking processes.

Conducting ECGs and contributing to wider clinical monitoring requirements : assist with ECG recording and support timely screening for individuals prescribed medication.

Promoting healthy lifestyle interventions providing advice and support to encourage positive health behaviours.

Supporting the delivery of the Physical Health Hub & Spoke modelhelping ensure equitable access to physical health monitoring across localities

Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team You will liaise with nurses, practitioners, GPs, and wider community colleagues to ensure high quality, person centred care.

Accurately recording and maintaining clinical information: to ensure timely documentation of results, observations and follow-up actions

Supporting service users with personalised, recovery focused care helping individuals understand their physical health needs, build confidence, engage with monitoring, and access further support where required.

Job responsibilities

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.