Clinical Prescribing Paramedic/Nurse for Homeless Healthcare
We are looking for a clinical prescribing paramedic or nurse, for homeless healthcare. This is a part time role, for 22.5 hours worked over three days, with hours and working pattern negotiable for a suitable candidate.
We are looking for a motivated individual who is passionate about tackling health inequalities and, particularly, has an interest in healthcare for the homeless population.
Southend Integrated Healthcare for the Homeless (SIHH) provides a service specific to homeless individuals within Southend-on-Sea. The role will include a range of activities addressing individual health and wellbeing, the development of pathways into specialist services, caring for the homeless and improve the overall health inequalities by:
* Health promotion
* General health screening
* Engagement in primary care services and facilitate access to organised health care
* Integration of the service with secondary care services, mental health services and local drug and alcohol services
* Working closely with local voluntary providers involved in looking after the local homeless population.
Main duties of the job
This role will be imperative to the improvement of integrated pathways, improving their efficacy and efficiency, preventing service fragmentation and, specifically to support in the improvement of health outcomes. The collective aim of the service is to help those with a range of health needs including drug and alcohol to access the appropriate treatment, to provide clinical assessment and treatment in the community along with signposting clients to GP services, secondary care, drug and alcohol services.
About us
Southend Medical Centre is a 7,300 patient practice, with a friendly and supportive team that strives to provide an outstanding service to its patients. We are proud to be a multi-cultural surgery, we have been accredited with several awards including our Pride in practice LGBTQIA+ Gold award, our Veterans Friendly Practice award, our Dementia Awareness Practice award, our Trauma Informed Surgery accreditation and we were a finalist in the Impact Awards Practice of the Year 2023. We hold patient care at the forefront of our minds and we fly the flag for the future of healthcare by being a training and research studies practice.
Job responsibilities
* To provide a specialist primary care service and outreach clinics for local soup kitchen, homeless individuals and local homeless charities in Southend.
* To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team in the management and treatment provision. General health assessment, wound assessment and management, lifestyle assessment and physical health assessment.
* To promote health and wellbeing and improve health inequalities by completing a range of health checks including a review of systems to include, neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, lymphatic, reproductive health and musculoskeletal.
* To be able to assess general health and provide early intervention treatment, sign posting and referral to organised health services.
* To develop and maintain pathways into specialist services to ensure the health and well‑being of residents is met, including back into primary care services, secondary care, mental health, drugs and alcohol and voluntary sector.
* To sign post service users to the appropriate health care settings to meet their needs.
* To be the single point of contact for primary care services, local hospitals and other organised health care services.
* To provide regular drop‑in clinical sessions at various locations of homeless support organisations.
* To actively promote female health screening.
Person Specification
We are seeking an experienced prescribing paramedic or nurse who will report back to a GP clinical lead. Previous experience of working with this population group is desired but not essential. Qualifications, skills and experience required:
* Professional registration with relevant professional body: NMC or HCPC.
* Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
* An understanding of patients presenting with challenging and complex needs.
* Experience in primary care and SystmOne preferred.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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