This exciting and autonomous role requires the post holder to provide planned and opportunistic health
care, advice and holistic support to service users. The post holder will work as an independent specialist
practitioner within a small multi-disciplinary team, providing nursing assessments and interventions to
individuals in a variety of non-traditional settings. Responsibilities will include:
Recognising and treating individuals who require immediate treatment and / or referral to secondary services
Attending and managing clinical emergencies occurring on site or in the immediate vicinity
Acting as an advocate for service users and facilitate their engagement with health care services and with statutory and voluntary agencies.
Work collaboratively with the team to provide a safe and welcoming service and promote the organisation's ethos of Health & Harm reduction.
The role requires a trauma- informed approach, recognising the unique challenges faced by individual adults who are homeless or vulnerably house.
Who We're Looking For
Caring, skilled practitioners ready to make a real difference to people experiencing homelessness, with:
Non-Medical prescribing qualification
Experience of multi-layer, complex wound management
Willingness to give vaccinations and immunisations
Sexual health experience
Long term condition management
General Practice nursing experience and expertise
Knowledge in the delivery of Health Care Advice and Health Promotion
Understanding of legal and ethical issues / responsibilities relating to clinical practice and especially regarding autonomous practice and telephone assessment
Good clinical judgment and decision-making skills
Ability to work under pressure and to deal with emergency situations and/or difficult clients and stressful situations professionally
Why Join Our Team?
Make a Lasting Impact
Provide exemplary care for patients, meeting population health needs, including consultation with patients who present to practices with routine or urgent needs.
Supportive, Collaborative Culture
Join a small multi-disciplinary team, providing nursing assessments and interventions to individuals in a variety of non-traditional settings.
Work collaboratively with the wider clinical team) to support individual patients and the delivery of the right care first time.
Professional growth and recognition
Benefit from NHS discount schemes, cycle-to-work options, and an employee recognition platform with exclusive offers
Supervision, CPD and Development opportunities supported for all staff
As an Employee Ownership Trust, you're a co-owner, empowered to shape the future of our organisation and take part in decision-making
Recognising Your Value
NHS pension, enhanced pay rates, Generous annual leave entitlement, Flexible working options
Comprehensive wellbeing support, NHS discounts, cycle-to-work scheme, employee assistance programme, and annual discretionary bonuses
Clinical responsibilities
Work as an autonomous practitioner within nurse led, drop-in clinics and hostel outreach sessions using evidence-based nursing practice and client care
Provide individual health assessments involving holistic consideration for an individual's physical, mental and emotional health
Produce patient specific care plans, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating in collaboration with the client and other professionals
Assessment and management of complex wounds including those requiring compression bandaging
Perform doppler measurements as part of assessment of patients with leg ulceration
Identify, manage and refer appropriately, service users at risk of potentially life-threatening conditions including sepsis, acute alcohol withdrawal and suicide
Provide emergency care to patients on and off-site including liaising with emergency medical services and supporting non-clinical staff
Safe Administration of PGD medication including IM Naloxone as required
Administer appropriate immunisations in line with PGD's (Patient Group Directions)
Keep accurate, confidential and contemporaneous records of interventions
Ensure prompt referrals to appropriate services e.g. GP, A&E, AWP, Blood Borne Virus (BBV) Nurse
Participate in partnership working with statutory and voluntary staff e.g. BBV team, St Mungos, Housing and One25
Effective liaison and communication with clients, carers, primary and secondary health services and other agencies
Participate in clinical, team and other meetings as appropriate to services
Maintain clinics and other workplaces and ensure adequate stocks are available at all times
Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice
Other responsibilities
The primary focus of this role is to provide clinical services to patients, however there are a wealth of opportunities to engage with and drive initiatives, take leadership development roles and contribute to service improvement
Ability to adhere to organisational policies
Maintain active NMC or HCPC registration
Continue to develop and expand own personal clinical expertise as autonomous/independent practitioner
Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time
In partnership with others, challenge and critically evaluate the boundaries of autonomous practice, such that patient access, choice and outcomes will improve
Help in the development and evaluation of clinical guidelines, policy, competency tools and continuous, improvement opportunities to support in the expansion of Health care professional roles in the delivery of optimal care
Identify and perform audit relevant to clinical area in order understand current practice, review evidence-based research and drive improvement
Develop own areas of specific clinical expertise to link acute, primary, community and emergency care sectors in expanding nursing and AHP practice across BrisDoc
Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures, and guidelines