Overview
Job summary
This exciting and autonomous role requires the post holder to provide planned and opportunistic healthcare, 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 housed
Main duties
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
About us
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; as an Employee Ownership Trust, you’re a co-owner, empowered to shape the future of our organisation.
* 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
Details
Date posted: 02 October 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £26.35 to £26.73 an hour
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 1 year
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: Specialist Practitioner
Job locations: Homeless Health Service, 1 Jamaica Street, Bristol, BS2 8JP
Job responsibilities
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 PGDs (Patient Group Directions)
* Keep accurate, confidential and contemporaneous records of interventions
* Ensure prompt referrals to appropriate services e.g. GP, A&E, AWP, 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 the expansion of health care professional roles in the delivery of optimal care
* Identify and perform audit relevant to clinical area in order to 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
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 the expansion of health care professional roles in the delivery of optimal care
* Identify and perform audit relevant to clinical area in order to 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
Other information
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 DBS to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
BrisDoc Healthcare Services
Homeless Health Service
1 Jamaica Street
Bristol, BS2 8JP
Employer's website: https://brisdoc.co.uk/
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