Job overview
The Homeless Service is an excellent award-winning service (MBE award, two-time Winner of Lammy Award, Regional Winner of Health and Social Care Award for Improving Health and Reducing Inequalities, Winner of GSTT Care Award, Winner of Ab Fab Award) and friendly team delivering services to those experiencing homelessness. The post holder will be predominately working in non-NHS sites such as hostels, day centres and street nursing when required and will be expected to travel to the Gracefield Gardens office when needed and we offer flexible working opportunities.
We are currently recruiting to a Band 7 Nurse Practitioner (Adult) on a secondment. This post is to provide exceptional high-quality nursing care for those who are risk or homelessness or rough sleeping in Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and City of London. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a marginalized cohort with complex needs, working in a multidisciplinary team with experts who are leaders in the specialty of Inclusion Health. The new team members will be supported by senior staff, who have many years of experience and knowledge. It is an exciting role that will ensure that vulnerable adults who are able to access the health and support they need. If you are interested in applying and would like to discuss the positions further please contact our team.
Advert closing: 21st September (Midnight)
Interview date: 29th September
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide clinical leadership and management for Homeless & HIU service.
Direct supervision and support for Band 6 Adult Nurses
Running in-reach clinics at Hotels/hostels for the homeless
Health assessments - Treatment of minor ailments - administration of PGD medications
Referral into main stream services
Safe guarding referrals - high risk client group.
Vaccine administration
Advocating for individuals
Liaising with accommodation providers, Local authority and stakeholders.
Participating in the running and development of the inclusion service service.
Leading on key roles within the homeless team and participating, as a senior member of the team in the leadership and development of the whole team.
Supporting the service leads in up holding the 7 pillars of governance
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
The Band 7 nurse will work closely with the other band 7's to offer leadership and support to the whole team.
To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
Demonstrate leadership of the Adult Nurses for the homeless – directly supervising and managing Band 6 nurses on this part of the team.
Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the specialty.
To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
Ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
Direct, support, encourage and advise clinical teams, by the provision of specialist knowledge and advice in the care of patients within the area.
Participate in the promotion of patient centred care, and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, treatment and after care.
Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards.
Please see attached job description for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSc/1st degree/equivalent qualifications or experiance
2. Advanced nursing competencies (Minor ailments/advanced assesment)
Desirable criteria
3. Have or working towards a Masters degree
4. Nurse practitioner qualification
5. Evidence of recent updating in Health inclusion - providing service to marginalised groups.
Professional registration
Essential criteria
6. RGN/RN - adult nurse (current registration)
Desirable criteria
7. Completed or working towards Registered Nurse Prescriber
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
8. Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner being responsible and accountable for choices made
9. Computer literate. Internet, email, Excel spreadsheet, Word, patient systems
10. Able to independently run nurse-led clinic for clients, and manage client care as appropriate
11. Able to work in partnership with and negotiate with a wide variety of partnership agencies, and other NHS providers
Desirable criteria
12. Previous experience of running audits with direct relevance to this clinical area
13. Demonstrated experience of managing clinical services in this clinical area
Experience
Essential criteria
14. Ability to deal with complaints sensitively avoiding escalation where possible
15. Able to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
16. Line management skills and service development
Desirable criteria
17. Considerable experience of working with those experiencing homelessness/addiction
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.