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. We offer flexible working opportunities.
We are currently recruiting to a Band 6 Community Nurse Specialist (Adult) Permanent post. 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 member will be supported by senior staff, who have many years of experience and knowledge. This exciting role, will ensure that vulnerable adults are able to access the healthcare and support they need.
Closing date: 26th May 2026
Interview date: 10th June 2026
Main duties of the job
The Health Inclusion Homeless service works across Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and City of London to provide a high quality comprehensive specialist nurse service for clients who have difficulty accessing primary care services refugees and asylum seekers, homeless clients, and clients with addictions and high users of A&E. The Health Inclusion Homeless service aims to assist these clients to access mainstream health services.
Key services provided are:
1. Assistance with GP registration,
2. Health screening ( TB, blood borne virus screening, sexual health screening, baseline routine blood tests)
3. Comprehensive health assessment
4. Minor illness / injury management
5. Chronic disease management
6. Harm reduction work
7. Wound care
8. Case management of complex clients
9. Referral to other services as appropriate
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
The post holder will run health screening clinics independently and jointly with other team members. All nurses within the team will at times work across all the areas of homelessness, refugees, asylum seekers and addiction clients.
Please see the Job description for full details.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
10. Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives
11. Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information
12. Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate with others
Experience
Essential criteria
13. Previous post registration experience of working with marginalised groups
14. Significant post qualification experience of working in the community, and demonstrable experience of interagency and collaborative working
15. Experience of delivering patient advocacy
16. Experience of outreach and health promotion
Desirable criteria
17. Experience in undertaking audit or service improvement project
18. Experienced in working autonomously and working with Vulnerable groups
Qualifications
Essential criteria
19. BSc/1st degree (health related) in Nursing or equivalent qualification/training and experience
20. Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training and CPD Minor ailments or equivalent
21. Phlebotomy skills competent
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.