Homelessness Team Nurse Specialist

Employer
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Town
London
Salary
£42,471 - £50,364 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2024 23:59
Homelessness Team Nurse SpecialistBand 6As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.Job overviewWe are looking for a motivated individual, with a strong understanding homelessness safeguarding, and who understands the complexities of undertaking mental capacity assessments in inclusion health groups.A positive, can do ‘attitude’, a commitment to changing care for this extremely vulnerable patient group, and a desire to communicate with a wide variety of partners and stakeholders is essential.The main duties of the role will be assisting in the service aims. These are as follows:Effectively engage the patient in all relevant services / support.Maximise the benefit of the attendance / admission for the patient from a health and social care perspective.Link the patient into all necessary health and social care and support pending discharge.Advocate for the patient to receive assessment, treatment or services when this is required.Ensure a safe and effective discharge to accommodation (where this is possible)Stop the revolving door.Main duties of the jobAre you a brilliant advocate? Do you want to help prevent early death and reduce health inequalities in people experiencing homelessness? Do you like solving difficult problems, and changing hearts and minds. Are you a jack of all trades? If so, then this job is for you.Our teams work with people experiencing homelessness when they visit A&E or are admitted to hospital. We work to ensure these patients get all the acute medical treatment that they need whilst they are at or within the hospital. We also work to ensure that patients are discharged safely and effectively in a way that stops the revolving door, and improves patient’s long-term health outcomes.This includes working to ensure that homeless patient’s support needs in the community are met post discharge, for example connecting with primary care, mental health services and addictions support, medication concordance support, screening, vaccination and health promotion opportunities.Working for our organisationWith nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George's Hospital is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.The main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, St Georges Hospital provides a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across south west London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.Person specificationExperienceExtensive clinical experience in a relevant disciplineExperience of being a role model for staffExperience of motivating staffExperience of successfully managing a fast-moving clinical case load that involves triage and prioritisationExperience of working successfully with patients with non-engagement issuesExtensive clinical experience in inclusion healthExperience of regularly using motivational interviewing techniquesExperience of setting up, and maintaining relationships with a wide variety of relevant community partnersQualificationsRegistered with the NMCAt least degree level education or equivalentPost basic qualification in a relevant clinical disciplineNMC approved mentorship courseNon-medical prescribing courseSkillsExcellent oral and written communication skillsConfident to problem solve and make independent decisionsWe expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:- The machine readable zone- An ultra violet image- An infra red imageAs part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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