Job summary

The post holder will be expected to work as an integral part of the Homeless Health Team under the direction of the Lead Nurse. To promote and support the health and wellbeing of all homeless clients to be able to maximise their full health potential. Practitioners will work todeliver an inclusive service, and provide an accessible outreach service to meet the needs of this client group.

The aim is to provide a service specific to homeless individuals within the local authority catchment. The role will include a range of activities addressing the individual health and wellbeing, and improve the overall health inequalities using:- Health promotion- General Health screening- Engagement in Primary Care services and facilitate access to organised health care

The purpose of this role will be imperative in improving integrated pathways to prevent fragmented services that are efficient and effective. The service will provide essential health promotion to increase the number of residents engaging with services to address their health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the aim of the service will be to reduce hospital admissions, health inequalities and improve pathways with community and hospital services. The service should increase access to preventative and nonemergency health care; this will include health promotion, health checks and accessing mainstream services.

Main duties of the job

Do you want to be feel satisfaction and reward in delivering care to address and improve health inequalities to individuals with diverse and complex needs?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with and contribute to reducing health inequalities for the homeless and migrant population in Croydon. This is achieved through working in a primary care role to assess and identify needs for this population.

In Croydon we have a well-established nurse led primary care service for the homeless and migrant population. This includes rough sleepers, those accommodated in hotels, hostels, temporary initial accommodation, bed and breakfast accommodation as well as sofa surfers.

The team offer a specialised holistic service tailored to meet the specific health needs of this group. The homeless health team is integrated and consists of a team of primary care practitioners, midwife, health visitor, GP as well as support staff.

Outreach activities are provided in collaboration with specific voluntary groups enabling provision of care where we know these clients access.

Applicants should have the motivation and enthusiasm in learning and developing new skills to work in a friendly supportive team within a challenging and demanding environment. Experience in this area is desirable but not essential as on the job training will be provided. A mentor will be assigned to guide and support development of new skills.

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.

Date posted

17 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,762 to £45,765 a year pa pro rata inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

199-5113620-RB-NA

Job locations

Rainbow Health Centre

141 Brigstock Road

Thornton Heath

CR7 7YE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification

Interview date: TBC

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification

Interview date: TBC

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)
  • Recognised Diploma or Nursing Degree
  • Practitioner Degree MSc in relevant subject
  • Non-Medical Prescribing INP (V300)
  • Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice (ENB 998) or Mentorship Module

Desirable

  • PhD
  • PGCE
  • Practice Teacher

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge of (underpinned by theory) -NHS & social care agenda -Professional/patient care agenda
  • Knowledge and application of management and leadership themes.
  • Knowledge and application of change management themes
  • Experience of prioritising and managing multiple projects to deadline.
  • Experience of facilitating change by collaborating with stakeholders within specialist area, across other professions and both intra- and inter-organisationally to produce innovative practice and service development showing improved patient outcomes.
  • Evidence of managing clinical services, service innovation and up-to-date knowledge of nursing policy and strategy, together with successful change management experience and a proven track record in launching new initiatives.
  • Understanding of governance and assurance systems and application to practice.

Desirable

  • Evidence of publications, conference presentations

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level.
  • Knowledge and application of HR procedures.
  • Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies including data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patient.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the role of specialist area within the current health environment and the impact of current government/regional policy developments.
  • Proven experience at senior clinical leader level (band 8a or above).
  • Clear understanding of other disciplines’ roles and expectations
  • Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk-management

Desirable

  • Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at post-graduate and Master’s level

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Expert advanced clinical practitioner
  • Ability to lead: within the nursing profession and multi-professional; working: within an organisation and across organisation boundaries.
  • Excellent clinical skills in area of expertise and ability to implement these in practice.
  • Demonstrate up-to-date, evidence-based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
  • Ability to take accountability for service delivery within context of safe patient care.
  • Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information.
  • Demonstrate excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to facilitate clinical supervision and reflective practice.
  • Ability to chair, co-ordinate and facilitate meetings. Ability to adopt appropriate communication style according to audience.
  • Ability to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries.
  • Ability to manage change and contain conflict ensuring resolution with positive outcomes, with use of negotiation skills.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Ability to develop working relationships locally, regionally and nationally.
  • Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs, devising strategies to meet any learning needs identified.
  • Evidence of adopting problem-solving approaches to complex issues and situations.
  • Experience of audit and other benchmarking strategies, using the result of interim change and improvement.
  • Plan and organise across a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans as required.
  • Ability to deliver safe patient care within the resources available (raising and escalating concerns as appropriate).
  • Ability to take responsibility for policy implementation and service development.
  • Proven track record of ability to co-ordinate the work of the multidisciplinary team and lead on any actions required.
  • Ability to use IT databases
  • Ability to cope with daily exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions and to listen to traumatic experiences rape, torture, FGM, Fear Syndrome or Post Traumatic Stress from war).
  • Proven ability to work under pressure both professionally and managerially.
  • Proven ability to concentrate and maintain high degree of accuracy.
  • Proven ability to emotionally support other staff. Proven ability to cope with distressing situations and challenging behaviours.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at post-graduate and Master’s level
Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)
  • Recognised Diploma or Nursing Degree
  • Practitioner Degree MSc in relevant subject
  • Non-Medical Prescribing INP (V300)
  • Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice (ENB 998) or Mentorship Module

Desirable

  • PhD
  • PGCE
  • Practice Teacher

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge of (underpinned by theory) -NHS & social care agenda -Professional/patient care agenda
  • Knowledge and application of management and leadership themes.
  • Knowledge and application of change management themes
  • Experience of prioritising and managing multiple projects to deadline.
  • Experience of facilitating change by collaborating with stakeholders within specialist area, across other professions and both intra- and inter-organisationally to produce innovative practice and service development showing improved patient outcomes.
  • Evidence of managing clinical services, service innovation and up-to-date knowledge of nursing policy and strategy, together with successful change management experience and a proven track record in launching new initiatives.
  • Understanding of governance and assurance systems and application to practice.

Desirable

  • Evidence of publications, conference presentations

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level.
  • Knowledge and application of HR procedures.
  • Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies including data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patient.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the role of specialist area within the current health environment and the impact of current government/regional policy developments.
  • Proven experience at senior clinical leader level (band 8a or above).
  • Clear understanding of other disciplines’ roles and expectations
  • Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk-management

Desirable

  • Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at post-graduate and Master’s level

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Expert advanced clinical practitioner
  • Ability to lead: within the nursing profession and multi-professional; working: within an organisation and across organisation boundaries.
  • Excellent clinical skills in area of expertise and ability to implement these in practice.
  • Demonstrate up-to-date, evidence-based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
  • Ability to take accountability for service delivery within context of safe patient care.
  • Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information.
  • Demonstrate excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to facilitate clinical supervision and reflective practice.
  • Ability to chair, co-ordinate and facilitate meetings. Ability to adopt appropriate communication style according to audience.
  • Ability to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries.
  • Ability to manage change and contain conflict ensuring resolution with positive outcomes, with use of negotiation skills.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Ability to develop working relationships locally, regionally and nationally.
  • Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs, devising strategies to meet any learning needs identified.
  • Evidence of adopting problem-solving approaches to complex issues and situations.
  • Experience of audit and other benchmarking strategies, using the result of interim change and improvement.
  • Plan and organise across a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans as required.
  • Ability to deliver safe patient care within the resources available (raising and escalating concerns as appropriate).
  • Ability to take responsibility for policy implementation and service development.
  • Proven track record of ability to co-ordinate the work of the multidisciplinary team and lead on any actions required.
  • Ability to use IT databases
  • Ability to cope with daily exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions and to listen to traumatic experiences rape, torture, FGM, Fear Syndrome or Post Traumatic Stress from war).
  • Proven ability to work under pressure both professionally and managerially.
  • Proven ability to concentrate and maintain high degree of accuracy.
  • Proven ability to emotionally support other staff. Proven ability to cope with distressing situations and challenging behaviours.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at post-graduate and Master’s level

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 Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) 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).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).