Job summary
B7 Homelessness
inclusion nurse practitioner
We have an
excellent opportunity for an experienced, motivated individual to join our
team. You will be predominantly based at Basis centre in Sunderland but will be
expected to work across Sunderland as needed.
We are looking
for individuals with strong communication and interpersonal skills, highly
motivated with initiative. If you have a desire to reach out and improve the
care of our homelessness population we need you as part of our expanding
Transfer of Care Hub Team.
Main duties of the job
The post will work over Monday-Friday
covering the Sunderland geographical area, working with the homeless community
across the City.
The postholder will work with key
partners across the system including health, local authority, police and
ambulance services as well as the voluntary sector.
The postholder will deliver care to
homeless patients from designated settings across the city, supported by the GP
community and the Community Division structures, as well as signpost and advocate,
when necessary, to ensure homeless individuals access and receive care.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Part Time 18.75 Hours Per Week
Fixed Term until 31st December 2027
Provide nurse support to the homeless community ensuring they have access to
healthcare services and that their health needs are met, supported and facilitated
where access to services is required. This may be as they step down from acute
care or whilst in the community.
Provide physical healthcare to the increasing number of people experiencing
homelessness in Sunderland, and support people to access other healthcare
services.
Work closely with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT)
and general practices, including encouraging people to register with a general
practice where appropriate.
Provide follow up care where appropriate to people experiencing homelessness
recently discharged form hospital.
Work in partnership with members of the multidisciplinary team from Community
Services, as well as other partner organisations. The service will support people
experiencing homelessness through transitions between settings (such as the
street, hostels, Housing First and other supported housing, hospital, mental health
services, social care, residential or community drug and alcohol treatment, and
custody). The Homelessness Inclusion Nursing Service will work closely with the
Hospital Discharge Team, and the Homelessness Reduction Officer.
Develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist service, ensuring that
patients receive the highest standard of clinical care.
Act as a lead specialist and will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the
specialist service, providing specialist advice, education and support to health care
professionals and patients.
Responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of clinical practice,
research and standards of care within the service, including development of
policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute to service developments in
collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.
Ensure the safety and wellbeing of services users, and always work in a manner
that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person-centred
care principles.
Work primarily with homeless clients and will provide clinical leadership.
Participate in and develop/review team initiatives and projects for the client group
Job Description Template
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as well as run clinics and provide clinical services.
Run clinics both independently and jointly with other team members. This clinical
work might include direct patient care, health promotion work, or specialist clinics
(e.g., vaccination).
FOR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION SEE ATTACHMENT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Part Time 18.75 Hours Per Week
Fixed Term until 31st December 2027
Provide nurse support to the homeless community ensuring they have access to
healthcare services and that their health needs are met, supported and facilitated
where access to services is required. This may be as they step down from acute
care or whilst in the community.
Provide physical healthcare to the increasing number of people experiencing
homelessness in Sunderland, and support people to access other healthcare
services.
Work closely with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT)
and general practices, including encouraging people to register with a general
practice where appropriate.
Provide follow up care where appropriate to people experiencing homelessness
recently discharged form hospital.
Work in partnership with members of the multidisciplinary team from Community
Services, as well as other partner organisations. The service will support people
experiencing homelessness through transitions between settings (such as the
street, hostels, Housing First and other supported housing, hospital, mental health
services, social care, residential or community drug and alcohol treatment, and
custody). The Homelessness Inclusion Nursing Service will work closely with the
Hospital Discharge Team, and the Homelessness Reduction Officer.
Develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist service, ensuring that
patients receive the highest standard of clinical care.
Act as a lead specialist and will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the
specialist service, providing specialist advice, education and support to health care
professionals and patients.
Responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of clinical practice,
research and standards of care within the service, including development of
policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute to service developments in
collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.
Ensure the safety and wellbeing of services users, and always work in a manner
that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person-centred
care principles.
Work primarily with homeless clients and will provide clinical leadership.
Participate in and develop/review team initiatives and projects for the client group
Job Description Template
April 2019 Version 2
Page 3 of 15
as well as run clinics and provide clinical services.
Run clinics both independently and jointly with other team members. This clinical
work might include direct patient care, health promotion work, or specialist clinics
(e.g., vaccination).
FOR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION SEE ATTACHMENT
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of Communicating delicate, complex and sensitive
- information at senior level
- Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
- Motivational and can do attitude.
- Enhanced IT Skills databases, excel, work, outlook and internet.
- Knowledge of the key drivers/ evidenced based best practice for
- care and management of people experiencing homelessness.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent presentation skills with practical experience
- Partnership working across systems and agencies who are likely to be
- involved in the homeless persons care and wellbeing
Physical skills
Essential
- Full UK driving license with access to own vehicle
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult) or Dual registered (adult/mental Health)
- Degree in nursing studies or healthcare related subject (UK
- equivalent)
- Professional registration (NMC)
- Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience
- Clinical skills course/Advanced practitioner
- Teaching Qualification /Mentorship certificate / practice Assessor
- training or demonstratable equivalent experience
- Non-medical Prescribing
- Evidence of ongoing CPD and professional development
Desirable
- Leadership and Management course
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a
- senior level within the required specialist area of practice in a
- community setting.
- Experience of managing/leading staff
- An understanding of the principles of clinical governance and NHS
- Policy Issues
- Ability to cope with and diffuse difficult and stressful situations.
- Evidence of an ability to priorities workload for themselves and their
- team
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter/agency working.
- Experience of liaising with statutory and non-statutory services and
- agencies
- Experience of evaluating the training needs of staff and
- implementing appropriate training programs
- Experience of leading service development
- Advanced level specialist skills within the care of complex patients
- e.g., undertaking comprehensive assessment, making and receiving
- referrals, requesting and acting upon diagnostic tests.
- Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning including ability to reflect
- upon own performance and partake and lead in clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Experience of leading an MDT in the NHS
- Proven knowledge of the principles of risk management, the
- integrated governance framework and compliance with risk and quality
- safety standards
- Experience in change management
- Experience in leading audits and/or research
- Experience within Drug and alcohol services
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of Communicating delicate, complex and sensitive
- information at senior level
- Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
- Motivational and can do attitude.
- Enhanced IT Skills databases, excel, work, outlook and internet.
- Knowledge of the key drivers/ evidenced based best practice for
- care and management of people experiencing homelessness.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent presentation skills with practical experience
- Partnership working across systems and agencies who are likely to be
- involved in the homeless persons care and wellbeing
Physical skills
Essential
- Full UK driving license with access to own vehicle
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult) or Dual registered (adult/mental Health)
- Degree in nursing studies or healthcare related subject (UK
- equivalent)
- Professional registration (NMC)
- Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience
- Clinical skills course/Advanced practitioner
- Teaching Qualification /Mentorship certificate / practice Assessor
- training or demonstratable equivalent experience
- Non-medical Prescribing
- Evidence of ongoing CPD and professional development
Desirable
- Leadership and Management course
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a
- senior level within the required specialist area of practice in a
- community setting.
- Experience of managing/leading staff
- An understanding of the principles of clinical governance and NHS
- Policy Issues
- Ability to cope with and diffuse difficult and stressful situations.
- Evidence of an ability to priorities workload for themselves and their
- team
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter/agency working.
- Experience of liaising with statutory and non-statutory services and
- agencies
- Experience of evaluating the training needs of staff and
- implementing appropriate training programs
- Experience of leading service development
- Advanced level specialist skills within the care of complex patients
- e.g., undertaking comprehensive assessment, making and receiving
- referrals, requesting and acting upon diagnostic tests.
- Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning including ability to reflect
- upon own performance and partake and lead in clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Experience of leading an MDT in the NHS
- Proven knowledge of the principles of risk management, the
- integrated governance framework and compliance with risk and quality
- safety standards
- Experience in change management
- Experience in leading audits and/or research
- Experience within Drug and alcohol services
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional 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 Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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