Clinical Prescribing Paramedic/Nurse for Homeless Healthcare

Integrated Care System; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Le Southend Medical Centre recherche un Clinical Prescribing Paramedic ou Nurse passionné par la lutte contre les inégalités de santé, pour une mission de 11 mois à temps partiel auprès de la population sans-abri de Southend-on-Sea. Le candidat idéal aura de l'expérience, une inscription professionnelle pertinente et un intérêt pour les nouveaux modes de travail en santé.

Qualifications

• Inscription professionnelle et expérience au niveau senior (Band 7).
• Compétences avancées en évaluation clinique.
• Satisfaction des exigences de développement professionnel continu.

Responsibilities

• Promotion de la santé et dépistage général.
• Intégration avec les services de santé mentale et de soins secondaires.
• Travail avec les fournisseurs locaux pour soutenir la population sans-abri.

Skills

Advanced clinical assessment skills

Sound clinical reasoning

Ability to inspire and lead a team

Education

Professional registration with relevant professional body

Post-graduate qualification in specific speciality

Job description

Clinical Prescribing Paramedic/Nurse for Homeless Healthcare

Southend Medical Centre are looking for a motivated individual who has a passion on tackling health inequalities, and particularly an interest in healthcare for the homeless population. We are seeking an experienced prescribing paramedic or nurse on an 11 month maternity contract, commencing in August, on a part-time basis for 22.5 hours a week, working over 3 days. Hours and working pattern can be negotiable for a suitable candidate.

Reporting to a GP clinical lead, previous experience of working with this population group is desired but not essential. The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility in attitude and behaviour. They will be keen to undertake new ways of working and delivering healthcare, committing to under-taking the professional development required to adapt to changing circumstances.

Southend Integrated Healthcare for the Homeless (SIHH) provides a service specific to homeless individuals within Southend on Sea. Are you an experienced healthcare worker, looking to expand your contribution to healthcare and personal job satisfaction? If so, this could be the opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

The role will include a range of activities addressing the individual health and wellbeing, the development of pathways into specialist services, caring for the homeless and improve the overall health inequalities by:

• Health promotion
• General health screening
• Engagement in Primary Care services and facilitate access to organised health care
• Integration of the service with secondary care services, mental health services and local drug and alcohol services
• Working closely with local voluntary providers involved in looking after the local homeless population.

About us

Southend Medical Centre is a 7300 patient practice with a friendly and supportive team that strives to provide an outstanding service to its patients. We are proud to be a multi-cultural surgery, we have been accredited with several awards including our Pride in practice LGBTQIA+ Gold award, our Veterans Friendly Practice award, our Dementia Awareness Practice award, our Trauma Informed surgery accreditation and were finalist in the Impact Awards Practice of the Year 2023. We hold patient care at the forefront of our minds and we fly the flag for the future of healthcare by being a training and research studies practice.

Job responsibilities

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please do nothesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional registration with relevant professional body
• Post-graduate qualification in specific speciality, or equivalent experience
• Post-registration experience at a senior level (Band 7 or above) in specialty area

Experience

• Evidence of on-going CPD
• Advanced clinical assessment skills
• Ability to perform in stressful and complex situations
• Sound clinical reasoning & decision making
• Flexibility
• Ability to inspire and lead a team

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.