Senior Clinical Homeless Outreach Nurse

CNWL; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a dedicated nurse to improve health outcomes for homeless individuals. The role involves health promotion, screening, and providing access to care services. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and experience in mental health and community nursing.

Benefits

Generous relocation package

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing personal development and post-registration training in nursing care.
• Experience in managing staff and working with drug users/street homeless clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop pathways into specialist services for clients.
• Conduct nurse-led general health clinics within hostels.
• Support clients with alcohol dependency.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Clinical Knowledge

Motivational Interviewing

Education

RMN / RGN

Diploma in Drugs and Alcohol Studies

Training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Job description

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There’s a place for you at CNWL.

We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

The primary goal of this homeless outreach service is to extend healthcare support to hostels and street homeless residents within the London Borough of Brent. The role focuses on improving clients' health and well-being through various activities, including:

• Health Promotion:Educating clients on healthy living practices.
• General Health Screening:Conducting routine health checks to identify and address health issues early.
• Engagement in Primary Care and Drug and Alcohol Services: Facilitating access to organised healthcare services.

Main duties of the job

• Develop pathways into specialist services for clients.
• Train hostel and partnership outreach staff to manage residents outside regular hours.
• Conduct nurse-led general health clinics within hostels and for street homeless individuals.
• Support clients, particularly those with alcohol dependency, where traditional treatment methods may not be suitable.

Working for our organisation

CNWL- Addictions and Offender Care Directorates

CNWL Addictions is a well-established NHS provider offering a wide range of high-quality drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural population across Ealing, Brent, Hillingdon, and Hounslow. We also have the tri-borough Club Drug Clinic and our National Problem Gambling Service.

The service is committed to a harm minimisation philosophy and to partnership work. Our main partners are primary care services, social services, and the third sector.

Treatments are provided across all our clinical centres. The Clinical Governance framework is well established, and the service prides itself on its continuous development towards becoming a learning organisation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Service Objectives:

• Improve integrated healthcare pathways to prevent fragmented services.
• Enhance health outcomes for clients with a range of health needs, including drug and alcohol issues.
• Address both clients' physical and mental health concerns.
• Increase client engagement with health services to improve overall well-being.
• Reduce alcohol-related hospital admissions and health inequalities.
• Improve access to preventative and non-emergency healthcare services.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• RMN / RGN
• Evidence of continuing personal development and post-registration training in the nursing care, assessment and treatment substance misuse clients.
• Diploma in Drugs and Alcohol Studies or equivalent qualification
• Training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Completed the Motivational Interviewing Training Module

Previous Experience

• Significant post-registration experience in Mental or general Health
• Experience in senior role and managing staff
• Experienced in the supply and administration of Hepatitis vaccines
• Experienced and competent in the supply and administration of CNWL Trust Hepatitis Patient Group Directions
• Extensive clinical experience
• Experience in undertaking Risk Assessments and Risk Management
• Teaching and Assessing qualification ENB 998 / SLICE or equivalent e.g.: mentorship
• Community Nursing Experience
• Experience of working in and delivering services to injecting drug users/street homeless clients
• Experience of teaching others and willingness to undertake Teaching and Assessing qualification within six months of commencing post.

Skills and knowledge

• Sound clinical knowledge and understanding of current NHS policies and national drug issues/policies
• Good verbal, written and presentation skills
• Good interpersonal skills in order to communicate and negotiate effectively, both inside and outside the Trust
• Ability to work independently and to prioritise effectively
• Ability to assess and treat people with dual diagnosis
• Evidence of effective leadership and organisational skills
• Evidence of the ability to work in a changing and stressful situation.
• Evidence of ability to teach/disseminate knowledge and skills
• Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
• IT literate: competent using Microsoft Word and able to report clinical activity data on patient information systems.
• Experience of managing a caseload within the community
• Awareness/knowledge of research skills
• Awareness of counselling models
• Motivational Interviewing skills / Relapse Management skills
• Committed to multidisciplinary team work
• Committed to User involvement
• Flexible & responsive to a developing service. The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal and Diversity policy at a level appropriate to the job

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You 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.