Senior Staff Nurse Community Homeless Healthcare

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare institution in London seeks a dedicated professional for their Homeless Intermediate Care Team. The role focuses on providing case management and coordinating comprehensive health support for homeless individuals post-hospital discharge. Candidates should possess a relevant degree, experience in acute care, and strong communication skills. The position offers a significant opportunity to make a difference in vulnerable communities.

Qualifications

• Registered Health Care Professional required.
• Experience within the acute care setting is essential.
• Ability to lead a clinical shift or clinic.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management for assessment and treatment.
• Collaborate with clinical leads to reduce discharge delays.
• Assist in facilitating health care access for patients.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Operational management

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Job description

Overview

This job is with the Homeless Intermediate Care Team (HICT) at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). The team supports people experiencing homelessness with health and social care support and temporary accommodation after discharge from hospital. The vision is to end the cycle of hospital discharge to rough sleeping and rapid re-presentation to emergency departments.

The HICT aligns to Discharge to Assess (D2A) principles, focusing on patients discharged from UCLH, Royal Free and Whittington hospitals and their D2A P2 stepdown beds.

Job responsibilities

The team provides case management for assessment, treatment and assertive signposting to existing services outside the hospital setting for a time-limited period. It works with adults who are homeless, rough sleepers and those at risk of rough sleeping including those with no recourse to public funds (NRPF). The post-holder will be a core member of HICT, delivering and coordinating operational output.

The role supports the service to address acute and chronic needs of medically optimised patients through holistic health needs assessment and by facilitating access to long-term health care and/or housing. The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary-led service to ensure a timely, safe discharge to temporary housing or a health provider setting. The service is aligned to D2A principles, providing assessment and ongoing health and social care support linked into mainstream homeless services. Patients have varying levels of complex needs including substance misuse, alcohol and mental health problems.

The post holder will collaborate with the Clinical Operations lead and other senior managers to help reduce discharge delays from step-down accommodation and hospitals for the homeless population. The role includes gathering/recording information to contribute to an evidence base for a holistic multidisciplinary wrap-around service within discharge-to-assess pathways. It also involves monitoring processes, implementing changes where needed and maintaining high standards while representing UCLH.

Internal

• Head of Integrated Care Operations
• Clinical Operations Manager HIC
• Integrated Discharge Service
• UCLH Homeless Service
• Emergency Department Staff
• UCLH MDTs on Inpatient wards
• UCLH CNS Alcohol and Drug Service

External

• Homeless service Providers
• Integrated Discharge Teams across North Central London ICS
• Move on coordinators
• GP Practice leads
• Secondary Care
• Primary Care
• Local Authority including housing services and adult social care
• Local CCG
• Camden Hostel Pathway

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of experience in a similar role
• Registered Health Care Professional (e.g., NMC for nurses, GPhC for pharmacists, or other relevant registration)
• Knowledge of issues that characterise health services for vulnerable groups and homeless persons
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional development and willingness to undertake ongoing CPD

Desirable

• Further training or experience in a clinical supervisory position

Knowledge / Experience

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge in a relevant subject to postgraduate level

Experience

Essential

• Significant up-to-date experience within the acute care setting
• Experience of working in community settings/general practice
• Ability to lead a clinical shift or clinic
• Active participation in teaching or delivering training
• Strong political awareness and ability to work in sensitive environments
• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Proficiency with word processing, internet and email and electronic record keeping

Desirable

• Experience of providing supervision

Clinical Experience required

Essential

• Wound care management
• Infection control
• Chronic illness support
• Safeguarding and protection
• Medication administration
• Protection of vulnerable adults
• Phlebotomy
• Minor injuries
• Care planning

Communication

Essential

• Skills for communicating complex matters and difficult situations requiring persuasion and influence
• Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend appropriate actions
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden demands
• Make decisions on difficult issues with multiple possible actions
• Commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and patient care

Specific Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel to deliver care in community provider settings as required

Disclosures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and requires a Disclosure to be submitted to the DBS to check for any previous convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered. For more information, please visit the appropriate government site.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

UCLH, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG

Employer's website

UCLH