The Homeless Service is an excellent award-winning service (MBE award, two-time Winner of Lammy Award, Regional Winner of Health and Social Care Award for Improving Health and Reducing Inequalities, Winner of GSTT Care Award, Winner of Ab Fab Award) and friendly team delivering services to those experiencing homelessness. You will work in non-NHS sites such as hostels, day centres and street nursing when required and will be expected to travel to the Gracefield Gardens office when needed and we offer hybrid working and flexible working opportunities.

We are currently recruiting to a Band 7 Nurse practitioner sexual health trained (Adult) post 12 months fixed term contract or secondment. The post holder will primarily provide a sexual health care and lead a sexual heath outreach project within the Homeless service

Advert closing: 6th March 2024 at Midnight

Interview date: 18th March 2024

Main duties of the job

Leading the sexual health project- attending meetings and holding a case load of clients.

Running sexual health in-reach clinics at hostels for the homeless

Sexual health treatment - administration of PGD medications

Referral into main stream services

Safe guarding referrals - high risk client group.

Vaccine administration

Advocating for individuals

Liaising with accommodation providers, Local authority and stakeholders.

Participating in the running and development of the inclusion service service.

Leading on key roles within the homeless team and participating, as a senior member of the team in the leadership and development of the whole team.

Supporting the service leads in up holding the 7 pillars of governance

Leadership/management

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

The Band 7 nurse will work closely with the other band 7's to offer leadership and support to the whole team.

To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.

Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the specialty.

To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.

Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.

Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.

Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.

Direct, support, encourage and advise clinical teams, by the provision of specialist knowledge and advice in the care of patients within the area.

Participate in the promotion of patient centred care, and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, treatment and after care.

Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.

Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards.

Please see attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc/1st degree/equivalent qualifications or experiance
• Evidence of comprehensive professional development in sexual health and contraception. This will include a sexual health course and a recognised contraception qualification such as the DFSRH

Desirable

• Have or working towards a Masters degree
• Nurse practitioner qualification
• Evidence of recent updating in Health inclusion - providing service to marginalised groups.

Professional registration

Essential

• RGN/RN - adult nurse (current registration)

Desirable

• Completed or working towards Registered Nurse Prescriber

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

• oAbility to work as an autonomous practitioner being responsible and accountable for choices made
• oComputer literate. Internet, email, Excel spreadsheet, Word, patient systems
• oAble to independently run nurse-led clinic for clients, and manage client care as appropriate
• oAble to work in partnership with and negotiate with a wide variety of partnership agencies, and other NHS providers

Desirable

• Previous experience of running a project with direct relevance to this clinical area
• Demonstrated experience of managing clinical services in this clinical area

experiance

Essential

• oAbility to deal with complaints sensitively avoiding escalation where possible
• oAble to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
• oLine management skills and service development

Desirable

• oPrevious experience of running audits with direct relevance to this clinical area

Trust Values and Behaviour

Essential

• Demonstrate Trust Values and Behaviour

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gracefield Gardens HC

2-8 Gracefield Gardens

Streatham

SW16 2ST

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