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Community Matron Homeless pathway

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
London
6 months ago
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Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Band 7 Community Matron Homeless pathway - ; hours per week 

North East London Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Community Matron Homeless pathway in Waltham Forest, ICT Central, Integrated Community Team.

Are you looking for a fresh challenge, are you committed to the delivery of high-quality patient care and keen to be part of a team where your ideas and opinions are valued – then look no further!

We are committed to meeting the needs of modern healthcare and providing the best possible service to our patients; as a result, we have an exciting opportunity, which represents great career opportunities for the right person.

The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility, excellent communication skills and the ability to work as a team member as well as using your own initiative. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your clinical and leadership skills and knowledge of long-term conditions.

Community Nursing are the beating heart of our health and care services - we look forward to you working with us.

Main duties of the job

The aims and intended outcomes of the service which are set out below are based on the commitments in the ‘Healthcare and people who are homeless Commissioning Guidance for London’, which was produced by Healthy London Partnership (HLP) revised April 2019

The service provider will carry out a triage and a comprehensive physical health check for all residents that consent to this assessment. Based on the outcome of this health check, a plan will be put in place to address any unmet needs or sign post the resident accordingly. All residents found not to be registered with a GP will be supported in registering with one and supported to access other health services or social care / voluntary sector support

The service currently operates from - , Monday to Friday.

The post holder will be a Registered Nurse, with at least 2 years community experience of managing a complex caseload of patients. You will be responsible for a caseload of patients with complex health and social care needs. You will work autonomously to case manage these clients and use advanced nursing skills, such as assessment and prescribing to manage their conditions in the community.

They will work as part of the integrated care team, working within and across professional and organisational boundaries. Liaising with GPs, other professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies he/she will deliver individualised care to patients. 

Working for our organisation

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement– 15% of basic salary, with a minimum of £4,551 and maximum of £5,735, pro rata for part time staff

Certificates of Sponsorship

 Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Will manage a caseload to maximize efficacy and effectiveness in their role in order to provide best service to the patient.


 Will utilize a range of quality improvement tools to review professional practice and initiate and evaluate changes to practice when required.


Will access Clinical Supervision and professional support from sources agreed with the line manager in order to support critical reflection and support safe practice.


 Will support and supervise colleagues and provide targeted education, training and development as required.

Will engage positively in performance management and participate in the review and development of their Personal Development Plan As required.
 
Will demonstrate effective clinical and professional leadership in regards to developing the strategy for the development of services surrounding Long Term Conditions
 
 
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

 Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

2 year to 5 years post graduate

Independent prescriber

Essential criteria

Is a prescriber or undertaking prescribing course

Computer literate

Essential criteria

Good computer skills

Communication

Essential criteria

Clear and concise communication skills

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.

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