About this role
Job summary
A year fixed opportunity to lead the Homeless Health Team at London Northwest Healthcare trust.
You will provide clinical expertise and knowledge and will provide daily leadership and operationally manage the team.
The Homeless Health Team works in close partnership with the wards to identify people experiencing homelessness whilst they are in hospital, build therapeutic relationships with them, assist the ward multidisciplinary team to maximise the benefit of these admissions, and then support these vulnerable patients during and after discharge - ensuring that they are fully linked in to all the health care and support services they need when the team finally discharges them.
Main duties of the job
To provide overall day to day operational leadership and direction to the Homeless Health Hospital Team across the hospital.
To facilitate and maintain active positive links with all key partnership agencies (e.g., homeless health services, housing, social care services, and the voluntary sector) always, developing projects and protocols to improve working relationships and service delivery as necessary.
To develop excellent links and working relationships with the Integrated Discharge Hubs and clinical teams within the hospital maximising benefit to patients.
To be an expert in relation to the physical health, mental health and addiction related conditions that commonly effect homeless people and deliver advice across the hospital as necessary.
To have expert knowledge in the physical health, mental health and addiction related conditions that commonly effect homeless people and apply this to the care of own clients.
To act as a resource for other staff within the Trust, providing direct support for other professionals around complex discharges as necessary. In line with this to have expert knowledge on the possible discharge solutions available for homeless people.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Previous experience Essential
Experience working in a hospital setting
Desirable
Experience of working with homelessness within hospital setting
Experience Essential
Experience leading a team
Desirable
Experience leading a team within a homeless setting
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Northwick Park and Ealing
Southall
UB1 3HW
Employer's website https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)