Nurse / Paramedic - Refugee and Asylum Seeker Service (RASS)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Carry out opportunistic and planned health screening programmes to meet identified need for refugees and asylum seekers living in hotels, including TB checks/health checks and vaccination.

Work collaboratively with the team, to provide an urgent primary care response to refugees and asylum seekers accommodated in the hotels.

Liaise closely with partners, making referrals, signposting and supporting access to local health services, including access to maternity, mental health and primary care.

Provide information, advice and support to refugees and asylum seekers on issues relevant to physical and mental health.

Participate in the identification of safeguarding and adhere to ABCs processes and Surrey/Sussex Safeguarding Adults and Childrens procedures.

Document where safeguarding concerns have been identified, and make referrals as required.

Assist in the delivery of specific groups if required, to promote access to healthcare and public health initiatives such as womens health sessions e.g., health screening.

Attend all designated statutory and mandatory training and additional training provided to upskill team in issues specific to the needs of refugees and asylum seekers this includes 4 days per year.

Participate in the orientation and induction of new staff and promote good interpersonal relationships within the team.

Ensure all practice is evidence based.

Attend RASS meetings as appropriate

Maintain standards and practice in relation to professional records/ record keeping

Adhere to all professional, clinical policies within ABC as well as regulatory bodies.

Be prepared to work flexibly, to travel across east Surrey/Sussex to deliver this service

Please see attached job description for further responsibilities

Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Valid licence to drive in the UK with access to a car for business use
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations to the needs of refugees and asylum seekers
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required

Experience

Essential

• Experienced nurse/paramedic
• Experience of working in primary or urgent care
• Experience with Safeguarding processes
• Experience of working with vulnerable client groups
• Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions as typically seen through primary care and/or urgent care

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to organise workload, prioritise and work autonomously
• Broad range of clinical skills
• Good knowledge of safeguarding
• Good knowledge of current health issues for refugees and asylum seekers
• Good understanding of primary care and urgent care presentations

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse qualification, (Adult or Child branch) certificate/degree or registered paramedic- minimum 5 years experience
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
• Vaccinator

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.

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

Alliance for Better Care CIC

Address

Horley Health Hub

120 Victoria Road

Horley

Surrey

RH1 1EB

Employer's website

https://allianceforbettercare.org/ (Opens in a new tab)