Lead Nurse

Job summary

The post holder is a qualified nurse who is instrumental in leading, promoting, and providing holistic care for individuals seeking asylum and experiencing homelessness, using an evidence-based approach and utilising advanced clinical skills and knowledge. The post holder will offer improved outcomes for all individuals by improving services and quality. The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgement to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role, practising within clinical protocols of holistic assessments, advanced communication skills, prescribing and negotiation skills.

Main duties of the job

To lead a team delivering primary care services for vulnerable patients. This involves the ability to work autonomously as an advanced practitioner within the speciality, managing a caseload of patients delivering individualised direct patient care. Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation and diagnosis of patients within their area of work Appropriately treat patients, resulting in the safe management and appropriate referral or discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.Participate in multidisciplinary clinics; participate in patient reviews and multidisciplinary team meetings. Undertake a variety of clinical skills and provide treatment/ advice as per speciality and scope of practice. Using agreed protocols of clinical practice and professional guidelines. Use highly developed communication skills to effectively communicate with colleagues, patients and their relatives/carers, making reports and liaising as required with medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team both verbally and in writing. There are opportunities for development and growth in this important role.

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

These include:o Croydon University Hospitalo Purley Hospitalo The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heatho Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodsideo A minor injuries unit in New AddingtonThe Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our Vision:"Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it"Our 5 key 'Here for you' promises to the people of Croydon are:o You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staffo You feel in safe hands with highly professional staffo You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicianso You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to homeo You feel it's getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

We are one of 17 Trusts in the country who have been accepted as national pioneers on staff engagement and empowerment, through the adoption of "Listening into Action" as a new way of working. The approach we are taking to "Listening into Action" is new and different.