Job summary
UCLH Integrated Care Operations Service
Clinical Nurse Specialist for Homeless Intermediate Care (HIC) Team
An exciting opportunity has arisen for suitably qualified and experienced range of staff to join a new service within the UCLH Integrated Care Operations Division. We are seeking highly committed and motivated individuals who will ensure that we provide an effective team with the development of a new inclusion health service called the Homeless Intermediate Care Team (HICT). HICT forms part of the NCL Out of Hospital Care Model (OOHCM).
HICT work on discharge to Assess principals working across UCLH, Royal Free and Whittington Hospital with assessments for care and support (and housing) taking place outside of hospital. The HICT will provide ongoing transitional case management for a time limited period.
This post works with the Clinical Operations Manager will leverage the benefits of operating as an ICS to transform the Inclusion Health service offer across the patch for those patients who are homeless or those at risk of homeless upon discharge from hospital.
The team focus on developing effective collaborations with general and specialist clinical teams, acute ward, hostel managers and staff and other outreach homeless services across the ICS, internally and externally to UCLH.
The post is fixed term ending March 2025.
Main duties of the job
The experienced clinical nurse specialist will have the ability to provide clinical leadership to support patients who are homeless or those at risk of homeless to have a timely safe discharge service from hospital. This will include provide ongoing clinical case management aligned to discharge to assess principles. The post holder will be a professionally registered nurse, allied healthcare professional or social care practitioner with a passion for working or experience of working with homelessness population and/or a strong working knowledge of discharge to assess.
The post holder will have strong clinical skills and abilities, with a willingness to be innovative and provide a flexible approach to service delivery.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Professionally registered nurse
- Post registration training
- Knowledge of the particular issues that characterise the provision of health and housing services to vulnerable groups and homeless persons
Desirable
- Computer Literacy skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience managing complex caseloads of a team
- Experience of leading and running of clinical services autonomously
- Experience (dependent on professional registration) of : Wound care management | Infection control | Chronic illness support | Safeguarding and Protection | Care Act Assessment | Medication and Administration |Protection of vulnerable adults | Life skill development | Phlebotomy | Minor injuries | Care planning
- Experience of record Keeping and ensure the services retain expected standards
- Understand clinical risk assessments and risk management
- Ability to prioritise and delegate
- Experience of working in community setting/general practice
Desirable
- Experience of leading the delivery of a multidisciplinary team
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Proven ability to develop effective working relationships with members of multidisciplinary teams and staff at all levels across networks.
- Confident and articulate, able to get across own point and negotiate in complex situations.
- Ability to work autonomously and independently
- Proven ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise own work in a busy work environment and time critical situations
- Able to co-ordinate and influence the activity of others to produce work within agreed timescales and quality standards. Evidence of ability to work on own initiative.
- Committed to personal and professional development.
- Ability to innovate and respond to change
Communication
Essential
- Ability to form excellent relationships with a wide stakeholder base
- Good organisational skills and abilities
- The ability and credibility to work co-operatively within senior management
- Strong political awareness, and evidence of working well within highly sensitive environments
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Passion for working with people who are experiencing homelessness
- Displays enthusiastic and tenacious nature
- Ability to build and develop sustainable partnership relationships
- Ability to provide leadership and support within a team
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Willingness to work flexible hours on occasion
- Assertive
- Willingness to develop self and others
- Understands the implications of Equal Opportunities in practice
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Professionally registered nurse
- Post registration training
- Knowledge of the particular issues that characterise the provision of health and housing services to vulnerable groups and homeless persons
Desirable
- Computer Literacy skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience managing complex caseloads of a team
- Experience of leading and running of clinical services autonomously
- Experience (dependent on professional registration) of : Wound care management | Infection control | Chronic illness support | Safeguarding and Protection | Care Act Assessment | Medication and Administration |Protection of vulnerable adults | Life skill development | Phlebotomy | Minor injuries | Care planning
- Experience of record Keeping and ensure the services retain expected standards
- Understand clinical risk assessments and risk management
- Ability to prioritise and delegate
- Experience of working in community setting/general practice
Desirable
- Experience of leading the delivery of a multidisciplinary team
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Proven ability to develop effective working relationships with members of multidisciplinary teams and staff at all levels across networks.
- Confident and articulate, able to get across own point and negotiate in complex situations.
- Ability to work autonomously and independently
- Proven ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise own work in a busy work environment and time critical situations
- Able to co-ordinate and influence the activity of others to produce work within agreed timescales and quality standards. Evidence of ability to work on own initiative.
- Committed to personal and professional development.
- Ability to innovate and respond to change
Communication
Essential
- Ability to form excellent relationships with a wide stakeholder base
- Good organisational skills and abilities
- The ability and credibility to work co-operatively within senior management
- Strong political awareness, and evidence of working well within highly sensitive environments
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Passion for working with people who are experiencing homelessness
- Displays enthusiastic and tenacious nature
- Ability to build and develop sustainable partnership relationships
- Ability to provide leadership and support within a team
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Willingness to work flexible hours on occasion
- Assertive
- Willingness to develop self and others
- Understands the implications of Equal Opportunities in practice
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
