Mental Health Outreach Nurse for Homeless

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago


Swansea, United Kingdom Abertawe Medical Partnership Full time

Job summary

The post holder will act as a senior clinician working with homeless and vulnerably housed adults with complex needs within Abertawe Medical Partnership. The role specifically entails providing specialist primary care based support to homeless/vulnerable patients, with a history of mental health and substance misuse. To ensure the delivery of high quality care and services to this patient group and to ensure that this is delivered in accordance with key local and national policies.

Main duties of the job

To act as care co-ordinator to the services patients-assessment of treatment and care needs.

To work with a philosophy of harm reduction.

To assertively engage patients in treatment by working in a flexible manner, including working from a variety of statutory and non-statutory settings, actively seeking to retain patients in treatment.

Develop and maintain effective liaison with other agencies working with patients including CMHTs, in-patient Mental Health and General Hospital Services and non-statutory services.

Frequently manage extremely distressing situations.

Able to provide a variety of interventions involved in the care of patients with a duel diagnosis and/or poly drug use including alcohol misuse.

Recognise a range of physical health problems associated with both drug use and homelessness.

Ability to work with patients with a history of abuse.

Deliver prepared education and training to groups of non-clinical staff on Borderline Personality Disorder.

About us

Large MDT comprising of 5 partner practice, 2 salaried Drs, 4 part time PNs, Cluster Pharmacist, Cluster Paramedic with additional support from the Mental Health team and the Community Outreach Homeless Health team. Based on two sites.

Abertawe Medical Partnership is proud to deliver the Healthcare for Homeless People service in Swansea. We are a committed, hardworking team of health professionals and surgery staff that provide care through flexible opportunistic engagement, non-judgemental attitudes and a pro-active approach towards hard to reach people with multiple, complex needs. It is because we are challenged every day by the issues that we have grown to understand and respect the complexities of living on the streets. We see holistic treatment as being vital to successful long-term outcomes for our patients.

As a member of our team you will be valued, supported and developed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be based with the Homeless Health Team at Abertawe Medical Partnership working with homeless and vulnerably housed adults with complex needs. The role specifically entails providing specialist primary care based support to homeless/vulnerable patients, with a history of mental health and substance misuse as part of a Welsh Government Strategy to rapidly re-house all homeless people in the light of COVID19. The post holder will deliver high quality care and services to this patient group, and deliver education and training to support staff (such as hostels and tenancy support agencies) on Personality Disorder and Trauma and strategies for safe and effective patient management. All care will be delivered in accordance with key local and national policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualifications Registered Nurse RMN Post qualifying experience of working with Mental Health, substance misusers and/or homelessness Experience of working with patients with a forensic history Experience of post qualifying case load management Ability to delegate to team members Full current driving licence
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