An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an existing UHD multidisciplinary team, working on the Poole and Bournemouth sites, but also undertaking outreach to review patients in the community.
The aim of the service is to care for patients accessing UHD services who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who may also have mental health, alcohol and drug misuse issues. The role will also involve the care of patients undergoing treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C across Dorset as part of the Dorset Hepatitis C Elimination Programme. This will involve working with partners in the community and on a mobile clinical van.
The service aims to enable patients to receive the best care that can be provided through improving staff education, acute care delivery and pathways to community services.
You will be someone who enjoys the challenges this type of work represents and has a passion for caring for this patient group. Someone who is used to multi-agency, multi-disciplinary working in partnership with many agencies and organizations and is confident to see patients in hospital at the bedside, at the front door in the emergency and acute admission departments, as well as in the community. The community work will include seeing patients in their own homes, hostels etc with appropriate support, risk assessments and safeguards in place.
This post requires an active UK NMC Registration
Base Location: Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit a nurse with experience of working with this patient group. Our ideal candidate would have experience of working in the community as well as in the secondary care, hospital setting.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
* Flexible working pattern
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Highly motivated.
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
* Organisation and planning skills
* Ability to prioritise effectively
* Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative
Knowledge
Essential
* Developments in care of people experiencing homelessness and patients with liver disease including Hepatitis C initiatives and treatments at national and local levels
Qualifications
Essential
* NMC registered Nurse (RMN/RGN)
Desirable
* 1st level degree or working towards.
* Non Medical Prescriber
Experience
Essential
* Demonstrable experience within relevant specialties
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
* IT literacy using a range of current and relevant packages
* Retrieve relevant investigation results
* Teaching and presentation skills
Desirable
* Counselling skills including Motivational Interviewing
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
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