Community Staff Nurse - Homelessness Services

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

An opportunity is available for a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to support the Asylum and Refugee Health Team.

You will be involved in completing mental health assessments, education support to patients, including safety and stabilisation support, and care planning for the asylum and refugee population open to the service.

You will work within a Health & Social Care Partnership model. Work as an autonomous practitioner to promote, provide, and coordinate care in various locations. The Asylum and Refugee Health Team nursing service operates an open-access policy, delivering care to individuals and families in homeless and asylum accommodation.

All roles will be assessed for sponsorship eligibility in line with current Home Office requirements. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) can only issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where these are met.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• This is a permanent post for part-time hours 21.6
• These hours will be worked Monday-Thursday 0900-1700 Friday 0900-1530
• This post is based at Clyde House, 209 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 1HJ
• Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part-time hours
  
  

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for managing your own caseload under direct supervision from a Senior Nurse or Team Leader.

As part of the Asylum Refugee Health Team, you will have responsibility for the assessment of patient care needs and the development and evaluation of programmes of care.

You will be expected to carry out all relevant forms of care in partnership with patients, carers and other professionals in line with agreed standards and clinical policies and without direct supervision while participating in regular caseload supervision will be a critical aspect of the role.

Supervising the practice of, and demonstrating procedures to, student nurses and unqualified staff will be an important aspect of the role as will be the mentoring of nurses undergoing basic nurse training.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) with current NMC registration
• Experience at Band 5 level within a community setting
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to fulfil the main duties and responsibilities as outlined in the job description
• Recognises the importance of lifelong learning and takes personal responsibility for ongoing professional development
• Utilises organisational resources and structures to support learning and development
• Demonstrates new skills and knowledge gained through training and development programmes
• Identifies areas for development relevant to the role using the Personal Development Plan
• Driving licence desirable
  
  

What We Offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
  
  

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact

James McGreechin - Senior Mental Health Nurse on 01415311501 or James.mcgreechin@nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

This post may close early due to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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