Vacancy Introduction
We're looking for a highly skilled, dynamic experienced clinician to lead the integrated Homeless Health Inclusion Team.
What's the job?
The Homeless Health Inclusion Team deliver’s a transformational service which incorporates models of physical and mental healthcare to the Homeless, the Gypsy and Traveller community, and sex working women across Leeds via outreach and in-reach programmes in partnership with third sector partners, community members, GPs, and Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust. To establish and build relationships with these vulnerable groups leading on strategies to ; assess health needs; improve access to primary care and the wider health and social care services.
The team currently provides an in-reach into hospital to patients who have been identified as experiencing homelessness, working with care navigators to holistically assess health needs and work with patients on self-identified goals to secure safe accommodation, coordinating safe discharge, visiting patients in temporary accommodation to assess health needs and facilitate secondary care offer.
Your duties will include:
• Leading the strategic direction of the service across the city and also representing the service and LCH at city wide homeless working groups and relevant meetings.
• To provide assurance that the service delivered is of a high standard and meets all relevant quality outcome’s.
• Overseeing and ensuring the service meets the commissioned contractual arrangements.
• To ensure there is established pathway for the coordination and management of safe discharge planning from hospital
• To lead the joint work with Forward Leeds in reach team and Forward Leeds Hub including Bevan Health Practice, around drug/alcohol use and treatment
• Ensure that the team work closely with Primary care for dressings, medication reviews, mental health support, ongoing monitoring of long term condition management
• To continue and build upon the good working relationship with Bevan Healthcare (homeless and vulnerable Primary care health centre in Leeds)
• To ensure the team enhance the multi-agency working with all partners in Leeds who work with marginalised groups such as; probation, Managed Area Police (MAP) Sex working projects, Leeds Gate, Leeds Housing Options, Beacon Emergency Housing, St Anne's Day Centre, Adult Safeguarding, Adult Social Care etc
• Ensure representation at city wide/national meetings (Multi Agency Risk Board (MARB) around housing, risk, probation and substance misuse, MARAC at Leeds City Council (Domestic Violence and Self Neglect).
Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust:
Who are we?
Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.
We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.
Perks of the job:
Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.
Right to Work:
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
