About the Role
Sirona’s Community Homeless Health Team supports individuals who are homeless, sofa surfing and in temporary and emergency accommodation. We help ‘bridge the gap’ and promote re-engagement with health care.
Key Responsibilities
- Support registered health care professionals to deliver health care and support.
- Proactively engage with individuals who have identified health inequalities at a range of venues in local communities.
- Provide care to service users in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) who are homeless, vulnerably housed or have been discharged from hospital.
- Carry out outreach plans as prescribed by registered therapists, following protocols and recognised training.
- Assist clinical staff in the assessment and treatment of patients on discharge from hospital.
- Follow a prescribed care plan, support service users at home, including access to GP surgeries, outpatient appointments and general health care.
- Promote healthy and independent living practices to patients.
- Collaborate with other organisations across health and social care sectors (e.g. St Mungo’s).
- Carry out general administrative and non-clinical work such as photocopying, filing, liaison and telephone calls.
Benefits
Agenda for Change salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme.
Equality and Diversity
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong.
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