Clinical Nurse Specialist- Homeless Outreach

Management and Leadership

To contribute to the development of a culture of risk assessment and management to be delivered effectively to own sphere of responsibility and practice. To contribute to the development and implementation of systems and process to support compliance with Care Quality Commission Essential Standards for Safety and Quality. To represent peripatetic service at both internal and external clinical meetings and forums and to role model a professional and leadership style. Ensure that feedback to others is positive and meaningful and that strengths are clearly acknowledged To ensure delivery of all key quality, financial, cost improvement and performance targets Education Identify gaps in current knowledge base of staff and disseminate specialist knowledge to others in order to improve patient care. Provide effective teaching to individual clients and their families. Co-ordinate and contribute to the development of educational materials Acts as a preceptor/ mentor for newly-appointed staff/ upgraded staff Initiate and participate in clinical supervision and mentoring. Provide high quality clinical environment and educational experience for pre-& post registration students. To take responsibility for own professional development, and review and develop competencies as required to support clinical practice. Contribute to the wider development of practice through publishing, presenting and networking locally and nationally. Provide written information and education for patients with physical health conditions and their carers, and to regularly review this literature.

Communication

To participate in multi-disciplinary meetings, both on-site and in the community relating to client management. To attend business and clinical service wide meetings and external satellite / groups as team representative, as and when required. To work collaboratively and communicate effectively with colleagues within your team, directorate, trust, partnerships agencies and other service providers while remaining within the boundaries of good practice. To undertake satellite clinics in Primary Care Services when required providing guidance to GPs on the clinical management of substance misusing clients To promote an open dialogue culture where a positive culture on improving communication, and maintenance of a healthy therapeutic relationship with clients are enhanced and valued. To contribute to the promotion of Team cohesiveness, multidisciplinary working and at all times work collaboratively with colleagues in all parts of the Trust to achieve healthy and effective communication. To work collaboratively in developing professional links with other statutory and voluntary service providers, ensuring a corporate approach is adopted. To provide specialist-nursing advice, when required, on drug/alcohol misuse to other colleagues in relation to the assessment, treatment planning and implementation of interventions to substance misusing clients. To participate in a range of partnership arrangements both internal and external to the service/unit while remaining within the boundaries of good practice. To effectively communicate with health and social care agencies and other key professionals contributing towards patients care, to ensure effective and safe interventions where care is being delivered by multiple agencies. Data management To be able to use word processing and electronic monitoring of data-based system, for which training would be available, if needed. To maintain the accurate and up to date documentation of all service clients records and ensuring the confidentiality of such records of information are in line with the Data Protection Act and Information Sharing Protocol. To ensure that all information requirements on KPIs are complied with for peripatetic caseload (including DET, TOP), data entered onto appropriate administration systems and submitted as required. To adhere to service data recording and reporting policies and procedures as well as gathering additional information as required for data reporting.