Infection and Inclusion Nurse inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 9 OCT 2024

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population.
At UCLH (University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) our success starts with you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation.

We have an exciting new opportunity to work in the Respond service, an integrated health service for people of all ages seeking asylum and refugees in London. Respond is a nurse lead, holistic healthcare assessment service that has been and will continue to be delivered in a variety of locations/sites across London to best reach and meet the needs of this population.

Respond has developed a comprehensive integrated assessment addressing the physical, mental, dental, sexual, safeguarding, and social needs of people seeking asylum and refugees. This includes medical intervention where indicated, treatment, complex care planning, onward referrals, health education and promotion.

The RESPOND team is a small multi-disciplinary team that was set up in 2021. This project has progressed and changed rapidly with the changing needs of the service and is currently transitioning into a sustainable service.

The team strives to provide inclusion health for people seeking asylum and refugees across London. This role provides an opportunity to further develop the service and enhance the service.


Part time applicants will be considered.


The infection and inclusion nurse role will comprise of the following:

  • Delivering high quality, holistic, trauma informed, inclusive care to this patient population.
  • Identification and management of the specific health and wellbeing needs of this population.
  • Increasing access to mainstream health services through education, health promotion and empowerment of this population.
  • Exemplars of good practice and sharing learning within the trust and with the wider health and social care teams.
  • Demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to meet the changing needs of this population as the service evolves.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
  • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
  • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
  • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
  • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
  • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Aileen Ni Chaoilte Job title: Respond Lead Nurse Email address:
At UCLH (University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) our success starts with you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation.

We have an exciting new opportunity to work in the Respond service, an integrated health service for people of all ages seeking asylum and refugees in London. Respond is a nurse lead, holistic healthcare assessment service that has been and will continue to be delivered in a variety of locations/sites across London to best reach and meet the needs of this population.

Respond has developed a comprehensive integrated assessment addressing the physical, mental, dental, sexual, safeguarding, and social needs of people seeking asylum and refugees. This includes medical intervention where indicated, treatment, complex care planning, onward referrals, health education and promotion.

The RESPOND team is a small multi-disciplinary team that was set up in 2021. This project has progressed and changed rapidly with the changing needs of the service and is currently transitioning into a sustainable service.

The team strives to provide inclusion health for people seeking asylum and refugees across London. This role provides an opportunity to further develop the service and enhance the service.

Part time applicants will be considered.

The infection and inclusion nurse role will comprise of the following:

  • Delivering high quality, holistic, trauma informed, inclusive care to this patient population.
  • Identification and management of the specific health and wellbeing needs of this population.
  • Increasing access to mainstream health services through education, health promotion and empowerment of this population.
  • Exemplars of good practice and sharing learning within the trust and with the wider health and social care teams.
  • Demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to meet the changing needs of this population as the service evolves.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
  • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
  • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
  • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
  • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
  • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Aileen Ni Chaoilte Job title: Respond Lead Nurse Email address:


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