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Jess Harris

Jess Harris

Research Fellow

Biography

Jess Harris is a Research Fellow at the Health & Social Care Workforce Research Unit (HSCWRU) at King’s College London, and joined its predecessor, SCWRU, in 2006. She has been leading the NIHR SSCR funded study on Strengthening adult safeguarding responses to homelessness and self-neglect and is undertaking two SSCR funded follow-on projects, on Evidencing the social work role within responses to multiple exclusion homelessness and on Addressing multiple exclusion homelessness in social work education. Jess is co-investigator on the major Housing Model Evaluation (HOME) study (2023 - 2026).

Jess runs the HSCWRU Homelessness Event Series, webinars on different aspects of homelessness research and innovative practice which are open to all, and links Unit work with other research, policy and practice groupings on multiple exclusion homelessness. In 2022 she undertook a project engaging people with experience of homelessness in the production of a short film, funded by the UKRI Participatory Research Fund, about participating in research and in 2020 co-led a series of national impact activities to promote research on Strengthening pathways out of hospital for people who are homeless.

She is also part of the team Examining the Introduction of the Nursing Associate Role in Health and Social Care. She established and ran the Unit's annual conferences on older people’s social care and mental health & social care. Previously research at SCWRU included the Longitudinal Care Work Study (LoCS), the evaluations of 'Jobs First' and ‘Social Work Practices with Adults’, studies of what works in Social Work ‘Grow Your Own’ initiatives, of disclosure of disability within social work, teaching and nursing for the (then) Disability Rights Commission, of the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) List, and a guide to local government strategic approaches for black and minority ethnic older citizens.

Jess has an MSc in Voluntary Sector Organisation from LSE and previously worked developing older people’s engagement in policy and practice at Better Government for Older People, within a London local authority, a Health Authority Health Improvement Programme for Older People, and a small community organisation. She has 15 years' voluntary experience in community sector organisational governance.

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    Research

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    International educational partnerships to develop the healthcare workforce

    Building on the Unit's earlier review of ethical international recruitment

    Project status: Completed

    NA-780
    Examining the introduction of the Nursing Associate role in health and social care

    Research into the introduction of the Nursing Associate role and the extent to which the role has achieved policy aims.

    Project status: Ongoing

    homeless-5283148_1920-TN
    Opening the "too difficult box"

    Strengthening adult safeguarding responses to homelessness and self-neglect (2019–2023)

    Project status: Ongoing

    homeless-780
    Homelessness Research Programme

    The Homelessness Research Programme (HRP) is based in the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce at King’s College London and brings together leading researchers in the field.

    signs of safety-2-780-border
    Signs of Safety evaluation: Phase 2

    The implementation of Signs of Safety varied markedly across local authorities, as did use of its components.

    Project status: Completed

    home office immigration
    The Visa Study: Understanding the impact of the Health and Care Worker visa on the frontline adult social care workforce

    Evaluating the impact of immigration rule changes on the social care system.

    Project status: Ongoing

    homeless-hero780x440
    Just another form of exclusion?

    A short film in which individuals with lived experience discuss being involved in research about multiple exclusion homelessness (2022)

    Project status: Completed

    homeless-5283148_1920-TN
    Evidencing the social work role within responses to multiple exclusion homelessness

    This short project builds on Unit work on homelessness and self-neglect (2022–2023)

    Project status: Ongoing

    Loud hailer-780
    Addressing multiple exclusion homelessness in social work education

    Current approaches to addressing multiple exclusion homelessness within qualifying social work education in England (2023)

    Project status: Ongoing

    News

    Homelessness and social work education

    Karl Mason discussed emerging findings from a NIHR School for Social Care Research study

    Slide for a presentation on homelessness

    International educational partnerships to develop the healthcare workforce

    What are the benefits and challenges associated with these partnerships?

    world map

    The Homelessness Social Worker role - challenges & impact

    Research Fellow Jess Harris reported from an NIHR School for Social Care Research study

    Person rough sleeping on a park bench

    Call for evidence

    Call for evidence from all adult social work education providers in England

    Loud hailer in the style of pop art

    Exploring low-barrier drug and housing interventions for people experiencing homelessness

    Ben Scher was the latest speaker in the Homelessness series at King's

    Syringes and other drug-taking paraphenalia strewn on waste ground

    Unit research presented at Homeless Link mental health conference

    Jess Harris and Bruno Ornelas presented Unit work on homelessness, self-neglect and safeguarding

    Person rough sleeping on a park bench

    Discussing hospital discharge protocols for people experiencing homelessness

    Unit researchers spoke to the London Network of Nurses and Midwives Homelessness Group

    Michelle Cornes and Jo Coombes speaking at a conference lectern

    The capacity to act...

    Opening the door for people with hidden disabilities and differences

    brain

    Unit researchers discuss homelessness, self-neglect and safeguarding with social work students

    Jess Harris and Stan Burridge were at a session at Senate House

    Person rough sleeping on a park bench

    Safeguarding, self-neglect and homelessness – discussing findings in Bristol

    Jess Harris was invited to speak with Bristol adult safeguarding and homelessness teams

    Homeless person sleeping on the ground

    Events

    16Novhomelessness series 780

    LAUNCH: Multiple Exclusion Homelessness: Practitioner Safeguarding Toolkit

    First developed in 2020, the finalised toolkit benefits from practitioner feedback

    20Sephomelessness series 780

    Addressing multiple exclusion homelessness in social work education

    Lyn Romeo, Steph Grant, Ruth Allen, Rebecca Mulvaney, Harrshita Murarka, Jess Harris & Karl Mason

    Please note: this event has passed.

    17Octhomelessness series 780

    Changing the system for people experiencing severe & multiple disadvantage

    Improving local governance and the wider system of support

    20Julhomelessness series 780

    The Homelessness Social Worker role - challenges & impact

    Findings from an NIHR SSCR funded study

    Please note: this event has passed.

    22MarNIHR-780

    Showcase of social care research in NIHR Policy Research Units - 2

    Hosted by the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Adult Social Care

    Please note: this event has passed.

    25Aprhomelessness series 780

    Lived experience perspectives on homelessness, self-neglect and safeguarding

    Findings from our NIHR SSCR funded national study

    Please note: this event has passed.

    09Marhomelessness series 780

    Radical approaches to safeguarding & homelessness

    Gill Taylor, Assistant Director, Communities and Housing Support, London Borough of Haringey

    Please note: this event has passed.

    31Janhomelessness series 780

    Safeguarding responses to homelessness and self-neglect

    Findings from our NIHR SSCR funded national study

    Please note: this event has passed.

    31Mayhomelessness series 780

    The capacity to act ... opening the door for people with hidden disabilities and differences

    What does research tell us about the relevance of executive functioning assessments to work with homeless or rough sleeping adults

    Please note: this event has passed.

    26Octhomelessness series 780

    Social Work & Homelessness

    Lyn Romeo and Ruth Allen are among the discussants at this event

    Please note: this event has passed.

      Research

      world map-780b
      International educational partnerships to develop the healthcare workforce

      Building on the Unit's earlier review of ethical international recruitment

      Project status: Completed

      NA-780
      Examining the introduction of the Nursing Associate role in health and social care

      Research into the introduction of the Nursing Associate role and the extent to which the role has achieved policy aims.

      Project status: Ongoing

      homeless-5283148_1920-TN
      Opening the "too difficult box"

      Strengthening adult safeguarding responses to homelessness and self-neglect (2019–2023)

      Project status: Ongoing

      homeless-780
      Homelessness Research Programme

      The Homelessness Research Programme (HRP) is based in the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce at King’s College London and brings together leading researchers in the field.

      signs of safety-2-780-border
      Signs of Safety evaluation: Phase 2

      The implementation of Signs of Safety varied markedly across local authorities, as did use of its components.

      Project status: Completed

      home office immigration
      The Visa Study: Understanding the impact of the Health and Care Worker visa on the frontline adult social care workforce

      Evaluating the impact of immigration rule changes on the social care system.

      Project status: Ongoing

      homeless-hero780x440
      Just another form of exclusion?

      A short film in which individuals with lived experience discuss being involved in research about multiple exclusion homelessness (2022)

      Project status: Completed

      homeless-5283148_1920-TN
      Evidencing the social work role within responses to multiple exclusion homelessness

      This short project builds on Unit work on homelessness and self-neglect (2022–2023)

      Project status: Ongoing

      Loud hailer-780
      Addressing multiple exclusion homelessness in social work education

      Current approaches to addressing multiple exclusion homelessness within qualifying social work education in England (2023)

      Project status: Ongoing

      News

      Homelessness and social work education

      Karl Mason discussed emerging findings from a NIHR School for Social Care Research study

      Slide for a presentation on homelessness

      International educational partnerships to develop the healthcare workforce

      What are the benefits and challenges associated with these partnerships?

      world map

      The Homelessness Social Worker role - challenges & impact

      Research Fellow Jess Harris reported from an NIHR School for Social Care Research study

      Person rough sleeping on a park bench

      Call for evidence

      Call for evidence from all adult social work education providers in England

      Loud hailer in the style of pop art

      Exploring low-barrier drug and housing interventions for people experiencing homelessness

      Ben Scher was the latest speaker in the Homelessness series at King's

      Syringes and other drug-taking paraphenalia strewn on waste ground

      Unit research presented at Homeless Link mental health conference

      Jess Harris and Bruno Ornelas presented Unit work on homelessness, self-neglect and safeguarding

      Person rough sleeping on a park bench

      Discussing hospital discharge protocols for people experiencing homelessness

      Unit researchers spoke to the London Network of Nurses and Midwives Homelessness Group

      Michelle Cornes and Jo Coombes speaking at a conference lectern

      The capacity to act...

      Opening the door for people with hidden disabilities and differences

      brain

      Unit researchers discuss homelessness, self-neglect and safeguarding with social work students

      Jess Harris and Stan Burridge were at a session at Senate House

      Person rough sleeping on a park bench

      Safeguarding, self-neglect and homelessness – discussing findings in Bristol

      Jess Harris was invited to speak with Bristol adult safeguarding and homelessness teams

      Homeless person sleeping on the ground

      Events

      16Novhomelessness series 780

      LAUNCH: Multiple Exclusion Homelessness: Practitioner Safeguarding Toolkit

      First developed in 2020, the finalised toolkit benefits from practitioner feedback

      20Sephomelessness series 780

      Addressing multiple exclusion homelessness in social work education

      Lyn Romeo, Steph Grant, Ruth Allen, Rebecca Mulvaney, Harrshita Murarka, Jess Harris & Karl Mason

      Please note: this event has passed.

      17Octhomelessness series 780

      Changing the system for people experiencing severe & multiple disadvantage

      Improving local governance and the wider system of support

      20Julhomelessness series 780

      The Homelessness Social Worker role - challenges & impact

      Findings from an NIHR SSCR funded study

      Please note: this event has passed.

      22MarNIHR-780

      Showcase of social care research in NIHR Policy Research Units - 2

      Hosted by the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Adult Social Care

      Please note: this event has passed.

      25Aprhomelessness series 780

      Lived experience perspectives on homelessness, self-neglect and safeguarding

      Findings from our NIHR SSCR funded national study

      Please note: this event has passed.

      09Marhomelessness series 780

      Radical approaches to safeguarding & homelessness

      Gill Taylor, Assistant Director, Communities and Housing Support, London Borough of Haringey

      Please note: this event has passed.

      31Janhomelessness series 780

      Safeguarding responses to homelessness and self-neglect

      Findings from our NIHR SSCR funded national study

      Please note: this event has passed.

      31Mayhomelessness series 780

      The capacity to act ... opening the door for people with hidden disabilities and differences

      What does research tell us about the relevance of executive functioning assessments to work with homeless or rough sleeping adults

      Please note: this event has passed.

      26Octhomelessness series 780

      Social Work & Homelessness

      Lyn Romeo and Ruth Allen are among the discussants at this event

      Please note: this event has passed.