Assertive Outreach Nurse

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives. Our core values are Be open, be compassionate and be bold and our teams apply these daily offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

A fantastic, new opportunity has arisen to become an Assertive Outreach Nurse, improving choice and control for individuals who may be rough sleeping, homeless or at risk of homelessness. We are hoping this role will be for you.

Main duties of the job

Our Assertive Outreach Nurses play an integral part in Change Grow Lives mission to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, they offer specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services.

The post holder will be supporting our hard-to-reach clients with dual needs, helping them to access the mental health support and treatment they need alongside addressing their housing and substance misuse issues.

The Assertive Outreach Nurse role is a varied one, the successful candidate will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, offering specialist clinical interventions to people who are homeless and or find it difficult to engage with services.

In this role no two days are the same. Every person who we come into contact with is treated as an individual, so understanding the importance of a whole person approach along with being curious, a good listener, a clinically robust practitioner and having a flexible approach are essential skills.

Job responsibilities

• Using your nursing skills/knowledge to carry out physical and psycho-social assessments for the homeless population.
• Providing clinical / therapeutic treatments based on best possible evidence that will improve health outcomes for the homeless population.
• Provide screening for blood borne viruses (BBV), through dry blood spot testing.
• Working within and consolidating integrated care and treatment pathways for individuals infected with BBV/s (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and/or HIV). Provide Hepatitis A and or B vaccinations when indicated.
• Working in partnership with other community teams/voluntary organisations to ensure the seamless delivery of care to the homeless population.
• Acting as an advocate for people experiencing homelessness, supporting the individuals own choices regarding their care whilst promoting independence and self-care.
• To contribute to CGL Naloxone Strategy by training staff and individuals in the use of naloxone.
• Offer wound care assessment and basic wound dressing to individuals who use our services. Organise signposting to other services as required and ensure clear pathways into other treatment arenas as appropriate.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years service Capped at 30 days
• Paid Wellness hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual reimbursement of your NMC fee
• Dedicated and protected professional development time
• Access to excellent training programmes including the RCNi learning platform
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Protected monthly CPD
• Refer a friend scheme
• Our nursing pay is competitive with the NHS Agenda for Change pay bands.