Outreach Nurse

The aim is to provide an extended service to hostels and street homeless residents within the London Borough of Brent. The role will include a range of activities addressing the client's health and wellbeing, the development of pathways into specialist services, training of hostel and partnership outreach staff to manage residents out of hours, and improving the overall health inequalities via;
+ Health promotion
+ General Health Screening
+ Engagement in Primary Care services and facilitating access to organised healthcare
The purpose of this role will be imperative in improving integrated pathways to prevent fragmented services that are efficient and effective. The role is specific to supporting those who want to improve health outcomes, especially for those who continually consume alcohol where traditional structured treatment will not be appropriate. The role will require peripatetic nurse-led general health clinics within hostels, supported through general practice.
The aim of the service is to help those with a range of health needs, including drug and alcohol use, access appropriate treatment and address clients' physical and mental health.
Furthermore, the service aims to reduce alcohol-related hospital admissions and health inequalities and improve pathways with community and hospital services.
To ensure that the care and management of this client group are delivered in compliance with HCC Quality Standards., + To provide specialist drug and alcohol outreach clinics for local hostels, GP surgeries and organized health services in Brent, including follow-up referrals of drug and alcohol clients who are hard to engage. Work closely with GP Complex.
+ Work closely with GP Complex Patients Management team, taking on/ follow up referrals.
+ To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team in the management and treatment provision of a range of specialist services to problem drinkers and problematic drug takers residing in hostels, out of reach areas.
+ To assess the client's general health and provide early intervention treatment, sign posting, and referral to other organized health services.
+ To develop and maintain pathways into specialist services to ensure the health and well-being of residents are met, including primary care services.
+ To sign post service users to the appropriate health care settings to meet their needs.
+ To be the single point of contact for Primary care services, local Hospitals and other organized health care services.
· Identify and refer dependent drinkers and those assessed to need further input into specialist alcohol services.

CNWL Addictions is a well-established NHS provider offering a wide range of high-quality drug and alcohol treatment interventions to the diverse and multicultural population across Ealing, Brent, Hillingdon, Hackney, Hounslow. In addition, we also have the tri-borough Club Drug Clinic as well as our National Problem Gambling Service.
The service is committed to a harm minimisation philosophy and to partnership working. Our main partners are primary care services, social and the third sectors.
Treatments are provided across all our clinical centres. Clinical Governance framework is well established and the service prides itself in its continuous development towards becoming a learning organisation., CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
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