Job summary
Health and Wellbeing Nurse
Working hours: 37 hours per week with the occasional evening shifts when required.Locations:You will work across 3 hubs in Bradford and Keighley, Unity House BD1 3DN, Pelican HouseBD1 5BA and Temple Street BD21 2ADFull UK Driving Licence preferred as travel across different sites is required for the role.
We have an exciting role as a Health and Wellbeing Nurse here at New Vision Bradford!
Main duties of the job
You will play a crucial role in developing and implementing good clinical practice. Waythroughs clinical teams are supported by a multi-disciplinary Clinical Department. Regular clinical supervision, appraisal, and support with revalidation are available, as well as generous CPD time and annual leave. NMC fees paid. Please be advised there will be travel required across different sites in the region
About us
Who are we..
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support
Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and itll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. Thats why you will notice the jobs here are still branded Humankind. Next year well be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide alcohol assessments, community detoxifications and referrals to in- patient or other support networks including mutual aid.
- To develop onsite service community alcohol detoxifications, working alongside operational colleagues.
- To work with hospitals in providing a managed pathway for people with alcohol misuse, through appropriate referral process or direct referral.
- To provide healthcare assessment across services but specifically in needle exchanges and outreach services.
- Provide a BBV service that incorporates screening and vaccination for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C screening, re-screening and treatment provision in partnership with specialist services.
- Co-ordinate and deliver call and recall services for Hepatitis B & Hepatitis A Immunisations, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV Testing.
- Along with the wider teams work to promote harm reduction across needle exchanges, outreach services. hostels and other venues.
- Deliver basic wound management and work with specialist services in delivering more complex treatment provision to service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide alcohol assessments, community detoxifications and referrals to in- patient or other support networks including mutual aid.
- To develop onsite service community alcohol detoxifications, working alongside operational colleagues.
- To work with hospitals in providing a managed pathway for people with alcohol misuse, through appropriate referral process or direct referral.
- To provide healthcare assessment across services but specifically in needle exchanges and outreach services.
- Provide a BBV service that incorporates screening and vaccination for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C screening, re-screening and treatment provision in partnership with specialist services.
- Co-ordinate and deliver call and recall services for Hepatitis B & Hepatitis A Immunisations, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV Testing.
- Along with the wider teams work to promote harm reduction across needle exchanges, outreach services. hostels and other venues.
- Deliver basic wound management and work with specialist services in delivering more complex treatment provision to service users.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of entering complex information onto an electronic / clinical data base.
- Experience of assessing clients healthcare needs and best practice to meet healthcare, clinical and psychosocial need.
- Experience of generation and implementation of initiatives.
- Experience of carrying out general health care assessment including BBV, and delivering health promotion/ harm reduction interventions, advice and information.
Qualifications
Essential
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of entering complex information onto an electronic / clinical data base.
- Experience of assessing clients healthcare needs and best practice to meet healthcare, clinical and psychosocial need.
- Experience of generation and implementation of initiatives.
- Experience of carrying out general health care assessment including BBV, and delivering health promotion/ harm reduction interventions, advice and information.
Qualifications
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
