Health and Wellbeing Nurse - Likewise Sheffield

• Carry out alcohol assessments and support community alcohol detoxifications, including monitoring, clinical review and health education.
• Make appropriate referrals to external providers, specialist services, hospitals, GPs and other support networks, including mutual aid.
• Provide comprehensive healthcare assessments for people using drugs and/or alcohol, identifying physical health, mental health and psychosocial needs and making appropriate onward referrals.
• Undertake clinical observations, physical health monitoring and investigations, including blood tests, ECGs and other health screening, in accordance with competency, local policy and clinical need.
• Undertake blood-borne virus (BBV) screening, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV testing where appropriate, provide results in a sensitive and supportive manner, and facilitate appropriate onward referral and treatment.
• Provide and coordinate hepatitis A and B vaccinations
• Promote harm reduction, including safer injecting advice, overdose prevention, wound care and appropriate provision of naloxone.
• Deliver sexual health interventions, including testing, education, and onward referral to specialist sexual health services where required.

Essential

• To Succeed in This Role, Youll Need:
• You will have an interest in bridging the gap between health and equality.
• You will have a strong interest in working with vulnerable people.
• Registered Nurse: You are a dedicated and registered nurse, either as a general nurse or psychiatric nurse, with the qualifications and commitment to provide exceptional care.
• Clinical Expertise: You have experience in assessing clients to meet healthcare, clinical, and psychosocial needs, including addressing issues related to Blood-Borne Viruses (BBV). Your clinical knowledge is a foundation for providing high-quality care.
• Health Promotion and Harm Reduction: You bring experience in health promotion and harm reduction interventions. Your ability to provide advice and information plays a crucial role in supporting individuals on their journey to recovery.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle is preferable due to working across various sites.