Band 5/6 Health and Wellbeing Nurse

Trust: Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust

Locum B5/6 County wide Harm Reduction, Health and Wellbeing Nurse, Visions Thurrock

The team at Visions, Thurrock, are looking for a Band 5 or 6 Health and Wellbeing Nurse to support their team for an estimated 8 weeks.

• Band 5/6 Health and Wellbeing Nurse
• Part time - 3 days a week
• Flexible: 9ish - 5ish
• Visions, Grays, Thurrock
• Specific requirements - general health nurse for SMS service, urine/blood testing, health checks, supporting clients with health needs, advising and guiding staff around clients health needs

RESPONSIBLE FOR:

* With the Harm Reduction Coordinator and Clinical Lead - support and develop the Health and Wellbeing offer across Thurrock.

* Work with pharmacies and needle exchange clients to ensure Health issues are referred/signposted or treated appropriately.

* Link with all Hepatitis C project staff local and national to support appropriate clients and broadcast BBV best practice.

* With the Clinical Lead, the post holder will support the development of Inclusion's offer of Health and Wellbeing interventions.

* Provide Health and Wellbeing advice/referral/treatment and signposting across Thurrock.

* Promote safer injecting/harm minimisation/over dose awareness and training to clients, staff and other professionals across Thurrock.

* Support nursing students in their placements where needed and provide learning opportunities.

* Report appropriate incidents and complete SI reports when requested by Clinical lead.