Job Description
JOB-20240909-f9129149
Job Title: Street Outreach NurseSpecialism: Outreach / Homeless Health ServicesLocation: Waltham Forest & Newham, UKSalary: £33 per hourSalary Type: HourlyContract Type: Locum, Full-Time (4-Month Block Booking)
This is a rewarding opportunity for a Street Outreach Nurse to work across Waltham Forest and Newham, delivering frontline healthcare to individuals experiencing homelessness. This full-time locum role offers the chance to make a genuine community impact while benefiting from the flexibility and competitive pay that locum work provides. You will be part of a dedicated outreach team addressing complex health needs directly on the streets, where your skills will truly matter.
Perks and benefits:
* Full-Time Stability: Enjoy the consistency of full-time hours combined with the flexibility of locum work.
* Competitive Pay: Earn £33 per hour in recognition of your expertise and commitment.
* Block Booking Opportunity: Secure a 4-month placement, giving you greater certainty and control over your schedule.
* Professional Growth: Gain experience across diverse healthcare settings, enhancing your clinical skills and career progression.
* Meaningful Community Impact: Make a real difference by improving health outcomes for vulnerable individuals within their community.
What you will do:
* Work as a Street Healthcare Outreach Nurse alongside homelessness outreach professionals to address complex health needs.
* Carry out dynamic risk assessments to ensure personal and partner safety in line with organisational policies.
* Build therapeutic relationships using trauma-informed approaches to enable effective assessment and treatment.
* Deliver advanced homeless healthcare, making autonomous clinical decisions and complex interventions when required.
* Act as a health case manager, setting and achieving health outcomes for individuals with high unmet needs.
* Conduct holistic health assessments, identifying physical, mental health, addiction, safeguarding, housing, and social care needs.
* Carry and utilise clinical equipment during street shifts to provide immediate care.
* Identify and respond to clinical risks, including escalation to emergency services or prescribing where appropriate.
* Complete mental capacity assessments and manage care refusals in line with organisational policy.
* Provide primary care treatments on the street and support integration into mainstream healthcare services.
* Deliver wound care, dressings, and treatments under Patient Group Directions, maintaining communication with healthcare partners.
* Advocate for access to primary care, reduce reliance on emergency services, and address safeguarding concerns.
* Support housing pathways by working closely with outreach workers and partner agencies.
* Establish and maintain partnerships with health, housing, and social care services to ensure coordinated care.
* Facilitate case conferences and information sharing in line with governance and data protection principles.
* Deliver health screenings, vaccinations, and support integrated care pathways for communicable diseases.
* Safely perform phlebotomy and ensure appropriate handling and follow-up of results.
* Promote health education, harm reduction, and preventative care, inc