Clinical Nurse Specialist- Homeless Outreach

The aim is to provide a service specific to homeless individuals within the local authority catchment. The role will include a range of activities addressing the individuals health and wellbeing, the development of pathways into specialist services, training of hostel staff to managed residents out of hours, and improve the overall health inequalities via; o Health promotion o General Health screening o Engagement in Primary Care services and facilitate access to organised health care o Management of substance use and addiction disorders 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 support those to improve health outcomes especially for those who continually consume alcohol where traditional structured treatment will not be appropriate. The role will require a peripatetic nurse led general health clinics within hostels, supported through general practice. The collective aim of the service is to help those with a range of health needs including drug and alcohol to access the appropriate treatment, and to address the physical and mental health of homeless and hostel residents. The service will provide essential health promotion to increase the number of residents engaging with services to address their health and wellbeing.,

• Develop pathways into specialist services for clients.
• Train hostel and partnership outreach staff to manage residents outside regular hours.
• Conduct nurse-led general health clinics within hostels and for street homeless individuals.
• Support clients, particularly those with alcohol dependency, where traditional treatment methods may not be suitable.
  
  CNWL- Addictions and Offender Care Directorates
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, Hounslow and Milton Keynes. 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.