Registered Nurse Associate

Job summary

Due to expansion within our homeless and asylum service we are looking for a committed and dynamic Registered Nurse Associate who has a special interest in working with the homeless and hostel dwelling population in Liverpool as well as a smaller number of asylum seekers. This is a specialist service with dedicated clinicians. As well as working within this team you will also be part of our wider supportive nursing team of 40, managed by two nurse managers and a Nurse Partner with a combination of Advanced Nurse Practitioners (band 7 and 8a), Practice nurses and Clinical Support workers. Brownlow prides itself in being an exceptional employer. We have a dedicated staff wellbeing team and offer numerous staff benefits and incentives. Including travel expenses, protected study leave with financial allowance and in house career progression. You will receive a 6 month mentorship/induction package supported by one of our senior registered homeless nurses. Salary and Annual leave is in line with Agenda for Change but for the right candidate we offer an enhanced band 4a. For more information please contact: BrownlowHR@livgp.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

Lone visits to homeless hostels Monitoring of long-term condition/annual review - QOF related with complex patients referred to registered nurse New patient health checks Health screening for communicable diseases and give appropriate health promotion advice Administration of Flu, Pneumonia, Shingles, B12 vaccines under PSD Other Immunisations that require a registered clinician to administer Chaperoning duties Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording Liaising with and assisting members of the nursing team Accurately perform and record clinical observations including: blood pressure both digitally and manually, temperature, respiration rate, and pulse, SPO2, weight and urinalysis. Have an understanding of their clinical values and know when to escalate. Post Hospital discharge monitoring Low level referrals such as social prescribing, smoking cessation, treatment room Support specialist practitioners- Diabetes, Respiratory. Use of interpreting and translation services. Cervical Screening - Following Public health guidance on training requirements.

About us

Brownlow prides itself in being an exceptional employer. We have a dedicated staff wellbeing team and offer numerous staff benefits and incentives including protected study leave with financial allowance. You will receive a 6-month mentorship/induction package and following this will have the option for some home working should you wish to if appropriate for your role.

Brownlow is an organisation that is committed to equality and diversity, and we strive for our workforce to be representative and inclusive of the complex and diverse community which we are proud to serve. With this commitment in mind, we actively encourage individuals who self-identify as having protected characteristics to apply for this role. We are particularly keen to encourage applications from: individuals with linguistic diversity, members of the LGBTQ+ community; members of black, minority ethnic, and minority faith groups; and from those who are disabled and / or neurodiverse. We are mindful that we may not always be aware of structural and systemic factors, which might discourage or prevent certain minority groups and marginalised populations from applying to join our team. If you are aware that any such barriers do exist, please let us know so that we can work to overcome and dismantle these.

Although not required by law we strongly recommend that all staff have received all Covid vaccinations.