Outreach and Harm Reduction Health Care Assistant

Change Grow Live ,
Morecambe, Lancashire
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At Inspire North and Central Lancashire, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Bay Team as an Outreach and Harm Reduction Health Care Assistant. We are looking for someone enthusiastic and committed to supporting individuals affected by drugs and/or alcohol; striving to reduce drug and alcohol related harm to individuals, families and communities, as well as promoting healthier lifestyles and empowering service users to improve their own health and wellbeing. As an Outreach and Harm Reduction Health Care Assistant you will work alongside our nurses and the wider team to undertake healthcare assessments, needle exchange, onward signposting and referrals, as well as being comprehensively trained to conduct BBV screening and Hepatitis B vaccinations. At CGL Inspire, no two days are the same, and no two service users are the same, so being flexible and curious are key. You will need: - To enjoy working in a busy team environment and service - To have awareness and compassion of the causes (and effects) of addiction - An ability to undertake comprehensive health care assessments to support robust recovery and risk plans - To be able to create and maintain accurate written records Change Grow Live has been a leading provider of recovery focused drug and alcohol services across England and Wales for over 20 years. Our innovative and creative approach allows us to provide a broad range of safe, high quality health and social care services. This post comes with: - Competitive rates of pay - Weekly wellbeing hour - Career advancement opportunities - Access to excellent training programmes CGL's values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you we'd love to hear from you! This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. At CGL, ensuring the safeguarding and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults is our absolute priority, and all applicants will be required to demonstrate some understanding of and commitment to best safeguarding practices. We are also committed to creating an inclusive environment, which celebrates difference and allows our staff and service users to flourish. We strive to recruit the very best staff from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring service user's benefit from our diverse skills and expertise. CGL points 17 to 19 (19011.99 - 20114.36) N/A - Outside London Weighting Area 6/7/2020 26/6/2020 This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Job ID: 2020-2094 *Portal Location: Morecambe-Lancashire Contracted Hours Per Week: 37.50 Job Description (URL to file) (Linked): External Company URL: Street: Belfield House

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