Nurse Outreach Practitioner

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

A new opportunity has become available for a Registered General Nurse within the Suffolk County.

The post holder will participate in the delivery and development of health provision to Marginalised and Vulnerable Adults inSuffolk. The post holder will be accountable for managing client cases, assessing need and risk and delivering outreach services to these hard to reach groups. The team aims to provide a flexible, accessible and non-stigmatising service to marginalised and vulnerable adults who find it challenging to engage with mainstream health and social care services.

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of physical health interventions and assessments across the County.

Car Driver Essential

Main duties of the job

Care will be delivered within the framework of NICE guidelines, evidence based best practice. The post holder will also be responsible for carrying out a range of profession specific or general tasks as part of an identified treatment process or as identified in the service users individual care plan.

The role will involve liaison and joint working with partners especially services working with clients from the following groups:

Asylum seekers and refugees

Black and Minority Ethnic groups

Ex-offenders

Gypsies and Travellers

Homeless

Migrant workers

The post holder will have a designated number of cases to manage, delegated by the Clinical Team Manager or designated supervisor. They may also take on a delivery of care for a specific group of service users.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Years Experience
  • Working towards RGN quallification

Desirable

  • Experience working with Marginalised Groups
  • Worked within Community Settings

Nurse

Essential

  • Years Experience
  • Achieved Grades

Desirable

  • Workings with Marginalised Groups
  • Working within Community Settings

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 28 August 2026

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