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Health and Wellbeing Nurse
Location: Likewise Portland House, 4 days per week and 1 day per week at Wicker
Working Hours: 37 hours, Monday - Friday with an 11am - 7pm clinic once per fortnight
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £40,266 - £54,478
Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band.
About Waythrough
Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.
Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.
Make a Real Difference in Your Community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.
As a Health and Wellbeing Nurse, you will work as an integral member of the wider clinical team within the Likewise Sheffield service, providing high-quality, person-centred nursing care to people experiencing drug and/or alcohol-related difficulties. You will promote physical and psychological wellbeing, reduce health inequalities, minimise drug- and alcohol-related harm, and support service users to access appropriate healthcare and treatment.
What You’ll Do
- Carry out alcohol assessments and support community alcohol detoxifications, including monitoring, clinical review, and health education.
- Make appropriate referrals to external providers, specialist services, hospitals, GPs, and other support networks, including mutual aid.
- Provide comprehensive healthcare assessments for people using drugs and/or alcohol, identifying physical health, mental health, and psychosocial needs, and making appropriate onward referrals.
- Undertake clinical observations, physical health monitoring, and investigations, including blood tests, ECGs, and other health screening, in accordance with competency, local policy, and clinical need.
- Undertake blood-borne virus (BBV) screening, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV testing where appropriate, provide results in a sensitive and supportive manner, and facilitate appropriate onward referral and treatment.
- Provide and coordinate hepatitis A and B vaccinations, following local pathways, national guidance, and service procedures.
- Promote harm reduction, including safer injecting advice, overdose prevention, wound care, and appropriate provision of naloxone.
- Identify and respond to drug and alcohol-related physical health complications, including injection-related injuries, infections, poor nutrition, liver disease, and other long-term health conditions.
- Deliver sexual health interventions, including testing, education, and onward referral to specialist sexual health services where required.
- Provide health promotion and prevention interventions relating to smoking, including nicotine replacement therapy and referral to appropriate smoking cessation services.
- Support service users to access routine and preventative healthcare, including GP services, screening programs, dental services, and other relevant healthcare providers.
- Support people who may experience significant barriers to healthcare as a result of stigma, health inequalities, homelessness, social exclusion, or complex needs.
- Work collaboratively with GPs, community pharmacies, hospitals, sexual health services, hepatology services, mental health services, and other partner agencies to ensure effective continuity of care.
- Recognise and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, deteriorating physical or mental health, and other clinical risks, escalating concerns in accordance with local procedures.
- Maintain accurate, contemporaneous, and confidential clinical records and ensure all care, interventions, referrals, and outcomes are appropriately documented.
- Promote a trauma-informed, compassionate, non-judgemental, and person-centred approach, recognising the impact of stigma and previous experiences of healthcare on engagement.
- Work within professional standards, scope of practice, local policies, clinical guidelines, and relevant legislation, maintaining professional competence and continuing professional development.
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To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need
- A strong commitment to working with people experiencing drug and/or alcohol-related difficulties and a genuine interest in promoting health equality.
- Registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Registered General/Adult Nurse (RGN), with the qualifications, knowledge, and professional commitment required to provide safe and effective clinical care.
- Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills, with the ability to identify and respond to physical, psychological, and social needs.
- Clinical knowledge of blood-borne viruses, including hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV, and an understanding of the importance of prevention, testing, treatment, and health promotion.
- Experience or willingness to develop skills in alcohol withdrawal assessment, community detoxification, physical health monitoring, and associated clinical interventions.
- The ability to work confidently both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, recognising when specialist advice or escalation is required.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build therapeutic relationships with people who may have complex needs or difficulties engaging with healthcare.
- A compassionate, non-judgemental, and recovery-focused approach, with an understanding of the impact of stigma, trauma, and health inequalities.
- A commitment to safeguarding, clinical governance, professional accountability, and maintaining high standards of documentation and confidentiality.
- A willingness to undertake relevant training and maintain continuing professional development to ensure clinical competence within the role.
- A driving licence and access to a vehicle is preferable but not essential.
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What We Offer
We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
- 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
- Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
- Life assurance (3× annual salary)
- Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
- Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
- Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
- 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
- Recognition and long service awards via our Way to Go and Aspirations portals
- £500 Recommend a Friend bonus
- Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
- Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras, and Tickets for Good
- Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year
Inclusion and Accessibility
Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.
We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.
If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team: recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk
Closing Date: 2026-09-16
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