Current vacancies
Find and Treat Case Worker
Reporting to: TB Nurse Specialist (Find & Treat) and Director of Services (Groundswell)
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £27,560
Contract: Fixed term until end of March 2024
Location:Find & Treat TB Project, 250 Euston Road, 4th Floor East Wing, London NW1 2PG and at Groundswell’s office near Oval tube station.
Deadline to apply: We are taking applications on a rolling basis and will consider them as they come in.
Groundswell are recruiting a Case Worker to work alongside NHS UCLH Find & Treat as part of their Mobile Health team delivering high quality health advocacy to excluded and vulnerable people. The team operate a Mobile Health Unit (MHU), going out to hostels, hotels and Day Centres supporting people to get diagnosed and complete treatment for important public health infections including Tuberculosis (TB) and Hepatitis C and more recently COVID-19. Additionally, the MHU provides on-the-spot access to essential immunisations and the team are continuously innovating to outreach additional health opportunities.
The role involves building relationships with people experiencing homelessness to encourage them to access the health opportunities provided by Find&Treat (Tuberculosis (TB) and Blood Bourne Virus (BBV) screening / Essential immunisations / support to register with primary care services and attend hospital appointments and support to engage with drug and alcohol treatment services) working in close partnership with the Groundswell Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA) programme.
Harrow & Hillingdon Homeless Health Care Navigator
Reporting to: Partnerships Manager
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £30,000
Contract: Fixed term until end of March 2025 (with possibility of extension depending on funding)
Location: Hybrid. You will be expected to frequently work in Homelessness and Health services in Harrow and Hillingdon and from our office in Workspace, Kennington Park in Oval, as agreed with your Line Manager. You can work from home when not required in the office.
Deadline to apply: We are taking applications on a rolling basis and will consider them as they come in.
This role is an opportunity to roll out Groundswell’s award-winning Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA) project in Harrow and Hillingdon. We are seeking someone who really understands the barriers that people experiencing homelessness might face accessing healthcare. The Care Navigator will work with Harrow/Hillingdon based health and homelessness services to identify people experiencing homelessness who have unmet health needs. They will work with a Caseload of individuals supporting them to access appropriate healthcare and work towards managing their own health.
The Navigator will ensure people are registered with a GP, support clients to prepare for and co-ordinate their appointments; develop understanding of the roles of different professionals and services; ensure they not discriminated against because of their homelessness; and ensure that they communicate effectively. As client’s knowledge of their issues and support services grow so will their confidence, they will feel empowered to navigate the system themselves. Their health will improve, positively affecting their wellbeing as they feel able to proactively manage their health.