Job summary
The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust's Occupational Health Department is well established and highly successful, and boasts an excellent reputation both on a local and regional level.
We offer a range of high quality services including infection screening and immunisation, infectious outbreak contact tracing, fitness for work assessments, advice on sickness absence management, advice on stress management, assessment for long-term disability benefits or ill-health retirement, health surveillance, health promotion, training and education.
We are seeking to recruit an Occupational Health Lead Nurse. We are looking for someone who is a natural role model, who consistently demonstrates the Trust values with a passion for supporting and developing others while providing visible leadership to motivate and inspire their teams.
Working with a vision of "delivering excellence in everything we do", the Occupational Health Nursing Lead will work with the Medical and Administrative Leads and the Head of Occupational Health and Staff Wellbeing to provide professional leadership and management across the Occupational Health Service being responsible for the Nursing Team.
This is a 12 month fixed term/secondment opportunity.
Main duties of the job
The Occupational Health Nursing Lead will be accountable for the efficient and effective operational management of the nursing workforce, guaranteeing provision of high quality evidence based nursing practice, which will be delivered within a hospital, community and outreach setting.
The Occupational Health Nursing Lead will be a strong clinical leader, easily identifiable, highly visible and accessible to service users, business partners and staff. They will have a particular responsibility to support the developments of Clinical Governance (including SEQOHS), be the Clinical Lead for IT systems and Service Improvement, to modernise services and ensure the active involvement of service users and partners in the way Occupational Health services are developed, delivered and evaluated.
The Occupational Health Nursing Lead will provide strong clinical leadership within the Service and be highly visible and accessible. Leading by example, he/she will drive up standards of clinical care and have the authority to get the essential components of care right, - quality care, ensuring service users are treated with dignity and respect, resolving problems/complaints for service users and partners and ensuring high standards are maintained throughout the Services.
About us
With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We are a friendly team of around 35 staff consisting of doctors, nurses, counsellors, technicians and admin who work together to deliver an occupational health service to our own Trust and private organisations which we deliver from both Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital sites.
Our department offers this service Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 and 4:30 excluding bank holidays.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Nurse Practitioner Registered with appropriate regulatory body (NMC.)
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Part 3 NMC)
- Good general knowledge of the NHS and current clinical standards within Occupational Health services
- Understanding of GDPR and its impact on Occupational Health services
- Specialist knowledge of governance and risk management
Desirable
- Masters degree or equivalent post basic training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading and delivering programmes of change within an Occupational Health Service
- Experience of working with private contractors
- Post registration experience including management and leadership experience
Desirable
- Project management experience
- Involvement in business planning
- Knowledge of budgets/financial control
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Ability to build successful teams
- Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets
- Ability to manage conflict
- Strong leadership qualities
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Excellent problem solving skills using team when appropriate
- Understand highly complex clinical information and to be able to inform clinical strategy
- Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
Physical skills
Essential
- IT skills to manage and report on complex service and performance management information
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Nurse Practitioner Registered with appropriate regulatory body (NMC.)
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Part 3 NMC)
- Good general knowledge of the NHS and current clinical standards within Occupational Health services
- Understanding of GDPR and its impact on Occupational Health services
- Specialist knowledge of governance and risk management
Desirable
- Masters degree or equivalent post basic training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading and delivering programmes of change within an Occupational Health Service
- Experience of working with private contractors
- Post registration experience including management and leadership experience
Desirable
- Project management experience
- Involvement in business planning
- Knowledge of budgets/financial control
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Ability to build successful teams
- Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets
- Ability to manage conflict
- Strong leadership qualities
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Excellent problem solving skills using team when appropriate
- Understand highly complex clinical information and to be able to inform clinical strategy
- Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
Physical skills
Essential
- IT skills to manage and report on complex service and performance management information
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.
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).
Additional information
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).