Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 5 registered nurse to join the progressive Occupational Health and Wellbeing team onsite in the CUH OH and Wellbeing building.
Every aspect of Occupational Health delivered through our service aims to provide the highest quality of care for CUH staff, other NHS organisations and external companies that the wider oh multi-disciplinary team support.
CUH invests in its workforce's health &wellbeing , through occupational health service such as; pre-employment staff screening, flu and covid vaccination, risk assessment, as well as mental health and wellbeing support.
Main duties of the job
This job role is suited for a registered nurse who has a keen interest in Occupational Health, or is seeking to learn new skills, to join an established and SEQOHS accredited OH team.
You will have a positive attitude towards the health and wellbeing of those attending, or contacting Occupational Health for support and advice.
You need to be confident working both autonomously and as part of the wider team and will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills, liaising with staff, managers, other departments across RPH, CUH and other stakeholders on the biomedical campus.
Working within a team of Occupational Health professionals providing a high quality needs based Occupational Health service to all contracted clients NHS and non NHS.
The role is predominantly based in the CUH OH & Wellbeing building on the biomedical campus, and you may be required on occasion to work offsite so independent mobility throughout East Anglia is desirable.
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities £3000 loan to support your resettlement and contribute towards a deposit or first months' rent subject to eligibility
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Personal Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date: 31st January 2024
Interviews to be held on the 15th February 2024
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
For further details of our fantastic benefits please refer to the attachment below - CUH Benefits.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
For Candidates applying from outside the UK
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers and Band 5 Orthoptists taking up substantive employment with the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Personal Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date: 31st January 2024
Interviews to be held on the 15th February 2024
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
For further details of our fantastic benefits please refer to the attachment below - CUH Benefits.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
For Candidates applying from outside the UK
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers and Band 5 Orthoptists taking up substantive employment with the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with NMC on part one or two of the register
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development and its application.
- Previous knowledge of immunisation and infection screening
Experience
Essential
- Proven clinical practice
- Experience of utilising reflective practice
Desirable
- Experience of mentoring junior staff
- Experience of teaching junior staff
- Experience of shift: shift ward management in absence of senior colleagues
- Clinical supervision
- Previous nursing experience of working in Occupational Health or giving immunisations
Knowledge
Essential
- NMC Code of Conduct and guidelines of professional practice
- Good theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within the clinical area
- Health and Safety awareness
- Quality issues and Clinical Governance
- Awareness of Trust and Ward/Department policies
- Awareness of need to demonstrate a professional appearance and behaviour
Desirable
- Awareness of risk management procedure
- An understanding of the professional nursing
- Awareness of broader issues within the Trust and NHS
- Understanding of Occupational Health in the NHS, and its role in providing services to business
Skills
Essential
- Proven verbal and written communication
- Skills with all members of the healthcare team, colleagues, patients and relatives
- Practical application of Trust documentation standards
- Ability to take initiative when required and liaise with the appropriate manager
- Maintenance of confidentiality
- Identify problems and recommend solutions
- Time management
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload
- Awareness and respect for colleagues and clients cultural and emotional needs
- Able to remain calm and work effectively in pressured situations
- Willingness to adapt to change as the organisation develops
Desirable
- Ability to achieve competency in Trust computer systems
- Ability to induct and orientate new staff to clinical area and to identify the key learning needs of less experienced staff
- Practical skills teaching
- Able to demonstrate practical application of health and safety in relation to acuity and patient/nurse ratio
- Effective management of equipment and resources
- Able to contribute to the development of departmental standard operating procedures and Trust policies and procedures.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Desirable
- Has a full UK driving license and is confident to travel to external businesses.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with NMC on part one or two of the register
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development and its application.
- Previous knowledge of immunisation and infection screening
Experience
Essential
- Proven clinical practice
- Experience of utilising reflective practice
Desirable
- Experience of mentoring junior staff
- Experience of teaching junior staff
- Experience of shift: shift ward management in absence of senior colleagues
- Clinical supervision
- Previous nursing experience of working in Occupational Health or giving immunisations
Knowledge
Essential
- NMC Code of Conduct and guidelines of professional practice
- Good theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within the clinical area
- Health and Safety awareness
- Quality issues and Clinical Governance
- Awareness of Trust and Ward/Department policies
- Awareness of need to demonstrate a professional appearance and behaviour
Desirable
- Awareness of risk management procedure
- An understanding of the professional nursing
- Awareness of broader issues within the Trust and NHS
- Understanding of Occupational Health in the NHS, and its role in providing services to business
Skills
Essential
- Proven verbal and written communication
- Skills with all members of the healthcare team, colleagues, patients and relatives
- Practical application of Trust documentation standards
- Ability to take initiative when required and liaise with the appropriate manager
- Maintenance of confidentiality
- Identify problems and recommend solutions
- Time management
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload
- Awareness and respect for colleagues and clients cultural and emotional needs
- Able to remain calm and work effectively in pressured situations
- Willingness to adapt to change as the organisation develops
Desirable
- Ability to achieve competency in Trust computer systems
- Ability to induct and orientate new staff to clinical area and to identify the key learning needs of less experienced staff
- Practical skills teaching
- Able to demonstrate practical application of health and safety in relation to acuity and patient/nurse ratio
- Effective management of equipment and resources
- Able to contribute to the development of departmental standard operating procedures and Trust policies and procedures.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Desirable
- Has a full UK driving license and is confident to travel to external businesses.
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital
Biomedical Campus Hills Rd
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Employer's website
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)