Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced OHA to join the team in a well established busy Occupational Health Service.
One of the key areas of work will be to provide leadership to the clinical team from previous experience working in occupational health at a senior level.
Areas of work includes supporting the running of the day to day clinical services; along with utilising the eOPAS IT system to its fullest capacity to streamline systems and processes and supporting new and innovative internal and external service provision.
Excellent IT skills and knowledge will be paramount to delivering the service along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills which are essential. Together with the ability to work as part of the team and on own initiative the post requires a self-motivating professional with a pro-active approach to Occupational Health.
Candidates must be a Registered Nurse (RN) with an Occupational Health qualification or equivalent Occupational Health experience with transferable skills /qualifications, together with significant NHS experience.
Some flexibility with hours and work site may be required on occasions.
Basis hours of work 08:0016:00 Monday to Friday with the flexibility to cover project work and national campaign work when required.
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical and professional leadership within the department. Support the development of the Occupational Health Service of the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust under the guidance of the Senior Team making recommendations for service improvements, and contribute to any departmental policies and procedures.
Provide knowledge and skills to ensure the provision and management of comprehensive occupational health programme for all staff ensuring that the occupational health needs of the Trust and other customers are met.
This may include, interpreting and analysing medical conditions and sensitive information in a non-judgemental manner and being accountable for recommendations and outcomes.
Promote a high quality, cost effective and efficient service, in line with its business plan, to the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and its other customers
Work autonomously and as a team member using initiative and forward thinking in all aspect of the service to provide innovation within the OH setting.
About us
This is a varied and challenging post, addressing all aspects of Occupational Health services for internal and external clients.
The service covers 8500 internal staff and a wide variety of external customers including other NHS organisations, university students and private businesses.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The clinical role of the senior clinic nurse will include being competent to carry out the following activities and work within clear pathways/protocols, report your findings accurately and to liaise with Senior team where results are outside of agreed parameters. Show significant OH knowledge and experience through day to day support of junior staff and service provision.
- Case management of day to day referrals including advice for return to work, adjustments, onward referral to OH Physician either from managers or self-referral from employees
- Contamination Injury assessment and treatment
- Vaccinations appropriate to the role of the employee
- Venepuncture
- Audiometry
- Spirometry
- Vision screening
- Fitness for work medicals
- Employment screening including triage and assessment
- Drug and alcohol testing by chain of custody methodology
- Health and wellbeing assessments, including health promotion activities
Assess contamination injuries and plan clinical care for the prevention of blood borne viruses (BBV); including the collection of samples for BBV testing and provision of hepatitis B vaccinations
Exposure to high risk blood samples will be part of this process. This will require daily clinical judgements as to the care pathway for high risk events and take advice from Senior OH practitioners and OH Physician.
To be responsible for the laboratory specimen process, including the collection of samples including high risk samples (HIV /Hep B/Hep C) using fine motor skills and dexterity using blood sampling equipment. This will involve exposure to unpleasant bodily fluids on a daily basis.
Communicate with patients on a daily basis including sensitive health information. Manage patients clinical expectations and support patients being upset or aggressive.
To request and retrieve blood tests using the ICE system assessing the results and planning patient screening pathway.
Carry out audiometry screening using bespoke audiometry software and equipment; this includes assessing the patient prior to the screening, internal examination of the ear, using an industrial audiometer and audiometric soundproof booth.
Carry out spirometry screening using highly sensitive equipment, this includes assessment of the health of the patient prior to screening.
Carry out vision screening as part of health assessments and medicals using specialist equipment.
Carry out fitness to work medicals which includes paramedic medicals and future service development in lift truck medicals.
Making daily clinical judgements on the screening required, booking appointments and carrying out clinic nurse activities. This includes work required for external contract clients, private clients, junior Drs rotations and general recruitment across the NGH/KGH group.
Across group working includes healthcare students and rotational and bank staff.
Act as a Chain of Custody collection officer for Drug and Alcohol screening. Collect samples on an individual patient basis under strict confidential national protocols which are admissible in a court of law. This includes completing the assessment documentation including details of any drugs of abuse, prescription and non-prescription medication used. Package and send the samples to the contracted laboratory for these services.
Use highly sensitive breath analysis equipment to determine the current level of alcohol the patient has ingested. Print the results and discuss with the patient. Record the results and pass to the senior clinical team for further assessment if required.
Confidential informal counselling - this may involve dealing with highly sensitive or distressing information with referral to the external formal counselling service
Job description
Job responsibilities
The clinical role of the senior clinic nurse will include being competent to carry out the following activities and work within clear pathways/protocols, report your findings accurately and to liaise with Senior team where results are outside of agreed parameters. Show significant OH knowledge and experience through day to day support of junior staff and service provision.
- Case management of day to day referrals including advice for return to work, adjustments, onward referral to OH Physician either from managers or self-referral from employees
- Contamination Injury assessment and treatment
- Vaccinations appropriate to the role of the employee
- Venepuncture
- Audiometry
- Spirometry
- Vision screening
- Fitness for work medicals
- Employment screening including triage and assessment
- Drug and alcohol testing by chain of custody methodology
- Health and wellbeing assessments, including health promotion activities
Assess contamination injuries and plan clinical care for the prevention of blood borne viruses (BBV); including the collection of samples for BBV testing and provision of hepatitis B vaccinations
Exposure to high risk blood samples will be part of this process. This will require daily clinical judgements as to the care pathway for high risk events and take advice from Senior OH practitioners and OH Physician.
To be responsible for the laboratory specimen process, including the collection of samples including high risk samples (HIV /Hep B/Hep C) using fine motor skills and dexterity using blood sampling equipment. This will involve exposure to unpleasant bodily fluids on a daily basis.
Communicate with patients on a daily basis including sensitive health information. Manage patients clinical expectations and support patients being upset or aggressive.
To request and retrieve blood tests using the ICE system assessing the results and planning patient screening pathway.
Carry out audiometry screening using bespoke audiometry software and equipment; this includes assessing the patient prior to the screening, internal examination of the ear, using an industrial audiometer and audiometric soundproof booth.
Carry out spirometry screening using highly sensitive equipment, this includes assessment of the health of the patient prior to screening.
Carry out vision screening as part of health assessments and medicals using specialist equipment.
Carry out fitness to work medicals which includes paramedic medicals and future service development in lift truck medicals.
Making daily clinical judgements on the screening required, booking appointments and carrying out clinic nurse activities. This includes work required for external contract clients, private clients, junior Drs rotations and general recruitment across the NGH/KGH group.
Across group working includes healthcare students and rotational and bank staff.
Act as a Chain of Custody collection officer for Drug and Alcohol screening. Collect samples on an individual patient basis under strict confidential national protocols which are admissible in a court of law. This includes completing the assessment documentation including details of any drugs of abuse, prescription and non-prescription medication used. Package and send the samples to the contracted laboratory for these services.
Use highly sensitive breath analysis equipment to determine the current level of alcohol the patient has ingested. Print the results and discuss with the patient. Record the results and pass to the senior clinical team for further assessment if required.
Confidential informal counselling - this may involve dealing with highly sensitive or distressing information with referral to the external formal counselling service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN
- Occupational health diploma/degree
- BLS/anaphylaxis
- Venepuncture
- Immunisation
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in an NHS Occupational Health Department
- Experience of working at band 6 level in an NHS clinical setting
- Significant experience of using eOPAS OH system
- Significant experience of planning and executing high levels projects with attention to detail paramount
- Experience in managing contamination injuries
- Knowledge of health surveillance requirements relating to healthcare workers
- Knowledge of vaccination requirements of healthcare workers
Desirable
- Significant experience of using eOPAS OH system
Skills
Essential
- IT skills in using Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Using ICE laboratory System
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to communicate confidently at all levels both orally and in writing
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload effectively
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to liaise effectively with clients, managers, HR and other key stakeholders, both internal and external
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Forward thinking innovative approach to services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN
- Occupational health diploma/degree
- BLS/anaphylaxis
- Venepuncture
- Immunisation
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in an NHS Occupational Health Department
- Experience of working at band 6 level in an NHS clinical setting
- Significant experience of using eOPAS OH system
- Significant experience of planning and executing high levels projects with attention to detail paramount
- Experience in managing contamination injuries
- Knowledge of health surveillance requirements relating to healthcare workers
- Knowledge of vaccination requirements of healthcare workers
Desirable
- Significant experience of using eOPAS OH system
Skills
Essential
- IT skills in using Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Using ICE laboratory System
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to communicate confidently at all levels both orally and in writing
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload effectively
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to liaise effectively with clients, managers, HR and other key stakeholders, both internal and external
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Forward thinking innovative approach to services
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).
