Job summary
Occupational Health Nurse
Division: Corporate
Care Group: HR&OD
Band: 5
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Interview Date: Week Commencing 16th September 2024
A rare but exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 registered nurse to join the Occupational health team to support with the clinical needs of the service. This is a great way to build a career within Occupational health and on the job training and support will be offered.
Main duties of the job
To provide support to help achieve a comprehensive Occupational Health Service within agreed remit to all managers and staff
To assist the Trust in promoting and maintaining the health of staff
To ensure health issues are dealt with in a professional manner within the post holder's area of competence
To advise, within own area of knowledge and competence, service users in regard to their health, safety and welfare at work
Support the delivery of Occupational Health Services to NHS clients and commercial employers within the remit of the contract specified
The post holder will ensure compliance with the Trust's Risk Management Policies and Procedures. These describe the Trust's commitment to risk management , the recognition that our aim is to protect patients, staff and visitors from harm, and stress that all our staff have a responsibility to minimise
Tackle discrimination and harassment, and promote equality and diversity in the workplace
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support and assist the OH team to deliver the workload in an effective manner.
Represent the department at Trust and other agency forums deputising for the OH Nurse Consultant / HR Business Development Manager when required
Actively take part in and support Directorate initiatives and issues
Use clinical skills and knowledge to provide specialist advice and support to peer group staff, clients and service managers
Act as a clinical expert and positive role model for all staff
Provide professional leadership, advice and guidance to nursing and non-nursing staff, within the nursing environment and foster collaborative partnerships with other disciplines
Lead in the development of clinical standards ensuring these are set, embedded and monitored in accordance with the needs of the service in conjunction with the senior OH team
Monitor agreed quality improvement metrics to support compliance with local and external practice standards e.g. NHS Plus, cold chain monitoring etc
Support the OH Nurse Consultant / HR Business Development Manager in ensuring that workload is prioritised and managed effectively
Participate in audit and research programmes appropriate to the advancement of the service as required
With senior staff, identify and minimise clinical and non-clinical risk issues reporting to the senior team
Implementation of action plans to address areas which fall below acceptable standards
To always act in a professional manner in accordance with the NMC guidelines. Safe, efficient and effective administration of medicines in accordance with the NMC guidelines
Ensure that accurate and legible client records are kept in line with professional and legal requirements, paper and electronic
Promote and maintain effective working relationships and communications with Consultants, medical staff, nurse colleagues and other multi-agency professionals
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support and assist the OH team to deliver the workload in an effective manner.
Represent the department at Trust and other agency forums deputising for the OH Nurse Consultant / HR Business Development Manager when required
Actively take part in and support Directorate initiatives and issues
Use clinical skills and knowledge to provide specialist advice and support to peer group staff, clients and service managers
Act as a clinical expert and positive role model for all staff
Provide professional leadership, advice and guidance to nursing and non-nursing staff, within the nursing environment and foster collaborative partnerships with other disciplines
Lead in the development of clinical standards ensuring these are set, embedded and monitored in accordance with the needs of the service in conjunction with the senior OH team
Monitor agreed quality improvement metrics to support compliance with local and external practice standards e.g. NHS Plus, cold chain monitoring etc
Support the OH Nurse Consultant / HR Business Development Manager in ensuring that workload is prioritised and managed effectively
Participate in audit and research programmes appropriate to the advancement of the service as required
With senior staff, identify and minimise clinical and non-clinical risk issues reporting to the senior team
Implementation of action plans to address areas which fall below acceptable standards
To always act in a professional manner in accordance with the NMC guidelines. Safe, efficient and effective administration of medicines in accordance with the NMC guidelines
Ensure that accurate and legible client records are kept in line with professional and legal requirements, paper and electronic
Promote and maintain effective working relationships and communications with Consultants, medical staff, nurse colleagues and other multi-agency professionals
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge
Essential
- On-going professional development
- Good knowledge of clinical governance
- Quality Improvement tools and audit
- Risk management Issues
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in a variety of primary and secondary care clinical settings
- Significant experience at Band 6 or above in more than one area of practice
- Experience of managing staff
Skills
Essential
- Venepuncture, cannulation
- Communication skills
- Immunisation and vaccination
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge
Essential
- On-going professional development
- Good knowledge of clinical governance
- Quality Improvement tools and audit
- Risk management Issues
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in a variety of primary and secondary care clinical settings
- Significant experience at Band 6 or above in more than one area of practice
- Experience of managing staff
Skills
Essential
- Venepuncture, cannulation
- Communication skills
- Immunisation and vaccination
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).
