South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Health Screening Nurses

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Occupational Health and Wellbeing Department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a qualified nurse to join the team as Occupational Health Screening Nurses.

The post holder would ideally have had a wide variety of nursing experience; with an enthusiasm for working within Occupational Health and delivering a high quality service that meets the needs of employees/clients.

The role is varied, involving a range of occupational health screening services for the Trusts 11,0000 staff and the department's external customers. The role involves working within an Occupational Health and Wellbeing multi-disciplinary team, providing a range of confidential services including venepuncture, vaccinations/immunisations, supporting staff following a needlestick injury, work health assessments and health surveillance. Clinics can be held across Trust sites or external customer bases as required by the service.

Main duties of the job

The post holders are required to have achieved NMC level 1 registration with post qualifying experience gained in the NHS.

Hours of work are usually within office hours, however there may be a requirement to work flexible on occasions to meet the needs of the service.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

About us

Following years of joint working between South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, we have formally agreed to form the University Hospitals Tees group to enable closer partnership across our two organisations.

By formalising this partnership, the group will deliver better outcomes for our patients, our staff, and the wider population we serve, by collaborating to work on endemic health issues and having a coherent voice to represent the people of the Tees Valley and parts of County Durham and North Yorkshire.

University Hospital Tees Group means that our two organisations remain separate so they can represent their communities effectively, but it has the flexibility to enable the Trusts to work at scale to take strategic decisions.

The post holders will be have their primary base at the James Cook University Hospital however there will be the requirement to travel to other sites across the University Hospitals Tees Group.

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities,

Details

Date posted

23 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-6969327-A

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Currently Registered on Part 1 of the NMC register
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise work in a busy department and respond to deadlines.
  • Team member. Aware of own competencies and limitation
  • Ability to run clinics at OH sites and satellite clinics across the organisation when necessary
  • Demonstrates clear and effective interpersonal, written, listening and communication skills.

Desirable

  • Motivated to improve the service delivery through audit and research
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Currently Registered on Part 1 of the NMC register
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise work in a busy department and respond to deadlines.
  • Team member. Aware of own competencies and limitation
  • Ability to run clinics at OH sites and satellite clinics across the organisation when necessary
  • Demonstrates clear and effective interpersonal, written, listening and communication skills.

Desirable

  • Motivated to improve the service delivery through audit and research

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.

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.

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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Occupational Health Specialist Nurse

Wendy Large

w.large@nhs.net

01642282482

Details

Date posted

23 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-6969327-A

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


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