Senior Occupational Health Nurse Advisor

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

As part of NHS's England's Growing Occupational Health Vision, our occupational health service is undergoing a period of significant change focused on improving the health and wellbeing of our staff. We are developing our established team and have a number of exciting opportunities within the occupational health department, so now is a fantastic time to join us.

The post holder will work as an essential member of the occupational health and wellbeing team and support in delivering an effective, efficient, responsive and high-quality service. Although the job base is Skidby House this role does allow flexible hours and working arrangements including home based working options and hybrid options.

To help us achieve our aims, we are looking for a highly motivated, well organised individual who is able to communicate across a wide group of individuals. We are seeking to recruit a qualified, experienced, highly motivated, and enthusiastic occupational health advisor.

You will be involved in all aspects of the service, providing a high level comprehensive Occupational Health Service to Trust staff, facilitating employee wellbeing through health screening, health assessment and health promotion, working as part of a cohesive occupational health team within a very busy environment.

The ideal candidate will be highly confident, have excellent communication skills, proficient IT skills and a flexible pro-active approach to be able to manage a varied and demanding workload.

Main duties of the job

Working alongside our multidisciplinary team, maintaining your professional specialist nursing skills you will work autonomously providing all aspects of specialist OH services delivering care with compassion.

A significant part of this varied and dynamic role will be to lead and support the development of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide and maintain a competent workforce that is responsive to our new ways of working.

Our MDT currently comprises a range of health professions: Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Clinical Psychology, OH Medical Practitioner, supported by our excellent Administrative Team.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Date posted

29 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

338-6582953-24

Job locations

Skidby House

Willerby Hill Business Park

Willerby

HU10 6ED


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • Registration with NMC Part 1
  • Postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health
  • Demonstrates a clear understanding of professional accountability in the scope of professional practice.
  • Innovative and adaptable, with strong leadership and management skills.

Desirable

  • Knowledge and experience of working in NHS occupational health

Experience

Essential

  • Managing complex cases Must have experience in mentoring/facilitation/ teaching/ assessing/ coaching.
  • Broad experience in Occupational Health

Desirable

  • Minimum of 12 months working in a healthcare environment

Skills and Competancies

Essential

  • Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision.
  • Able to prioritise own workload and manage own time, self motivated and capable of working flexibly and to strict deadlines using own initiative.

Desirable

  • Able to manage the occupational health team in managers absence.
Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • Registration with NMC Part 1
  • Postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health
  • Demonstrates a clear understanding of professional accountability in the scope of professional practice.
  • Innovative and adaptable, with strong leadership and management skills.

Desirable

  • Knowledge and experience of working in NHS occupational health

Experience

Essential

  • Managing complex cases Must have experience in mentoring/facilitation/ teaching/ assessing/ coaching.
  • Broad experience in Occupational Health

Desirable

  • Minimum of 12 months working in a healthcare environment

Skills and Competancies

Essential

  • Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision.
  • Able to prioritise own workload and manage own time, self motivated and capable of working flexibly and to strict deadlines using own initiative.

Desirable

  • Able to manage the occupational health team in managers absence.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Skidby House

Willerby Hill Business Park

Willerby

HU10 6ED


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Skidby House

Willerby Hill Business Park

Willerby

HU10 6ED


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Occupational Health

Sonia Wadley

sonia.wadley@nhs.net

Date posted

29 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

338-6582953-24

Job locations

Skidby House

Willerby Hill Business Park

Willerby

HU10 6ED


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