Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 OHA (with 15% R&R salary uplift) to join our very busy Occupational Health & Wellbeing department at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCT).
You will be part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of OH professionals, physiotherapists, counsellors and CBT therapists and health & wellbeing practitioners. Duties will include the full OH remit ie management referrals, pre-placement assessessments, medicals, immunisations and phlebotomy, health surveillance etc for MCT staff as well as a range of external clients.
We are looking for a dynamic experienced OHA who can work automomously as well as being part of a wider team, with excellent communication and report writing who is keen to develop their own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others.
Shortlisting date is planned for 15th May 2023
Interview date is planned for 24th May 2023
Main duties of the job
To work autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary Occupational Health Service delivering a high quality practical and preventative occupational health service to employees.
To operate within Trust policies and departmental procedures and be responsible for maintaining their professional development, keeping upto date with issues relating to nursing and occupational health practice.To participate in the development of departmental procedures, protocols and standards.
The post holder will be able to work autonomously and manage own caseload without direct supervision as part of theOccupational Health team
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for essential and desirable criteria - any applicant that does not meet essential or desirable need not apply
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for essential and desirable criteria - any applicant that does not meet essential or desirable need not apply
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse (Level 1)
- Occupational Health Degree/Diploma/Certificate or working towards
Desirable
- HAVS
- NEBOSH H&S Certificate Masters Degree in Occupational Health
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Occupational health experience
- Evidence of CPD
- NHS experience
- Experience of working with confidential information
Desirable
- Varied post registration experience
- NHS occupational Health experience
- Local Government experience
- Experience of health education/promotion
Skills
Essential
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to manage own workload
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Commitment to customer service
- Commitment to service improvement
- Flexible approach to workload
- Ability to travel to Trust sites
Desirable
- Audit
- Counselling skills Literacy in IT skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse (Level 1)
- Occupational Health Degree/Diploma/Certificate or working towards
Desirable
- HAVS
- NEBOSH H&S Certificate Masters Degree in Occupational Health
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Occupational health experience
- Evidence of CPD
- NHS experience
- Experience of working with confidential information
Desirable
- Varied post registration experience
- NHS occupational Health experience
- Local Government experience
- Experience of health education/promotion
Skills
Essential
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to manage own workload
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Commitment to customer service
- Commitment to service improvement
- Flexible approach to workload
- Ability to travel to Trust sites
Desirable
- Audit
- Counselling skills Literacy in IT skills
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
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).
