Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Health Clinic Nurse

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Job summary

Clinic Nurse band 5

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our multidisciplinary Team within the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Why?

We have recently completed a re-structure which has created new opportunities and roles.

We have secured a new operational service based at Winwick, Warrington and satellite units held in Sefton / Knowsley & Liverpool areas to support delivery of the service across the Trust footprint.

Who do we want?

We are looking for qualified registered general nurses with a special interest in Occupational Health.

If you are pro-active, dynamic, and motivated to support the development of the service, this job is for you!

Interested in joining our team? Apply now!

Shortlisting planned for 20 June

Interview planned for 27 June

Main duties of the job

What does it involve?

The role involves, pre-placement health assessments, management of needlestick injuries, immunisations/vaccinations/phlebotomy, health surveillance, medical assessments and providing advice to managers and colleagues as appropriate.

In addition to the Trust, you will be required to provide an expert and reliable Occupational Health Service to other paying private organisations, including other NHS employers and private companies/businesses.

The service uses Civica Occupational Health (OPAS-G2) software which supports all clinical functions.

See full job description for all duties & requirements for this role.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest Trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

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.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details

Date posted

28 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum/ pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-TWS6253060-A

Job locations

Occupational Health Department Hollins Park House

Hollins Lane

Warrington

WA2 8WA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the above section for main duties of this role along with the attached job description for further full details - or for further clarity/discussion please contact the clinical lead nurses directly.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the above section for main duties of this role along with the attached job description for further full details - or for further clarity/discussion please contact the clinical lead nurses directly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse / Registered Nurse
  • Registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Evidence of on-going professional development

Desirable

  • Recognised OH Nursing Qualification
  • NEBOSH

Experience

Essential

  • 2 years post registration experience
  • NHS experience.
  • Experience of working with confidential information
  • Experience of managing own caseload and working to tight deadlines
  • Promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace
  • Venepuncture skills

Desirable

  • Vaccination Skills
  • Clinical Experience within an occupational health setting
  • Knowledge of national issues around Occupational Health
  • Counselling skills

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

  • Able to work within NMC Codes of Conduct
  • Venepuncture
  • 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
  • Good IT skills, familiar with Microsoft word and powerpoint
  • Adaptable to changing needs of the service
  • Willingness to undertake skills training related to the speciality

Desirable

  • Health Surveillance Skills
  • Health Assessment Skills
  • Delivery of immunisation and screening programmes
  • Mantoux Screening
  • Knowledge of Health & safety Legislation
  • Familiar with COHORT/Windip
  • Drug & Alcohol Screening
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse / Registered Nurse
  • Registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Evidence of on-going professional development

Desirable

  • Recognised OH Nursing Qualification
  • NEBOSH

Experience

Essential

  • 2 years post registration experience
  • NHS experience.
  • Experience of working with confidential information
  • Experience of managing own caseload and working to tight deadlines
  • Promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace
  • Venepuncture skills

Desirable

  • Vaccination Skills
  • Clinical Experience within an occupational health setting
  • Knowledge of national issues around Occupational Health
  • Counselling skills

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

  • Able to work within NMC Codes of Conduct
  • Venepuncture
  • 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
  • Good IT skills, familiar with Microsoft word and powerpoint
  • Adaptable to changing needs of the service
  • Willingness to undertake skills training related to the speciality

Desirable

  • Health Surveillance Skills
  • Health Assessment Skills
  • Delivery of immunisation and screening programmes
  • Mantoux Screening
  • Knowledge of Health & safety Legislation
  • Familiar with COHORT/Windip
  • Drug & Alcohol Screening

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

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Occupational Health Department Hollins Park House

Hollins Lane

Warrington

WA2 8WA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Occupational Health Department Hollins Park House

Hollins Lane

Warrington

WA2 8WA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical OHWB Lead Specialist Nurse

Sarah Bimendi or Diane Mellor

sarah.bimendi@merseycare.nhs.uk

01925664010

Details

Date posted

28 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum/ pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-TWS6253060-A

Job locations

Occupational Health Department Hollins Park House

Hollins Lane

Warrington

WA2 8WA


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