Occupational Health Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

As part of our growth here at TAC Healthcare Group, our Occupational Health business area have an exciting opening for a Registered Occupational Health Nurse.

The purpose of the role is to deliver a comprehensive Occupational Health Nursing Service in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice. You will be expected to work between TAC Occupational Health Clinic and within client workplaces as required.

We have both full-time and part-time positions available. 

Are you a Registered General Nurse with experience in Occupational Health? Are you able to demonstrate great people skills, organisation and crucially, a high standard of patient care? If so, we would like to here from you!

What you will do: 

• Perform specialist medicals (such as working at heights, confined space, night worker, lone worker medicals, driver medicals).
• Ensure that thorough clinical case notes are maintained for each patient and standards are meeting local policy and professional standards.
• Always ensure patient confidentiality, adhering to GDPR legislation, NMC The Code, General Medical Council/Faculty of Occupational Medicine guidance as applicable.
• Liaise case management stakeholders, such as clients HR teams, in the management of sickness absence. 
• Liaise with clients HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) teams in the identification of risk and the development of risk prevention, control, or management strategies.
• Perform medicals such as industry standard medicals, pre-placement medicals, substance abuse screening.

About you:

• Experienced within a commercial OH environment, would be advantageous.
• Hold an Occupational Health Diploma or Degree
• Travel Health trained
• Experience of undertaking Nurse Based OGUK medical
• Experienced in Audiometry and Spirometry
• Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered Nurse (Adult or Equivalent)
• Ability to travel and full UK driving licence
• Case management and health surveillance experience is essential, with proven ability to conduct face to face and telephone-based assessments.

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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

TAC Healthcare Group

Address

Foresterhill Road

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

AB25 2ZP

Employer's website

https://www.tachealthcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)