registered nurse Plymouth, England
Job description
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & WELLBEING DEPARTMENT (OHWB)
Occupational Health Nurse Advisor
Band 6, up to 37.5 hours/week (1.0 WTE)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Department. We require an Occupational Health and Wellbeing Nurse Advisor to deliver an exemplar, proactive, comprehensive and evidence based Occupational Health Service to University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and a wide variety of customer contracts.
The role will encompass both working autonomously at external client premises and within the OHWB department in the Derriford Centre for Health & Wellbeing, to provide a comprehensive range of contracted clinical services. The post will involve travel to external customer premises.
The post holder will need to demonstrate current experience and competence in Occupational Health Nursing at Band 5, preferably within one or more of the following sectors: NHS, the Public sector, private OH sector, or an Industry setting.
For enquires and an informal discussion please contact Mel Morrell [email protected]
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
The post holder will become part of a dynamic team who support the staff who work for University Hospitals Plymouth.
To deliver an exemplar, highly visible, proactive, comprehensive, flexible, evidence based and
clinically resilient occupational health nursing service in line with SEQOHS standards and Trust
policies, to employees of University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) and external clients
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.
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If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process, please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100.
We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams.
It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Provide a comprehensive Occupational Health Nursing service. This includes services to Trust staff
and external clients within the Derriford Centre for Health & Wellbeing, as well as service provision on
site at external client premises for their employees.
- Assist the OH Nurse Team Manager in the support, supervision and mentoring to OHWB Nurse Team
- Support the OH Nurse Team Manager with the development of policies, procedures and guidelines, as
- Establish proactive relationships and effective communications with all stakeholders, including clients,
legislation, DoH and NICE guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures and in line with the
requirements of SEQOHS, CQC, HSE, and PHE etc.
- Work closely with other clinical professionals within OHWB via internal referral, provision of advice and
- Ensure comprehensive clinical records are kept for all employee contacts, in both written and
professionals as appropriate
- Undertake all clinical duties within level of expertise referring to the OH Nurse Team Manager and OH
- Positively participate in continual improvement to processes and the development of policies,
Operations Manager as required.
- Proactively engage in clinical activities / initiatives relating to work, health and wellbeing.
- Represent the OHWB at relevant University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and external business
- Represent the OHWB Nurse team as required.
- Undertake continuing professional development to keep abreast of current developments within the
process and NMC Revalidation.
- Contribute to internal department programmes of learning and process improvements from an
colleagues.
- Participate in local induction and safety briefings prior to working autonomously at external client
- Participate in Induction, Mandatory Training, Health promotion initiatives and staff wellbeing events.
- Ensure all clinical practice is evidence based and is supported by risk assessment where appropriate.
- Participate in departmental audit programme for evaluation of clinical service provision and provide
Author: Claire Ackerman Date: Dec 2017
findings at appropriate forums. This includes the OHWB client satisfaction survey and MOHAWK
national surveys of OH services.
- Participate in projects and relevant research with the OHWB service.
- Contribute to future OHWB service developments and initiatives.
- Ensure all client records are stored appropriately and safely and according to statutory requirements.
- Ensure all activity is recorded on e-OPAS for capacity planning, management reporting and invoicing.
- Participate in the provision of evidence in relation to the OHWB Nursing service delivery in line with
- Provide reports to members of the OHWB Senior team as requested.
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