Occupational Health Clinic Nurse

3 weeks ago


Wakefield West Yorkshire, United Kingdom South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

37.5 Hours Per Week.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated OH clinic nurse to join our Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service based at Fieldhead Hospital Wakefield

The service is nurse led by the Head of Occupational Health & Wellbeing and you will be part of a an MDT which includes the following specialities, occupational health Advisors, Occupational Therapist, Registered Mental Health nurse, Physiotherapists, MSK specialist, counsellors and Health & Wellbeing Practitioners. The role will require travel to satellite clinics across a number of Trust sites including Barnsley, Huddersfield, Halifax, , Bradford and Leeds.

The successful candidate will deliver immunisations, venepuncture, clearance for work health assessments and provide support to the OH advice line.

The successful candidate will need excellent communication/ interpersonal skills and be able to work independently and part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for undertaking clinics to include assessing a staff members immunisation history against local and national guidance for healthcare workers, providing required vaccinations and taking necessary blood tests.

You will review any blood tests to determine appropriate follow-up actions.

You will be responsible for maintaining records in relation to the cold chain of the vaccinations within the department.

You will keep accurate computer records.

You will communicate with various disciplines across the organisations we support.

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To participate and assist in the provision of high quality occupational health services for all staff within the Trust and to external contracts, ensuring compliance with relevant Health Service Guidelines, e.g. The Green Book, local standard operating procedures, Occupational Health & Trust policies & procedures.

This role will require travel to all of the Trust sites and to external client premises. This includes Huddersfield, Halifax, Barnsley, Leeds and Bradford.

Work with colleagues within OH& WS to deliver a professional service against agreed local and national standards.To deliver ahigh quality vaccination service, work health assessments and covering the service helpline.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential


  • Registered Nurse Level 1.
  • Current NMC registration.

Desirable


  • Experience gained within a busy, customer focused department.
  • Experience of liaising with customers on a daily basis and the ability to handle difficult situations.

Special Knowledge/Skills

Essential


  • Aware of own limitations.
  • Aware of the current NHS initiatives including the NHS People Plan.
  • Insight into clinical speciality.
  • Insight into current issues in nursing/ professional issues.
  • Standards of professional practice.
  • Ability to analyse health problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them.
  • Well-developed clinical and health influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals in their health management.
  • Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create conditions for successful partnership working.
  • Demonstrates achievements in managing change.
  • Strong team working skills.
  • Able to work collaboratively with other disciplines.
  • Ability to actively support the strategic direction of the service.

Desirable


  • Experience of participating in clinical governance initiatives. SEQOSH accreditation process.

Physical Attributes

Essential


  • Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Experience

Essential


  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Demonstrable experience of managing competing demands in a pressurised environment.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • IT literate be able to use Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
  • Ability to develop innovative ideas into successful service improvements.
  • The ability to provide effective solutions to problems.
  • Must be committed to delivering exceptional customer service.
  • The ability to provide health promotion messaging to wide audiences.

Desirable


  • Able to think creatively and innovatively.
  • Ability to adapt to change within working situation.

Training

Essential


  • Evidence of recent CPD.
  • Significant post registration, nursing experience.

Desirable


  • Venepuncture experience.
  • Immunisation experience.
  • Previous work within OH setting.
  • Experience of Cohort database.

Personal Attributes

Essential


  • Ability to work on own initiative whilst also achieving results as part of a team.
  • Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure.
  • Excellent communication skills.

Employer details

Employer name

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Occupational Health Block 11 Fieldhead Hospital

Ouchthorpe Lane

Wakefield

WF1 3SP

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