Occupational Health Specialist Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Salford, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Full time

To provide professional leadership, guidance and supervision to nursing staff in the department. To support the lead nurse in all aspects of clinical management in the department to ensure that policies and procedures are adhered to and high standards are obtained and maintained

To carry out any other reasonable duties as designated by the Nurse Manager
- Advise Management on fitness of an employee to undertake their full range of duties.
- Responsible for patient care-organise programmes for all clients as appropriate and maintain information on their immunisation status
- Provide confidential support and advice for employees including Needle stick injuries, substance abuse, bereavement, stress, infection control, violence to staff.
- Undertake/organise specific health surveillance of "at risk" groups to trust staff and income generation clients, advising the Nurse Manager of any areas of concern.
- Responsible for policy/service development.
- Arrange/Undertake pre-employment health screening, identifying any conditions which will require adjustments and advising managers, supporting and managing the staff to undertake the same.
- Advise management on the fitness of an employee to undertake their full range duties including advice on any adjustments or modifications.
- To advise management on an employees fitness to work following a period of sickness absence including any adjustments that may be required as a result of their current or past medical condition.
- Support and supervise Occupational Health Advisors and trainee Occupational Health advisors in all areas of Occupational Health practice in liaison with the Nurse Manager.
- Maintain and safeguard confidential health records.
- Organise/undertake health awareness programmes to advise clients in groups or as individuals on issues such as smoking cessation, trust induction including Junior Drs, health lifestyle and specific health and safety issues.
- Organise/undertake environmental surveys advising the Occupational Physician, Managers and Risk and Safety Manager as appropriate.
- Organise/undertake specific Occupational Health surveillance t the clients own site when required while still maintaining a high standard of professional expertise.
- Act up in the absence of nurse manager.

The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team. We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community. If you share our vision, take your place with us.



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