Occupational Health Practice Nurse

Occupational Health Practice Nurse

RPS Occupational Health have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Health Practice Nurse to join our Team, working on our Ford contract based in Dagenham. As an Occupational Health Practice Nurse you will ensure the delivery of class leading service for the supply of emergency response and treatment services, health surveillance, health screening and health promotion to our famous manufacturing client.

There is the option for full time or part time work.

About The Team:

The RPS Occupational Health business is a team of clinicians that take pride in actively promoting and maintaining good health in the workplace, through undertaking risk-based health surveillance, wellbeing, health screening and case management.

We're a team of qualified, Occupational Health Nurses, Doctors, Technicians and Advisors. We foster a culture of trust, respect, and collaboration, with shared goals for individual and company success. We emphasise quality over quantity, pride ourselves on making workloads manageable so we can deliver a superior service thus boosting staff morale and retaining our staff for the long term.

About You:

As a key member of the Occupational Health business, your role as Occupational Health Practice Nurse is critical to helping our clients manage health and wellbeing solutions.

You will deliver consultations covering fitness for work, absence management, and employee assistance programmes.

You will be passionate and focussed on solving problems that matter. If you enjoy variety, want to feel part of a team, and valued as an individual, then RPS is the home for you.

Your Responsibilities:

• Provide proactive Occupational Health services to client companies, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation
• Prevent adverse health effects from workplace activities using specialist skills and standards
• Ensure efficient recording and sign-off of all clinic visits
• Deliver treatment services, including emergency call-outs.
• Maintain ongoing sign-off of checklists and competencies with Clinical Management (CM)
• Collaborate with Management team/Lead OHA to maintain site awareness, signed off every three months
• Attend safety walks, 1:1 meetings with Clinical Management and SDM
• Deliver Fitness to work, health surveillance, Executive Medicals, and Health MOTs as required
• Provide mental health support through effective signposting or appropriate room use
• Support Wellbeing programme initiatives and maintain staff notice boards
• Provide regular updates on clinic activities, supporting Management Information function
• Maintain evidence-based clinic practice in line with NMC regulations
• Ensure adherence to contractual code of conduct

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Experience working as a Practice Nurse, Occupational Health experience desirable but not essential
• Able to work between 8:00 – 17:30
• Acute nursing experience, health surveillance (desirable)
• High degree of self management, self motivation and ability to work alone or as part of a team
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Be open to change and lead by example
• Excellent organisation skills are essential to prioritise and manage a flexible workload
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office, email and OH systems

Qualifications:

• Registered General Nurse, holding a post registration qualification in Occupational Health at Certificate Diploma or Degree level or working towards this.
• Hold a current valid driving #LI-JP1

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What's in it for you?

With extensive induction, ongoing training, and peer support, our staff excel as trusted experts, empowered to make decisions autonomously. A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you'll be supported as far as you want to go.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You'll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their well-being.

A career here is far from ordinary. Here you're not a number, you are part of the solution.

Why RPS?

We're a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that's right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.

About RPS, a Tetra Tech Company:

RPS, part of Tetra Tech since January 2023, is a global firm that defines, designs, and manages projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech's 28,000-strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource-scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.

As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to provide market-leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth while addressing the challenges that matter. Our people drive our success, and this is where you come to build a career.

Join our team and discover why we're the top choice in our field

What happens next?

If we feel you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange a competency interview. If this opportunity suits your career journey, we'd love to hear from you. All applications will be considered. Ready to apply? Please have your CV ready and continue with your application online.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

Mindful that a truly inclusive organization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion principles in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communities and clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company's future.

Our approach to Diversity and inclusion:

Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.

'Stronger Together' is one of our five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:

'We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent. People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.'

Recruitment Agencies:

We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.