About this role
Job summary
An opportunity has risen for a permanent band 6 Occupational Health and Wellbeing Nurse to join the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service based at Royal Bolton Hospital supporting Royal Bolton staff and wider stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Occupational Health Advisor, you will be part of a multi disciplinary Occupational Health & Wellbeing team. You will communicate and work collaboratively with OH Advisors, OH Nurses, Mental Wellbeing Practitioners, HR professionals and liaise with key stakeholders and external agencies as required in support of a proactive and timely approach to employee health and wellbeing in the workplace.
About us
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details on the role requirements
Person Specification
Essential Essential
Part 1 NMC Register Vaccination and Immunisation Training Occupational Health Experience or Alternative specialty with transferable skills
Desirable
NHS Experience Experience in Full OH remit including health surveillance, pre placement assessments, vaccination programmes Previous experience within an OH setting
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of Occupational Health Legislative Requirements Management of Workload
Desirable
Knowledge of Risk Assessment
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Musgrave House Royal Bolton Hospital
Minerva Road
Bolton
BL40JR
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)