About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced Occupational Health Nurse looking for your next opportunity?
We are seeking a motivated and skilled Occupational Health Nurse to join our supportive and experienced Occupational Health Service. This is an excellent opportunity to deliver a wide range of occupational health services, supporting the health, wellbeing and attendance of employees across NHS organisations and external clients.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence-based occupational health advice, undertake fitness for work assessments, health screening and health surveillance activities, and contribute to the ongoing development of a high-quality, customer-focused service.
This is a hybrid role, with opportunities to work across our clinic locations in Bristol and Weston, as well as at external client sites when required.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will
- Deliver high quality, evidence based occupational health services, ensuring compliance with NHS and legislative standards.
- Provide clinical advice and management, including fitness for work assessments, health screening and health surveillance both for NHS partners and external customers.
- Nurse lead for smaller contracts and/or assist senior occupational health nurses to lead larger contracts, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, acting as a primary point of contact for matters related to health at work and representing the service at meetings as required.
- Support and mentor junior staff, promoting professional development and evidence-based practice.
About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant clinical experience in specialist area
- Appropriate proven leadership and management experience
- Evidence of recent teaching and training experience
- Excellent IT skills
- Thorough and up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice particularly within speciality area
Desirable
- Experience as preceptor / mentor
- Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
- Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others
- Experience and knowledge of advanced practice/protocols
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Active 1st level registration with NMC
- Occupational health qualification (diploma or degree)
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
- Masters level study or equivalent experience (for Band 7 position)
Desirable
- Qualification in Teaching and Assessing or equivelant experience
- NEBOSH Qualification
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills - verbally and written to clients, line managers and HR professionals including in situations of conflict or distress
- Organisation and management skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team
- Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others
- Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues
- IT skills including use of email and Microsoft office packages
- Act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor
- Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Willingness and ability to travel to NHS partner and external customer sites as required
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
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Avon Partnership Occupational Health Service , Whitefriars Building
Lewins Mead
Bristol
BS1 2NT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)