Occupational Health Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Occupational Health Nurse to work as part of our multi-disciplinary team supporting the health and wellbeing of employees working within City Health Care Partnership CIC and its subsidiary companies. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, registered nurse who is enthusiastic, adaptable and keen to learn.

Main duties of the job

We would be delighted to hear from you if you have a keen interest in public health, promoting healthy work environment and a desire to work in Occupational Health Nursing. The successful applicant will have a varied role and will be involved in all aspects of Occupational Health Nursing including infectious disease outbreak support. You will be supported and encouraged to develop in your role maintaining continuous professional development. The ideal candidate will be innovative, confident, have excellent communication skills, proficient IT skills and a flexible pro-active approach to be able to manage a varied and demanding workload. We very much look forward to hearing from candidates with skills and enthusiasm for this exciting post.

For further details, please contact Belinda Jamieson, Clinical Team Lead on or email

About us

At CHCP, we're passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.

Work with us and you'll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard;at CHCP you have a real voice.

Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first class healthcareto thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that's why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we'll support you to thrive.

CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the 'CHCP Perks and Rewards' link.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Occupational Health Degree/Diploma SCPHN part 3 of NMC Register or willingness to work towards
• Health Promotion Qualification

Knowledge

• Evidence of up to date knowledge base of professional and specialist issues
• Quality issues, understanding of clinical governance, audit and clinical effectiveness and their application to occupational health
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of professional accountability in the scope of professional practice
• Ongoing training and development in professional practice
• Knowledge of the NHS and current health and social care landscape
• Knowledge and understanding of occupational diseases and ill health arising from the working environment

Experience

• Able to plan care utilising holistic assessments to staff and customers
• Experience in occupational health nursing
• Current immunisation training
• Experience of undertaking audit or nurse research
• Contributing to SEQOSH accreditation

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.