Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 418-LNSOCC0585-EH
- Employer
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Occupational Health Department, Luton and Dunstable Hospital
- Town
- Luton
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Nurse / Senior Occupational Health Nurse Advisor
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Job Title: Occupational Health Lead Nurse for Luton and Dunstable Hospital Site
Department: Occupational Health Department
Pay Band: 7
Hour per week: full time
Shift pattern: Monday – Friday
We are looking for an experienced occupational health nurse to be lead nurse in occupational health for the Luton and Dunstable Hospital site. You would support and deputise for the occupational health manager in providing an impartial, confidential and expert Occupation Health Service to the staff and managers.
To provide an expert and reliable Occupational Health Service to other paying private organisations, including other NHS employers, private companies/businesses.
To assist the Occupational Health Manager in leading and advancing clinical practice in line with DH guidelines and legislation.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated individual to join the Occupational Health team at the Bedfordshire Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust.
If this role appeals to you, and fits your profile, we would love you to join our team.
Main duties of the job
To coordinate and supervise the day to day operations of the department.
To supervise daily clinics and provide professional leadership, advice, support and guidance to the Occupational Health Advisors, acting as a professional role model and provide strong, facilitative and effective clinical leadership.
Assist in the development of the department’s business plans and strategy. Undertake defined projects as agreed with the Occupational Health Manager to support the delivery of high quality clinically effective care. To assist the Occupational Health Manager to monitor, review and develop Occupational Health policies and procedures to ensure they meet legislation and DH recommendations and reflect standards of best practice.
The Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a 3,500 bed acute district general hospital; we have merged with our neighbouring acute NHS Trust in Bedford to become Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The occupational health departments on each site are currently aligning their services.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role. Point of contact: Jackie Davies – Occupational Health Manager 01582 497226
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be Lead Nurse in occupational health for the Luton and Dunstable Hospital site in providing an impartial, confidential and expert Occupation Health Service to the staff and managers. To provide an expert and reliable Occupational Health Service to other paying private organisations, including other NHS employers, private companies/businesses. To assist the Occupational Health Manager through the provision of operational leadership and advancing clinical practice in line with DH guidelines and legislation.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • RN – 1st level • NMC OH Specialist nurse qualification (cert/dip/degree). • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development to post graduate level or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- • NEBOSH Cert. • Counselling Cert. • Experience of Line Management/ Team Leadership
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Good range of substantial experience working as an OH nurse and taking a lead role in delivering an Occupational Health Service to a large complex organisation. • Presentation and teaching experience. • Proven ability to plan and organise complex activities and occupational health programmes.
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working in private industry as an OHN • Experience of working as part of multidisciplinary team • Good experience of leading and carrying out audits
Communication
Essential criteria
- • Ability to communicate at all levels and ability to communicate with all patients/staff addressing barriers to communication (e.g. language, special needs/learning difficulties) • Ability to communicate sensitive and complex information in relation to medical conditions • Ability to negotiate and be persuasive • Excellent reassurance skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jackie Davies
- Job title
- Occupational Health Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01582 497226
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