Occupational Health Nurse

Occupational Health Nurse

Job Purpose:

• The delivery of the Occupational Health Service to our Client’s clients and to ensure that the provision of the Occupational Health advice is at all times of the highest standard.
• To act as an ambassador and promote the Occupational Health services available.
• To ensure standards of best practice and standardisation of systems.

The Occupational Health Nurse Specific Duties will be:

• To provide professional Occupational Health advice for our clients expediting an early return to work for absent employees, whenever possible, ensuring that cases are actively monitored until the case has reached a satisfactory conclusion. This would be under the supervision of a qualified OHA.
• Undertake Health Surveillance, Rail and transport Health Surveillance including Drug and Alcohol screening and ECG, vaccinations and phlebotomy as required.
• Provide appropriate advice on health issues, rehabilitation, health promotion and education to employers, employees, line mangers and HR function.
• Ensure that one is familiar with the requirements of all appropriate client contracts. Monitor standards of Occupational Health advice provided.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with client contracts to ensure the highest standards of Occupational Health delivery.
• Take accountability for identifying, influencing and implementing improvements to the service provided from a clinical point of view, looking for opportunities to extend the Occupational Health product offering.
• Ensure activities are kept within agreed service level agreements
• Attend in-house Clinical Training days and departmental meetings
• Liaise with Administrators/Team Leader’s regarding both client and patient queries.
• Answer and triage inbound telephone calls within agreed timescales.
• Perform general office duties such as typing, operating office machines, and sorting mail.

To work as the Occupational Health Nurse in this unique role you will need the following:

• RGN Qualification and NMC Registration.
• Experience in vaccinations and phlebotomy is essential. 
• Demonstrable experience within Occupational Health, preferably with private sector experience.
• Currently undertaking studies in the field of Occupation Health.
• Relevant experience in identifying workplace hazards and impact of health on work.
• Experience of attending, presenting, and hosting client Wellness and health promotion days.
• Knowledge of Outlook and Word is essential, and knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint is desired.
• Willingness to undertake training and up-grade of skills set.
• Full UK driving licence.

• Have the Right to Work in the UK

The Occupational Health Nurse will benefit from:

• Trained in or available for training in undertaking ECG assessments
• Experience in phlebotomy
• Trained in or available for training in provision of vaccines and knowledge of Green Book

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Giuliana Cassiano