Screening Nurse Occupational Health and Wellbeing

Job summary
Previous applicants need not apply

We are seeking outstanding candidates with a passion for Public Health Nursing to join our Occupational Health (OH) team. As a key member of the service, you will play an important role in promoting and protecting the health of our workforce. Applicants must hold a registered nurse qualification and demonstrate excellent organisational skills, the ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines, and maintain confidentiality. If you are self-motivated and committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care, we would love to hear from you.

In this pivotal role, you will provide clear, impartial advice to managers and employees, helping to significantly enhance workplace health and wellbeing. You will follow guidance from governing bodies, deliver proactive health screening, and play a key part in preventing work-related injuries. As an Occupational Health Screening Nurse , you will be an integral member of our dynamic organisation, working within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure staff receive high-quality, evidence-based care.

You will be an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering proactive Occupational Health services while adhering to national guidelines to ensure the wellbeing of all staff.

Main duties of the job

• provide professional clinical nursing service, including health screening of prospective employees and health monitoring of existing employees.
• Implement National and Local Guidance following changes in legislation from Public Health England.
• Actively participate in Trust meetings
• Implementation of a vaccinations/immunisation programmes and provides advice to employees at risk.
• Perform comprehensive assessments of patient needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs. Supporting the individual and advising the manager as appropriate.
• To manage own workload and prioritise own actions
• Develop, assist, and participate in health education programmes
• Work using evidence-based advice and following departmental guidelines with guidance from Specialist OH Nurse.
• Provision of first-line emotional support to all employees and appropriate onward referral to Staff Counsellor or other clinical staff within the department.
• Provide appropriate OH advice/information to Trust Managers with guidance from other clinical staff within the department.
• Liaise with or arrange referrals with external agencies such as GP's, and other Health Service departments.
• Ensure confidentiality is always maintained.

About us
North Cheshire and Mersey Hospitals is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience for our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Job responsibilities
***The full details of the role, including main duties and responsibilities are available in the attached full Job Description and Person Specification***

Person Specification
IT skills
Essential

• IT skill and completion of documentation accurately. How has this been reviewed locally

Desirable

• Good presentation skills. Evidence of feedback.

Communication
Essential

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Demonstrate how this has been evidenced

Desirable

• Expand on experiance with this.

Clinical documentation
Essential

• Ability to assess, review and plan medical information and act on this to meet the needs of Occupational Health and Wellbeing

Desirable

• Provide examples of this within a Public Health setting

Trust values
Essential

• Demonstrate an empathetic approach to patients when dealing with emotional situations

Desirable

• Experienced with supporting individuals with mental health issues

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).