Occupational Health Staff Nurse, Nottingham NG5

Job summary

Are you confident, self-motivating&able to work at pace?

Do you enjoy working as part of a team but is equally comfortable working on their own and with minimal supervision?

Do you relish a challenge and what to work in a stimulating and rewarding area of nursing. That will allow you develop a completely new skill set. Whilst at the same time helping your colleagues stay healthy and well at work?

If so then we want to hear from you?

The Occupational Health Department of Nottingham University Hospitals are looking to recruit a suitably experience registered nurse with current UK NMC registration to join our established nursing team.

Main duties of the job

Key elements of the role;

Fitness for work assessments.

Work place Immunity Assessments.

Vaccination&Serology clinics.

Management of sharps and contamination incidents.

Health Surveillance.

Support the promotion of workplace health initiatives.

Participate in department clinical audit and service development work.

We are a paper light department so excellent IT skills are a must and you will also need to be comfortable communicating with clients both face to face but also virtually e.g. telephone and emails.

You will work from our departments based on the Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital Campus but you should be be willing to travel to cover occasional clinics at external locations.

While Occupational health experience would be an advantage we can provide you with the training required.

About us

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. We are, a large, complex, person-centred organisation withan excellent national and international reputation for the quality of patient care, research, education and innovation. For more information about the Trust, visit ourwebsite.

The Occupational Health Team are part of the Corporate HR department and is comprised of a multi disciplinary team. We are a SEQOHS accredited service comprising a team of Occupational Health Doctors (Consultants&Registrar's), specialist nurses, nurse advisors, occupational health technicians&counsellors all supported by a team of medical administrator's. In addition to the services we provide to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust we also provide Occupational health services to a number of other NHS trusts and to a number private companies in the region.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

• NMC Registraion

Desirable

• Occupational Health experience

Experience

Essential

• 2 years adult nursing experience

Desirable

• Vaccination and immunisation experience

Person Specification
Registration

Essential

• NMC Registraion

Desirable

• Occupational Health experience

Experience

Essential

• 2 years adult nursing experience

Desirable

• Vaccination and immunisation experience

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address

City Hospital Campus

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 2UH

United Kingdom

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