Occupational Health Screening Nurse - Health4Work

Job summary

A very excited and rare opportunity has become available to join our Occupational Health Team at Hampshire Hospitals. The post holder will contribute to the provision of a high quality, evidence based occupational health services to the Acute Trust, based across 3 sites along with other external clients that health4Work may engage in.

The Health4Work Service has its base at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital however we deliver services onsite at all of our hospitals which include Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and Andover Memorial Hospital. You will therefore also need to work flexibly to run clinics from Basingstoke and Winchester, on a weekly basis.

As a band 5 nurse, you are required to be on the NMC register with at least 2 years post registration experience. Experience in health screening, immunisation and venepuncture is desirable as this constitutes a large part of the role. A large part of the role requires daily computer use and management of clinical records within the bespoke, Occupational Health Data Management System.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake a range of occupational health assessments in line with departmental standard operating procedures and as directed by the senior Occupational Health Practitioners e.g. pre-placement triage, screening, vaccination and infectious diseases screening, health surveillance and support with infectious disease outbreaks
• To administer vaccinations and ensure accurate records are kept in line with departmental standard operating procedure
• To undertake venepuncture procedures in line with departmental standard operating procedures
• To interpret serology results and initiate appropriate actions and/or referral.
• To maintain accurate records of all activity in line with departmental standard operating procedures.
• To manage cases of blood/body fluids contamination incidents as they occur and to work proactively with nurse managers and infection control to reduce these as far as is possible.
• To document and manage contemporaneous clinical records in the OH Management system and contribute to ongoing development of the Health4Work database
• Contribute to service improvement and departmental objectives

About us

We are a welcoming and friendly team who will support a full induction programme and your onward development whilst you gain experience in Occupational Health. This role can often be the foundation role for ongoing development for an Occupational Health Advisor.

The vision at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to provide outstanding care for every patient. We serve a population of nearly 600,000 people across Hampshire and West Berkshire as well as some people who access our specialist services from across the country.

Four core values (CARE) Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Encourage. These are in place to support of four clear objectives, provide outstanding care of patients, empowering all members of staff, sustainable growth and innovating for the future.

What we Offer:

• In joining us you will be working as part of a dedicated and enthusiastic team with a strong ethos of supporting each other and our staff.

• We will support you in your career at Hampshire Hospitals and provide the development package which is right for you.

• You will be joining the team at a time of great positive change for staff within the organisation.

Your health and wellbeing is as important to us, as we hope the health and wellbeing of our staff will be to you. As such we are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview