Occupational Health Nurse

Job summary

Occupational Health are looking for enthusiastic and motivated staff to join their team! The OH service provides quality advice and support for staff and employers, looking after Northumbria Healthcare, Northumberland County Council and smaller employers in the Northumberland and North Tyneside region. We hold SEQOHS accreditation and are a member of the NHS Health at Work Network.

The Occupational Health Nurse provides a vital role in assessing fitness to work, providing vaccinations and health screening to ensure staff are prepared for their role. The job also involves health surveillance according to Health and Safety Regulations, National guidance and local policy and also is a first contact giving advice on health and work.

We are a close team of Specialist Nurses, OH Nurses, Occupational Health Physicians, Psychologists and Counsellors, Physiotherapists who are dedicated to providing staff and employer support. Days can be very varied and rewarding!

The OH department works over North Tyneside and Northumbria to support staff. This means that you will have an identified work base, however needs of the service may mean you need to travel to cover clinics elsewhere, for example, Hexham, Alnwick or Berwick, or provide one-off clinics, for example, staff flu vaccinations for council workers.

Main duties of the job

Two posts available- we have a 30 hpw post, Screening Nurse role based at Wansbeck General Hospital. This role will focus upon health surveillance and health screening, completing statutory and safety critical medicals for a variety of workers, including HGV drivers, maintenance workers and fire fighters.

The role will include completing tasks such as audiometry, lung function testing, vision screening, venepuncture and Hand Arm Vibration Tier 3 assessments. This role will work closely with the Occupational Health Specialist Nurses and Occupational Health Physicians to ensure employers are compliant with required health assessments and screening. The key skills we need are IT literacy, ability to manage a clinic and a programme of health checks and good communication skills.

The other post is 22.5 hpw role at North Tyneside General Hospital. This role will involve health screening staff for fitness to work, assessing need according to job role and completing health screening- this includes blood testing to assess immunity, vaccination and discussing workplace support and adjustments. You will also provide urgent assessment of body fluid exposures and triage queries on work fitness or infection concerns.

Full training will be given. This is a busy department with clinics Monday to Friday; resilience, flexibility, IT skills and excellent communication skills are required.

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About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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