Specialist Occupational Health Nurse Advisor

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time, experienced specialist Occupational Health (OH) Nurse Advisor with a post registration specialist degree, or undertaking the degree course to join the OH Service, primarily based at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow. The department provides service to approximately 8,500 employees across the LNWUH NHS Trust and to external clients.

A Consultant Physician led service, the team comprises of two trainees OH Physicians, Psychologist, Clinical Nurse Manager, Specialist OH Nurses and OH practice nurses. Working with the administration team our main priority is to create a dynamic approach to maximise employee's health, wellness at work and productivity.

Applicants are invited from committed and confident practitioners to join our friendly team. You should be competent in delivering occupational health practice in a variety of sectors but ideally within the NHS. Reporting to the Clinical Nurse Manager, you will be required to plan, develop and deliver specialist nursing provision to the Trust and to contract clients, offering a full programme of services.

Main duties of the job

Act as a specialist Occupational Health Nurse Advisor and provide support to the band 5 OH practice nurses.

To provide a full range of Occupational health nursing service to NHS and external staff as an experienced Specialist Occupational Health Nurse advisor

To provide highly efficient occupational health care to the Trust's employees and other private clients without supervision.

To maintain effective communication with clients, managers and other professional to ensure service delivery

To provide comprehensive report, including returning to work plans with graduated timeline and facilitating rehabilitation as required

Assist and advise HR, line managers and employees with regards to matters pertaining to personal health advice, health and safety at work.

Support newly appointed nurses in order to facilitate their settlement into post

Assist in writing updating occupational health policies

To undertake audit and research related to the professional development of OH nursing

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.