Clinic Nurse

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

To participate and assist in the provision of high quality occupational health services for all staff within the Trust and to external contracts, ensuring compliance with relevant Health Service Guidelines, e.g. The Green Book, local standard operating procedures, Occupational Health & Trust policies & procedures.

This role will require travel to all of the Trust sites and to external client premises. This includes Huddersfield, Halifax, Barnsley, Leeds and Bradford.

Work with colleagues within OH&WS to deliver a professional service against agreed local and national standards. To deliver ahigh quality vaccination service, work health assessments and covering the service helpline.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

Participate in the day-to-day provision of occupational health services including:

Maintain a high standard of client focused care in accordance with Trust guidelines and policies

Assess and evaluate work health assessment questionnaires, requesting further information where necessary, and communicate clear fitness to work outcomes to employing managers. Onward referral to Occupational Health Advsors where clinically indicated.

Assess, evaluate and implement occupational health care including vaccinations, serology and/or health surveillance requirements pertinent to job role and as required by the risk assessment in compliance with legislative requirements, national and local policies and procedures.

Provide, evaluate and document health surveillance assessments, including spirometry, and hand arm vibration syndrome, notifying outcomes to managers and/or escalating to Occupational Health Advisors as clinically indicated.

Undertake, evaluate and document skin/glove assessments and advise on supply where appropriate.

Take blood samples for testing according to Trust policies and assessment of job role and national requirements for immunity to communicable disease such as TB,Hepatitis B, measles,mumps, rubella and varicella zoster.

Review, assess and evaluate screening and post vaccine blood results and implement any further actions required dependent upon those results and according to Department of Health Guidelines, Occupational Health and Trust policies and procedures.

Respond to telephone enquiries from staff at all levels in relation to occupational health issues.

Respond to notifications of sharps/splash injuries, giving advice, guidance and support according to Trust policies and procedures.

Maintain and update accurate client records.

Maintain client confidentiality.

Ensure the correct use and storage of all medications, e.g. maintenance of cold chain for vaccines.

Ensure relevant consumables and vaccines are ordered and maintain minimum stock levels as appropriate.

Arrange for calibration of equipment as necessary.

For all activities, where required, ensure that the informed consent of the individual is gained.

To assist with the health and wellbeing promotion programme throughout the year

Trust Values:

The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values:

Honest, open, transparent

Respectful

Person first and in the centre

Improve and be outstanding

Relevant today, ready for tomorrow

Families and carers matter

Safeguarding:

Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy.

Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.

Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy:

All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to:

ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns;

maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct;

understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and Trust Data Protection policy

comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually;

receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed;

understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy;

recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity;

ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participatingin relevanttraining;

comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision);

demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement;

abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached;

work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People (IiP) Standards.

adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds;

being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact;

Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly;

In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.

For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.

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Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work on own initiative whilst also achieving results as part of a team.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure.

Physical Attributes

Essential

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post including lifting and carrying of equipment for transport to various clinic sites and use of own vehicle for work purposes.
• A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse Level 1.
• Current NMC registration.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a clinic environment.
• Experience of liaising with customers on a daily basis and the ability to handle difficult situations.

Special Knowledge/Skills

Essential

• Aware of own limitations.
• Insight into clinical speciality.
• Insight into current issues in nursing/ professional issues.
• Well-developed clinical and health influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals in their health management.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with other relevant departments e.g. Infection control, pharmacy and laboratories.
• Demonstrates achievements in managing change.

Desirable

• Experience of participating in clinical governance initiatives. SEQOSH accreditation process.

Training

Essential

• Evidence of recent CPD.
• Post registration, nursing experience.

Desirable

• Venepuncture experience.
• Immunisation experience.
• Previous work within OH setting.
• Previous experience of using OPAS or OH database.

Experience

Essential

• Excellent organisational skills.
• Demonstrable experience of managing competing demands in a pressurised environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• IT literate be able to use Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to develop innovative ideas into successful service improvements.
• The ability to provide effective solutions to problems.
• Must be committed to delivering exceptional customer service.
• The ability to provide health promotion messaging to wide audiences.

Desirable

• Able to think creatively and innovatively.
• Ability to adapt to change within working situation.
• Experience of using excel or other software to organise and analyse data.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).