Senior Occupational Health Advisor - Band 7

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for a Senior OH Advisor to join the existing team on a full time basis. In this role you will be responsible for delivering a high-quality Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service to a variety of staff and external clients.

Please note: Interviews will be held on 13th December 2024

Main duties of the job

The role will work as a multi-disciplinary team to provide a proactive service to all members of staff, covering all areas of the working environment. The service works to national guidelines and benchmarks to maintain the physical and psychological well being of staff.

This role will require you to work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team and maintain effective communication with clients, managers and other professionals to ensure seamless service delivery.

You must be a registered nurse and also hold the OHN diploma or degree. You should have several years post registration experience and be confident in handling complex cases. NHS occupational health experience is a distinct advantage.

For an informal conversation please contact Charlotte Andrews, Associate Director of Learning and Wellbeing on 07854 399888.

About us

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

-Caring- Design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.-Safe- Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first-Responsible- All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation-Value Each Other- Value each other's contribution-Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

Date posted

21 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,883 to £58,544 a year pa incl HCAS pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-6808106-GO-PB-Y

Job locations

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (first level)
OHN Cert / diploma or degree
Continuous professional and management development

Experience

Essential

Several years post registration experience in an acute setting.
Several years' experience in occupational health nursing.

Desirable

NHS experience of occupational health

skills

Essential

All OH nursing competencies including, venepuncture, spirometry and audiometry
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (first level)
OHN Cert / diploma or degree
Continuous professional and management development

Experience

Essential

Several years post registration experience in an acute setting.
Several years' experience in occupational health nursing.

Desirable

NHS experience of occupational health

skills

Essential

All OH nursing competencies including, venepuncture, spirometry and audiometry
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills

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.