Job summary
Looking for a new challenge?
Want to play a key role in employee health and well-being?
Want to be part of a vibrant and forward thinking Occupational Health team?
We are looking for an Occupational Health Nurse on a casual / bank basis to support our in-house service in building capacity and resilience in the Council by improving the health and wellbeing of our employees.
You will work closely with managers, HR, public health and health and safety teams to provide proactive occupational health advice and support including health promotions, health surveillance, attendance, management and workplace health advice.
As this is a bank / casual role we will be flexible around your availability and do our best to give you sufficient notice of when we need you around our service demands and covering leave.
The role offers the opportunity for blended working from the Town Hall and home depending on service demand.
In addition to having a passion for OH you will;
- Be a Registered Nurse with a suitable specialist post-registration qualification in Occupational Nursing at degree level or equivalent and ideally also be recorded as a Specialist Practitioner with the NMC
- Have experience of delivering occupational health services to a similar large, multi-functional organisation
- Have accredited health surveillance training
- Have excellent organisational skills and the ability to work independently
- Demonstrate the highest levels of clinical competence and professional standards at all times
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role include:
- Undertaking face to face / telephone assessments following management referrals and writing assessment reports providing practical, comprehensive medical advice with a focus on what employees can do to remain at or return to work and what the organisation can do to facilitate and support this.
- Completing pre-employment health assessments
- Undertaking routine health surveillance
- Supporting health promotion, awareness and wellbeing programmes / events
About us
Darlington Borough Council has a workforce of almost 2,000 people covering a diverse mixture of roles such as housing, leisure, highways, building trades, social care, education, planning, finance, legal and commissioning, to name a few.
Our Occupational Health service operates as an in-house model with an OH Nurse, OH Doctor and OH Technician.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
To work in a small team and support the delivery
of a comprehensive and competent Occupational Health (OH) service to the
Council and relevant Service Level Agreements in place.
What are you expected to do?
Deliver
a proactive approach to the management of sickness absence.
Identify
and contribute to addressing issues which can affect the health and wellbeing
of the workforce.
Undertake
medical assessments and provide objective, independent, comprehensive medical
advice about measures to prevent or resolve health problems. Advice should be
practical, clear and unambiguous, with a focus on what the employee can do to
remain at or return to work, what the manager / HR can do to facilitate this in
the short, medium and longer terms.
Undertake pre-employment health screening to
evaluate a potential employees fitness in relation to the risks and hazards of
the job, environment and activities.
Carry out relevant screening referring as
appropriate to an OH Physician.
Collaborate
and support our key stakeholders in HR and H&S.
Undertake
routine health surveillance procedures, periodic health assessments and
evaluate the results as required by law, ensuring early referral to an OH
Physician / appropriate specialist as appropriate
Maintain
secure systems for all employee health related records.
Adhere
to the professional codes of conduct and ethics of the NMC / GMC
Collaborate
with key stakeholders including OH colleagues, HR, H&S, Managers and
outsourced Physician service as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
To work in a small team and support the delivery
of a comprehensive and competent Occupational Health (OH) service to the
Council and relevant Service Level Agreements in place.
What are you expected to do?
Deliver
a proactive approach to the management of sickness absence.
Identify
and contribute to addressing issues which can affect the health and wellbeing
of the workforce.
Undertake
medical assessments and provide objective, independent, comprehensive medical
advice about measures to prevent or resolve health problems. Advice should be
practical, clear and unambiguous, with a focus on what the employee can do to
remain at or return to work, what the manager / HR can do to facilitate this in
the short, medium and longer terms.
Undertake pre-employment health screening to
evaluate a potential employees fitness in relation to the risks and hazards of
the job, environment and activities.
Carry out relevant screening referring as
appropriate to an OH Physician.
Collaborate
and support our key stakeholders in HR and H&S.
Undertake
routine health surveillance procedures, periodic health assessments and
evaluate the results as required by law, ensuring early referral to an OH
Physician / appropriate specialist as appropriate
Maintain
secure systems for all employee health related records.
Adhere
to the professional codes of conduct and ethics of the NMC / GMC
Collaborate
with key stakeholders including OH colleagues, HR, H&S, Managers and
outsourced Physician service as required.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Awareness of clinical governance issues.
- Ability to interpret and work to our OH policies and protocols and to use discretion and act on own initiative as required.
- Team working and the willingness to be flexible and supportive.
- Good communication skills including being an active listener, approachable and strengths in both verbal and written.
- The ability to form working relationships with people at all levels.
- Effective organisational skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse (1st Level)
- Degree in Occupational Health, Occupational Health Nursing Certificate or equivalent
- Accredited training for health screening assessments
- Functional skills including numeracy, literacy and IT or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Approx. 2 years post registration experience in occupational nursing including delivery of health surveillance.
- Recent working knowledge and application of legislation relating to OH
- Knowledge of the operation of specialist equipment appropriate to OH practices and services
Desirable
- Experience of occupational health within a public sector setting or similar large, multi-functional organisation
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Awareness of clinical governance issues.
- Ability to interpret and work to our OH policies and protocols and to use discretion and act on own initiative as required.
- Team working and the willingness to be flexible and supportive.
- Good communication skills including being an active listener, approachable and strengths in both verbal and written.
- The ability to form working relationships with people at all levels.
- Effective organisational skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse (1st Level)
- Degree in Occupational Health, Occupational Health Nursing Certificate or equivalent
- Accredited training for health screening assessments
- Functional skills including numeracy, literacy and IT or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Approx. 2 years post registration experience in occupational nursing including delivery of health surveillance.
- Recent working knowledge and application of legislation relating to OH
- Knowledge of the operation of specialist equipment appropriate to OH practices and services
Desirable
- Experience of occupational health within a public sector setting or similar large, multi-functional organisation
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).
Additional information
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).
