Job summary
The Student Occupational Health team is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, qualified Occupational Health Clinic Nurse with an interest in contributing to the continuous improvement culture within the existing team. You will join a small, friendly team delivering specialist services to enrolled students at Cardiff University.
Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 37 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pro rata for part time staff, local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments up the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Main duties of the job
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The successful candidate with work collaboratively with the administrative team in a busy service predominantly supporting healthcare students from enrolment to graduation.
Experience in working autonomously and under pressure given the impact of the cyclical academic year is essential.
Based at the Heath Park Campus the service predominantly supports healthcare students from enrolment through to graduation. The Student Occupational Health Service operates within the Student Support and Wellbeing Division.
This post requires experience of delivering vaccination programmes and venepuncture.
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About us
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Working at Cardiff University offers you competitive
remuneration, an impressive array of benefits, excellent career development and
a positive working environment.
We are one of the UKs most innovative, ambitious, and
successful universities and recognise that our success depends largely upon the
commitment, energy and enthusiasm of our people.
That's why we strive to provide excellent working
conditions and policies for our staff, with benefits ranging from generous
leave entitlement to training and development opportunities.
We are committed to supporting and promoting equality and
diversity. Our inclusive environment
welcomes applications from talented people from diverse backgrounds.
Join us and help us achieve our ambition of becoming a
world-leading, research-excellent, educationally outstanding university, driven
by creativity and curiosity, which fulfils its social, cultural and economic
obligations to Cardiff, Wales, and the world.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
**Important**
*You must apply for this post via the Cardiff University website only*Please copy and paste this link into your browser http://krb-sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=30011&siteid=5460&AReq=18547BR
The vacancy number is 18547BR.
It is the University's policy to use the person specification
as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL
of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable.
As part of the application process you will be asked to
provide this evidence via a supporting statement.
Please ensure that the evidence you are providing
corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below.
Your application will be considered based on the
information you provide under each element.
When attaching the supporting statement to your application
profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g.
Supporting Statement for 18547BR.
Key Duties
- Provide specialist nursing advice and guidance to enrolled students, Academic and Professional staff using professional judgement ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood.
- Ensure that the provision of a safe, clinically effective Occupational Health Service for students within a framework of clinical governance and clinical supervision prioritising the delivery of care on a clinical assessment of individual needs.
- Deliver service provision independently within a multidisciplinary team in accordance with NMC guidance.
- Support enrolment screening programmes for Healthcare Students to ensure fitness to commence academic study within the parameters outlined by professional regulatory bodies and supported by Higher Education Occupational Health Physicians (HEOPS).
- Deliver clinically appropriate immunisation schedules and undertake phlebotomy to meet the requirements of Healthcare Students as prescribed by the Department of Health.
- Support clinically appropriate screening and surveillance programmes to meet the requirements of students as required by legislation.
- Investigate and analysis specific issues within the student population providing advice, guidance and recommendations to maximise student health and wellbeing.
- Undertake service delivery independently within competency, knowledge and experience referring appropriately internally to the Occupational Health Advisor or Physician for the benefit and safety of staff, students and patients in an NHS environment.
- To participate in evaluating developments within the profession of Occupational Health as influenced by changes in legislation or clinical guidance to ensure the Student Occupational Health Service delivers excellent standards of care.
- Establish working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links with the University's Schools/Directorates and outside bodies as required.
- Contribute to small scale projects across the University to develop the understanding of Student Occupational Health amongst Colleges, Schools, Professional Services and Student Union to influence delivery according to service need.
- Develop and deliver training within Colleges, Schools, Professional Services and Students Union to develop knowledge and understanding of Student Occupational Health with a view to benefiting the student experience.
- Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the department.
General Duties
- Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.
- Abide by all University policies including Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity and act in accordance with University values and behaviours.
- Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.
*You must apply for this post via the Cardiff University website only*Please copy and paste this link into your browser http://krb-sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=30011&siteid=5460&AReq=18547BR
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Important**
*You must apply for this post via the Cardiff University website only*Please copy and paste this link into your browser http://krb-sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=30011&siteid=5460&AReq=18547BR
The vacancy number is 18547BR.
It is the University's policy to use the person specification
as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL
of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable.
As part of the application process you will be asked to
provide this evidence via a supporting statement.
Please ensure that the evidence you are providing
corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below.
Your application will be considered based on the
information you provide under each element.
When attaching the supporting statement to your application
profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g.
Supporting Statement for 18547BR.
Key Duties
- Provide specialist nursing advice and guidance to enrolled students, Academic and Professional staff using professional judgement ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood.
- Ensure that the provision of a safe, clinically effective Occupational Health Service for students within a framework of clinical governance and clinical supervision prioritising the delivery of care on a clinical assessment of individual needs.
- Deliver service provision independently within a multidisciplinary team in accordance with NMC guidance.
- Support enrolment screening programmes for Healthcare Students to ensure fitness to commence academic study within the parameters outlined by professional regulatory bodies and supported by Higher Education Occupational Health Physicians (HEOPS).
- Deliver clinically appropriate immunisation schedules and undertake phlebotomy to meet the requirements of Healthcare Students as prescribed by the Department of Health.
- Support clinically appropriate screening and surveillance programmes to meet the requirements of students as required by legislation.
- Investigate and analysis specific issues within the student population providing advice, guidance and recommendations to maximise student health and wellbeing.
- Undertake service delivery independently within competency, knowledge and experience referring appropriately internally to the Occupational Health Advisor or Physician for the benefit and safety of staff, students and patients in an NHS environment.
- To participate in evaluating developments within the profession of Occupational Health as influenced by changes in legislation or clinical guidance to ensure the Student Occupational Health Service delivers excellent standards of care.
- Establish working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links with the University's Schools/Directorates and outside bodies as required.
- Contribute to small scale projects across the University to develop the understanding of Student Occupational Health amongst Colleges, Schools, Professional Services and Student Union to influence delivery according to service need.
- Develop and deliver training within Colleges, Schools, Professional Services and Students Union to develop knowledge and understanding of Student Occupational Health with a view to benefiting the student experience.
- Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the department.
General Duties
- Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.
- Abide by all University policies including Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity and act in accordance with University values and behaviours.
- Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.
*You must apply for this post via the Cardiff University website only*Please copy and paste this link into your browser http://krb-sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=30011&siteid=5460&AReq=18547BR
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) Council Registered Nurse.
Desirable
- Postgraduate/Professional qualification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate professional knowledge and competency of delivering vaccination programmes and venepuncture.
- Evidence of IT skills including use of clinical software to manage electronic health records.
- Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people.
- Evidence of ability to work as an effective team member.
- Proven ability to develop networks in order to contribute to long term developments.
- Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identify and propose both practical and innovative solutions.
- Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within specialist discipline.
- Evidence of ability to work unsupervised to deadlines, planning and setting priorities for own work and that of others and monitoring progress.
- Willingness to undertake additional training and development.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an Occupational Health Service.
- Experience of working in Clinic Nurse role external to the NHS.
- Fluency in Welsh, written and oral.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) Council Registered Nurse.
Desirable
- Postgraduate/Professional qualification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate professional knowledge and competency of delivering vaccination programmes and venepuncture.
- Evidence of IT skills including use of clinical software to manage electronic health records.
- Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people.
- Evidence of ability to work as an effective team member.
- Proven ability to develop networks in order to contribute to long term developments.
- Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identify and propose both practical and innovative solutions.
- Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within specialist discipline.
- Evidence of ability to work unsupervised to deadlines, planning and setting priorities for own work and that of others and monitoring progress.
- Willingness to undertake additional training and development.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an Occupational Health Service.
- Experience of working in Clinic Nurse role external to the NHS.
- Fluency in Welsh, written and oral.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).