Occupational Health Nurse (Full-Time)
Connexus Occupational Health
Location: On the road, clinic based at 850 Ibis Court, Warrington, WA1 1RL.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Annual Leave: 22 days + bank holidays
At Connexus Occupational Health, we provide a range of Occupational Health and Wellbeing solutions for businesses, helping them to understand and manage health-related challenges and risks to better support their employees.
As part of our ambitious plans for growth, we have recently invested heavily in our new, modern, client-oriented clinic in Warrington. All of our clinics and mobile units are equipped to deliver health surveillance assessments, fitness for work assessments, and sickness absence consultations.
We form part of The Connexus Group of Companies and have two, conveniently located clinics, located in North-West and the South-East of England. We also offer mobile services, using our cutting-edge vans for on-site visits.
Our Warrington clinic is situated within walking distance of Warrington Bank Quay Station and Warrington Central Station, with close links to the M62, M56 and M6.
Job Description
You will work collaboratively with the whole clinic team to meet the needs of clients, supporting the delivery of the full Occupational Health remit. Responsible for case management assessments, health surveillance, vaccinations, drug and alcohol screening, DSE assessments, workplace health assessments, delivering wellbeing clinics, medical stock management and implementing and reviewing policies and procedures. You will travel to client sites, transporting and operating the Mobile Medical Unit (MMU), which is fully equipped for medical assessments. Travel is a key aspect of this role. Your responsibilities will include:
- Travelling between client sites in the company surveillance van (paid travel time – included in your working hours)
- Make professionally autonomous decisions for which you will be accountable
- Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised client care
- Make appropriate referrals
- Help the clinic to develop
- Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation.
- Ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposals of vaccines and drugs and that adequate stock levels are maintained
- Promote health and wellbeing, giving general education advice on diet and lifestyle
- Initiate and carry out programmes of health screening as agreed with the clinical team
- Enable, support and encourage individuals and groups to address issues which affect their health and social wellbeing
- Contribute to the clinic achieving its KPI’s and contracts obligations
- Ensure all data protection requirements are met when gathering, recording and storing patient data
- Liaise and maintain good working relationships with all members of the clinic team.
- Work within the multi-disciplinary team within the clinic and the whole company
- Act as mentor for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards
- Attend and contribute to relevant internal and external meetings as required including clinic team meetings and company meetings
- Keep up to date with pertinent health policy and work with the clinic team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation
- Work collaboratively with colleagues both internally and externally
- Participate in management meetings, taking on responsibilities and reporting back as required.
Person Specification
- Must be a registered nurse on the NMC register
- Minimum 2 years Occupational Health experience
- Clinical skills - spirometry, audiometry, HAVS, phlebotomy, administration of vaccines according to the Green Book
- Full, clean, UK driving licence (or valid EU licence for the UK)
- Willingness to travel to different client sites
- Willingness to learn and acquire new skills
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base
- Experience in implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work unsupervised
Conduct Rules
- Act with integrity
- Exercise due care, skill and diligence
- Be open and cooperative with the FCA, PRA and other regulators
- Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
- Observe proper standards of market conduct
Health and Safety
Ensure work area is tidy and report any incidents and potential risks
Information Security
Maintain awareness of regulations in relation to the handling of data, personal or business related, in compliance with current legislation and guidelines including, but not limited to, GDPR, FCA, SRA and ISO 27001
Benefits
- Discounted gym membership
- Free eye test
- Flu jab vouchers
- Company pension
- Computing scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Life assurance
- Staff referral scheme
- 22 days AL + bank holidays
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Referral programme
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: On the road
