Job Title: - Occupational Health Senior Nurse Adviser
Trust: - Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Location: - Reading
Pay Rates: £ 27.98 - 44.77
Shift Patterns: - Monday – Friday/ Weekdays 8.30am – 4.30pm
Trust Info :-
Rated Good in their most recent CQC report, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of acute, surgical and specialist services (including cancer, dialysis and eye surgery) to Reading, Wokingham and Berkshire. As one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country, the Trust offers staff a range of benefits including local discount schemes, a free shuttle bus from Reading train station and more. Based in and around Reading, there is plenty of leisure activities to get involved in, with excellent transport to surrounding areas and London.
Why might this job interest you?
Being a Senior Occupational Health Therapist Practitioner in the NHS is a versatile and impactful role that spans across various healthcare settings, from hospitals to community clinics. It involves providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages and backgrounds, addressing both acute medical needs and long-term health management. The flexibility in scheduling allows general nurses to balance their professional responsibilities with personal commitments, ensuring they can deliver compassionate and effective care while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
What you can add:
- To provide professional leadership, advice, support and guidance to the Occupational Health clinical team and wider multidisciplinary team. Act as a professional role model and provide strong, facilitative and effective clinical leadership.
- To assess new clients presenting to Occupational Health & Wellbeing whether in person or by telephone and initiate management of case.
- To assess new clients presenting to Occupational Health & Wellbeing whether in person or by telephone and initiate management of case.
- To attend Trust meetings representing Occupational Health when required for example, Health & Safety, Infection Prevention & Control.
- To undertake workplace visits Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Occupational Assessment, generalised walk throughs in conjunction with Health & Safety colleagues, also undertake proactive visits and talks (upon request from managers).
- To assess any employee following a blood/body fluid exposure, undertaking a risk assessment for blood borne viruses, and taking appropriate action in accordance with the DoH guidelines.
- To write letters to GP/Specialists in line with the Access to Medical Reports Act and GDPR.
- Develop good working relationships and maintain effective communications with Clients managers and other professionals both within the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and external contracts.
- Responsible for equipment and its maintenance, resources and staff cover, clinical and administratively in partnership with the office manager.
- Provide Occupational Health & Wellbeing employees with appropriate regular appraisals/PDRs, ensuring training and development needs are identified and met.
- To contribute to the further development of the Occupational Health Clinical Specific Operational Procedures (SOPs)
- To contribute to policy development within the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Department.
The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.
What youll need:
Qualifications:-
- Registration with NMC Part 1
- Qualification in Occupational Health Nursing, NMC Part 3.
- Evidence of up-to-date knowledge base of professional and specialist issues/legislation.
- Knowledge and experience of working in NHS and /or private sector Occupational Health
Experience:-
- A minimum of 6 months paid experience in an Acute hospital as Senior Occupational Health Therapist Practitioner within the last 3 years
- Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices.
- Proven record of professional proactivity
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, written and oral.
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Applications e.g. email, word processing and spreadsheets etc.
- OH Software experience
Skills & Aptitudes:-
- Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision.
- Able to prioritise own workload and manage own time, self-motivated and capable of working flexibly and to strict deadlines using own initiative.
- Awareness of own limitations, innovative and creative Driving Willingness to further develop professionally license, and access to a vehicle
- Willingness to further develop professionally.
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £27.98-£44.77 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
Experience:
- Senior Occupational Health Therapist Practitioner: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
- NMC (required)
Work Location: In person
