Job Title: Occupational Health Nurse
Hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £38,000 - £45,000 per annum
Location: Nottingham (NG7)
Innovate Healthcare is a growing Occupational Health provider delivering services across the private and public sectors. Since 2011, we’ve supported organisations to navigate the evolving health and wellbeing needs of today’s workforce through occupational health that is simpler, clearer, and more effective.
Guided by our HEROIC values, we take a modern, multidisciplinary approach to workplace health. Our occupational health advisers and physicians, mental health clinicians, and physiotherapists work together to deliver the right support at the right time helping clients reduce absence, prevent long-term cases developing, and support safe, sustainable returns to work.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Health Nurse, based at the University of Nottingham (NG7).
Read on to find out more about the role, who we’re looking for and what we offer in return.
What you’ll be doing
This is a comprehensive role covering primarily vaccinations and immunisation, as well as occasional health surveillance, management referral and pre-placement screening.
You will be responsible for the safe and effective administration of vaccinations at a university client site for staff and students, maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of vaccinations and immunisation provided, and ensuring documentation to a high standard and in compliance with data protection and confidentiality requirements.
You will promote patient safety and offer advice on the benefits of vaccinations adhering to best practices. On occasion there may be a need to provide health surveillance, and health surveillance advice, to on-site occupational health technicians. Another element of the role is to screen pre-placement health questionnaires and be capable of providing occasional management referrals.
You will be responsible for monitoring fridge temperature, vaccine expiry dates, delivering all vaccinations appropriate to HEOPS guidance for each profession including Mantoux and BCG. You will be responsible for phlebotomy and sending specimens to the lab for immunisation status and ensuring that all documentation is appropriately completed and follow up requested if needed.
Key Responsibilities
· Ensure that vaccination practices meeting regulatory standards, including the Health and Safety Executive guidelines and comply with national immunisation schedules.
· Ensure that we maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all vaccinations administered in accordance with regulatory and organisational guidelines.
· Ensure all vaccinations are carried out in accordance with best practices, infection control standards, and green book regulations.
· Carry out pre-employment/placement health screening to ensure fitness, adhering to best practice standards, policies and protocols.
· Ensure Health Surveillance tasks are carried out in accordance with best practices and infection control standards.
· Meet relevant customer and internal service level agreements/KPI’s.
· Adhere to Occupational Health policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines to ensure effective service delivery and practice.
· Maintain practice standards aligned with NMC regulations (or equivalent), legislation, and best practices to uphold professionalism.
· Ensure clinical compliance with relevant standards, certifications and accreditations held by the organisation, including but not limited to SEQOHS, ISO 27001 and 9001.
· Maintain knowledge of relevant legislation and best practice relating to all occupational health issues.
· Complete all management information requirements on the current operating system.
· Participate in upskilling and learning and development programs/sessions.
· Participate in the development and delivery of workplace health promotion initiatives.
· Engage in quality assurance procedures and regular clinical supervision.
Essential Criteria
· Registered Nurse (NMC).
· OH qualification or relevant OH experience.
· Experience in vaccinations and health surveillance.
· Phlebotomy competency.
· BLS and anaphylaxis management training.
· Strong report writing and communication skills.
· Proficiency in medical and occupational health electronic systems and general IT tools such as outlook and excel and word.
· Desirable (but not essential as training can be given) TB and Mantoux vaccination
· Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
Person Specification
· Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
· Ability to work under own initiative and problem-solve.
· Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.
· Committed to achievement of high standards and dedicated to customer/client journey.
· Remains calm, considered and focused under pressure.
· Highly motivated and self-reliant persona.
· High degree of professional integrity.
· Positive and energetic approach towards work aligned with our HEROIC values
· Deadline-focused.
· Works with the application of a ‘continuous improvement’ philosophy.
What we offer in return
Our people are key to our business, which is why we make sure that we look after them
- 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays
- Birthday day off
- Membership of the Simply Health Cash Plan
- Gym and retail discounts
- Long service awards
- Significant life event leave
- An annual physical health allowance
- Enhanced family friendly benefits
- Refer a friend scheme worth £250 for each successful referral
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including face-to-face and virtual counselling
An enhanced DBS will be required for this role.
Innovate Healthcare is committed to promoting equality, eliminating unlawful discrimination, and building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We want to create an inclusive working environment where everyone has equal opportunities to develop, contribute, and fulfil their potential. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we commit to offering an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates who apply through the scheme and meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you are invited to take part in our recruitment process, we will also ask whether you need any reasonable adjustments.
If you require any assistance with the application process, please contact the People Team on [email protected]
Pay: £38,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience of vaccinations, health surveillance and phlebotomy?
- Are you a registered nurse?
- Do you have a OH qualification or OH experience?
Work Location: In person
