Occupational Health Clinical Nurse

Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with a minimum of 2 years practise experience. Ideally, they will have had previous occupational experience or exposure to people who require immunisations and screening. They will be based at The Royal London Hospital to support a new contract that has recently commenced.

The Employee Wellbeing Service, supports Barts Health staff and external contracts by providing protection, prevention and promotion of holistic health. There is a team of clinical and administrative staff, occupational heath Doctors, psychologists and physiotherapist in the Employee Well-being services. The aim is to contribute to patient care effectively and safely by ensuring staff are supported at work.

Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work as part of a team, as well as undertaking routine occupational health activities (with appropriate training) including:

• Immunisations
• Venepuncture
• Spirometry and audiology
• Vision Screening
• Audiometry
• Pre-employment Health Assessments
• Assist with the Blood Borne Virus Exposure Processes
• Assist with contact tracing cases
• Provides occupational health advice on infectious disease exposure, symptoms, or diagnosis, following UKHSA and official guidance, and refers to specialists when needed.

You will respond to enquiries over email and on the telephone using our WeCare values to deliver a high standard of customer service.

Delivers training to colleagues and presents information to the wider Trust when required, supporting knowledge sharing and consistent application of guidance.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities
This is an ideal opportunity for a nurse (with an interest in occupational health) to join the Employee Wellbeing Service. It is an opportunity to work in a very busy service and there is an expectation of cross-site working within the Trust

The successful candidate will have the opportunity for further training and development to enable them to undertake the full remit of the post. You will work closely with the team who will support your induction and further training.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification
Experience
Desirable

• Experience in Occupational Health setting

Skills
Essential

• Phlebotomy
• Experience with Microsoft packages

Desirable

• Experience of giving immunisations
• Experience of working as Practice Nurse

Knowledge
Essential

• Sound clinical Knowledge
• Awareness of infection Control

Desirable

• Knowledge of Health and Safety Law
• Ability to deal sensitively with clients

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered General Nurse

Desirable

• Mentorship

Other
Essential

• Ability to work flexibly at all Trust sites and flexible hours where occasionally required
• Updating of clinical skills and Knowledge and Up-to-date knowledge of professional issues

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).