We are recruiting for a Senior Occupational Health Nurse Advisor who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outs.....
We are recruiting for a Senior Occupational Health Nurse Advisor who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Undertaking high quality occupational health assessments and offering expert occupational health advice. Supporting colleagues within the team to develop their skills, knowledge, and confidence. Involvement in the review of procedures that enable improvements in quality, efficiency, and customer service and support the growth of occupational health and wellbeing services. Involvement in training and development on health and wellbeing issues.
Our Values areInclude,Respect andImprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Use of specialist knowledge to undertake high quality occupational health assessments in face-to-face clinics, by video and telephone.
To undertake assessments autonomously seeking support and guidance where appropriate in relation to complex issues.
Maintain confidential, clear, accurate, electronic records of consultations in accordance with national and local guidelines and legislation.
Safeguard confidentiality in accordance with legislation and guidelines.
Provision of clear, impartial occupational health advice to managers and employees in written reports, on a telephone advice line and in case review meetings. Advice may include fitness for a new role, workplace adjustments, redeployment, approaches to prevent sickness absence, rehabilitation and return to work planning, suitable actions following a sharps incident or other workplace injury, health surveillance, reducing risk of injury or occupational disease, and suitability for ill health retirement.
Plan and deliver training and coaching in promoting health and wellbeing, preventing, and reducing sickness absence.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Thursday 11 Jan 2024
