Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and
enthusiastic Band 7 Senior Occupational Health Nurse Advisor at BHRUT.
You will work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team. Maintain effective communication with clients, manager, and other professionals to ensure seamless service delivery.
To act as a clinical expert, advising clients on OHWB requirements for working in the health care setting and related work environment., Developing and facilitating a client centred approach to care, referring to the Nurse Manager as appropriate.
Assist the Clinical Services Manager in the development and implementation of departmental protocols.
To ensure that clinics run to meet needs of the client group ie to time and with appropriately timed slots (availability of vaccines, pathology services).
Main duties of the job
To participate in the development and maintenance of a full Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service for employees of Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, and other organisations when required (approximately 15,000 individuals have access to the department).
To act as supervisor to specialist nurse advisors and to deputise for the Nurse Manager in their absence.
Assist the Nurse Manager in the development of the service and in the delivery of departmental objectives.
Provide professional leadership and support to all staff within the service.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. NMC Registered Nurse
2. Occupational Health Qualification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
3. Relevant post-registration experience with at least 2 of which should be within an OH setting.
Desirable criteria
4. Experience of recruiting staff, appraisal system and objective setting
5. Experience of working on external contracts
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Queen's Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
Essex
RM7 0AG
Telephone 01708 435000 5936