Job overview
We are recruiting for a Health at Work Nurse Advisor who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service.
Are you a Registered Nurse who has experience in promoting health at work and is passionate about improving wellbeing?
This may be the new opportunity for you!
The Health at Work Service at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is nationally accredited as a Safe, Effective, Occupational Health Service (SEQOHS).
We are committed to supporting and developing our people, the Trust’s leadership development pathway will offer you a range of opportunities to enhance your skills and confidence to practice effectively and compassionately.
We are committed to providing an environment which supports a healthy work life balance, our opening hours are between 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Friday and will be pleased to consider a variety of flexible working options to suit your needs.
In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 5% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198 per annum pro rata.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide advice that aims to protect and promote health and wellbeing of employees of a variety of organisations.
You will be providing clear impartial advice to both managers and employees to optimise health and wellbeing at work, reduce sickness absence and prevent work related ill health and injury.
You will also advise East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and external clients on strategies to ensure a safe and healthy working environment.
Additionally, you will assist the health at work team to provide, maintain and develop a first-class health at work service.
You will also need to contribute to the development and implementation of policies, procedures, protocol and standards of practice.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/ Training
Essential criteria
* Registered Adult Nurse, on the NMC register
* Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Health
* Health and Safety training
* Health promotion training
Desirable criteria
* Mental Health first aider training
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
* Assessing physical and mental health
* Offering health and wellbeing promotion advice
* Providing emotional support and signposting to support services
* Writing clear and accurate electronic records
* Prioritising own workload to meet deadlines
* Writing reports
Desirable criteria
* Experience of occupational health nursing
* Assessing fitness for work and offering occupational health advice
* Giving immunisations
* Undertaking health surveillance
* Contributing to the development of policies & procedures
Skills
Essential criteria
* Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and as part of a team
* Ability to provide high standard of customer service
* Excellent communication skills, interpersonal and listening skills
* Good computer skills
* Ability to adapt to change & have a flexible approach
* Able to travel to clinics across the county
Desirable criteria
* Intramuscular injections
* Venepuncture
* Training and presentation skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* A good understanding of workplace health and wellbeing issues
* An understanding of the role of occupational health
* Health and safety knowledge
* Knowledge of infection prevention and control.
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of workplace immunisations
* An understanding of legislation and regulations relating to occupational health
* A broad understanding of workplace health and wellbeing issues and challenges
Other requirements
Essential criteria
* Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
* Role model our Trust values every day