Occupational Health Clinic Nurse

This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.

NHS Band 5:  Salary 32073 - 39043 per annum 

Hours per Week:  37.5 

Contract Type: Permanent 

We are recruiting a Band 5 Occupational Health Clinic Nurse to join our integrated Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service working across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career in occupational health within a supportive multidisciplinary team. The role is primarily clinic-based supporting a diverse workforce across acute and ambulance services alongside a growing commercial client portfolio.

We are committed to flexible working and welcome applications from candidates seeking both full-time and part-time hours. 

As an Occupational Health Clinic Nurse you will deliver high-quality evidence-based care within nurse-led clinics working under the guidance of experienced Occupational Health clinicians. You will play a key role in supporting staff health and wellbeing gaining valuable experience across a broad range of occupational health activities.

Why Join Us

This is a great opportunity to build specialist skills in occupational health within a friendly experienced team. Youll gain exposure to a wide range of clinical activities while being supported to develop your practice and progress your career.

Main Duties

• Undertake occupational health clinic duties including immunisations and health surveillance
• Assess and manage sharps and needlestick injuries in line with Trust and national guidance
• Support pre-employment health screening and immunisation assessments
• Deliver vaccination programmes including seasonal flu campaigns
• Support safety-critical screening requirements
• Contribute to the delivery of services for external commercial clients
• Maintain accurate and confidential electronic occupational health records
• Escalate complex or high-risk cases to senior Occupational Health clinicians as appropriate
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective service delivery

For further information please refer to the Job Description

Qualifications :

• Is a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Has relevant post-registration clinical experience
• Has an interest in developing a career in occupational health

Experience:

• Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality data protection and professional accountability
• Has strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Works well as part of a team and is keen to learn
• Is confident using IT systems and electronic records

Additional Information :

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and DisAbility and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.   

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time