New Exciting Opportunity!
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our friendly multidisciplinary Team within the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Why?
We have recently completed a re-structure which has created new opportunities and roles.
We have secured a new operational service based at Hollins Park House, Winwick, Warrington and satellite units at Netherton Health Centre, Yew Tree Health Centre, and V7 Kings Business Park areas of Liverpool to support delivery of the service across the Trust's footprint. We will also support opportunities for flexible working in line with operational demands.
Shortlisting planned for: 25 November 2024
Interview planned for: 3 December 2024
Main duties of the job
Who do we want?
We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic and experienced team player to apply for the role of Clinical OHW Lead Nurse Specialist, whose role will provide leadership and presence within the team and across our clinical/corporate Divisions.
If you are pro-active, dynamic, and motivated to support the development of the team/service, this job is for you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
What does it involve?
The role involves working in collaboration with Clinical OHW Lead Nurse Specialist Colleagues as part of the team. Planning, delivering and ensuring the service remains safe, effective and provides a robust quality service. In addition to the leadership and management aspects of the role, the post holder will also be required to have line management responsibilities and a proportionate clinical workload.
In addition to the Trust, you will be required to provide an expert and reliable Occupational Health Service to other paying private organisations, including other NHS employers and private companies/businesses.
The service uses Civica Occupational Health (OPAS-G2) software which supports all clinical functions.
Interested in joining our team? Apply now!
Please see full Job Description/Person Specification for more detail.
For further details / informal visits contact Zoe Sarangi, Strategic Lead.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE
Essential
1. Substantial experience of working in Occupational Health Services
2. Proven record of success in managing significant change whilst developing and maintaining the provision of a high-quality service
3. Detailed knowledge of professional accountability and impact of NHS issues
4. Importance of equality, diversity and rights
5. Broad range of clinical experience in a range of settings, significant post registration experience at a senior level
6. Experience of working to Dept of Health, Nursing and Midwifery Council and Health and Safety Executive requirements
7. Experience of audit and clinical/service governance requirements
8. Budgetary management experience
9. Knowledge of current health & safety practice and legislation and infection control
10. Experience in providing advice on sickness absence rehabilitation and fitness to work and the production of quality management reports
11. Experience of delivering workplace immunisations
12. Knowledge of blood borne viruses
13. Knowledge of Occupational Health Service Standards for Accreditation (e.g. SEQOHS)
14. Experience in initiation of appropriate blood tests following immunisation and to check immune status for infectious disease/blood borne viruses
15. Knowledge of immunisation and biological immune response, especially to Hepatitis B
16. Evidence of continuing professional development
17. Evidence of service development and change management
18. Evidence of changes in practice using research and audit
Desirable
1. Experience in research, audit and monitoring of Occupational Health Services
2. NHS Occupational Health Experience in Acute and/or Mental Health/Community Trust
3. Familiarity with providing OH Services to commissioned contracts
4. Demonstrable experience and direct involvement in service accreditation requirements e.g. SEQOHS
Values
Essential
1. Continuous Improvement
2. Accountability
3. Respectfulness
4. Enthusiasm
5. Support
6. High professional standards
7. Responsive to service users
8. Engaging leadership style
9. Strong customer service belief
10. Transparency and honesty
11. Discreet
12. Change oriented
Skills
Essential
1. A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
2. Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to develop strategy, business reports and maintain a high standard of record keeping
3. Ability to work unsupervised
4. Ability to manage a team of staff, including carrying out appraisals and personal development planning
5. Able to work under pressure and to provide flexible responses and solutions to problem solving
6. Well-developed influencing, negotiation and coaching skills
7. Can demonstrate vision for the future development of Occupational Health Services
8. Presents self in a professional manner
9. Ability to prioritise and manage workload effectively
10. Able to travel between the Trust sites as required
11. Excellent communication skills in highly complex and difficult situations
12. Complex and highly specialised skills relevant to occupational health
13. Demonstrates specialist clinical expertise
14. Ability to advise on Equality Act 2010 matters
15. Demonstrable working knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
16. Ability to make complex evidence-based decisions without protocols or guidance when necessary
17. Demonstrable evidence of positive clinical leadership
18. Production of policies, guidelines to meet legislation standards
19. Ability to manage own workload and caseload, with minimal supervision
20. Teaching and assessing skills
21. People management skills
22. IT skills/email/spreadsheet's ability to create and present reports
Desirable
1. Evidence of innovative ways of working
Others
Essential
1. Good attendance record
2. Ability to travel across sites to meet service requirements
3. Ability to perform a wide range of duties according to the Job Description
Qualifications
Essential
1. RGN (Level 1)
2. OH qualification (part 3 of NMC register) and significant OH experience to demonstrate competence of OH clinical leadership and ability to work at OH specialist Nurse level
3. Evidence of CPD in last 6 months
Desirable
1. National Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
2. Relevant Leadership or Management Development Programme
3. Master's degree/ equivalent experience
4. Evidence of post graduate level study at advanced specialist level
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hollins Park House
Hollins Lane
Winwick
WA2 8WA
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