Specialist OH Nurse Advisor / Team Leader
To provide clear visible professional advice to employees within the Trust and external clients. Manage and provide professional leadership to Occupational Health Nurse Advisors and the wider multidisciplinary team within the Occupational Health department.
To assist the Service Lead for Staff Health and Wellbeing in leading and advancing clinical practice in line with DoH guidelines and legislation. To provide all aspects of nursing care including consultation, advice, education, testing and immunisations where appropriate and in accordance with patient group directives and departmental protocols.
Main duties of the job
* Managing own caseload of complex management referrals for the purpose of sickness absence management through assessment and planning of Occupational Health care of an individual.
* To advise on an individual's fitness to work, rehabilitation and phased return to work programmes, ensuring that appropriate information is provided regarding the Equality Act (EqA) including advice on reasonable adjustment to the workplace.
* To provide professional leadership, advice, support and guidance to the Occupational Health Nurse Advisors and wider multidisciplinary team.
* Act as a professional role model and provide strong, facilitative, and effective clinical leadership.
* To provide health surveillance in accordance with current legislation. To empower Occupational Health Nurse advisors to undertake a wider range of clinical activities by ensuring appropriate training, updating, and monitoring of relevant training programmes.
About us
At the Dudley Group, our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do, aiming to provide a world-class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high-quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve.
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities include:
* Managing own caseload of complex management referrals for the purpose of sickness absence management through assessment and planning of Occupational Health care of an individual.
* To advise on an individual's fitness to work, rehabilitation and phased return to work programmes, ensuring that appropriate information is provided regarding the Equality Act (EqA) including advice on reasonable adjustment to the workplace.
* To provide professional leadership, advice, support and guidance to the Occupational Health Nurse Advisors and wider multidisciplinary team.
* Act as a professional role model and provide strong, facilitative, and effective clinical leadership.
* To provide health surveillance in accordance with current legislation. To empower Occupational Health Nurse advisors to undertake a wider range of clinical activities by ensuring appropriate training, updating, and monitoring of relevant training programmes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RN, ROH. Registration on Part 1 & 3 of NMC register.
* Degree / Diploma in Occupational Health
Experience
* Extensive post-graduate nursing experience to include proven previous OH work experience
* Supervisory experience
* Occupational health experience in the NHS.
* Ability to make OH decisions
Skills
* Good communication skills - oral and written
* Excellent leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate, and involve individuals and teams.
* Able to make independent judgements
* Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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