Occupational Health Specialist Nurse Advisor
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Caring for the health and wellbeing of our people is one of the key themes of our people strategy and a priority for the Trust. We are proud of the comprehensive, preventative, and responsive health and wellbeing programme offered to staff which focuses on 6 pillars of wellbeing: personal, psychological, physical, work, spiritual, and financial wellbeing.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Occupational Health Specialist Nurse Advisors to join the in-house Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Occupational Health service. It is an exciting time to join our supportive, innovative, and flexible team who are working in partnership with multidisciplinary colleagues to grow and develop the service.
The post holders will support the coordination and delivery of high-quality, evidence-based Occupational Health to Trust employees and external clients, which will include promoting health and wellbeing, safeguarding, and improving the quality of working life to our NHS clients and any Non-NHS clients we may provide a service to in the future.
As an Occupational Health Specialist Nurse Advisor, you will provide specialist guidance and support to managers, staff, and OH colleagues, in accordance with national legislation and local policies and procedures.
Previous experience in Occupational Health will be a key requirement for this role.
We are offering one full-time (37.5 hours per week) post and the other, part-time (30 hours per week).
Responsibilities include:
1. To undertake clinical activities as directed by the OH Senior Specialist Nurse Lead, OH Consultant, or their nominated deputy, including vaccination clinics, health screening, case management, health surveillance work, environmental visits/risk assessments, attendance management, health promotion activities (and presentations), ergonomic assessments/training as required, and involvement in corporate inductions or clinical projects as required.
2. To use the Occupational Health database for entering clinical activity, ensuring that information is updated in a timely and accurate manner, to include EPP and non-EPP clinical activity and daily immunisation activity.
3. To undertake effective employment screening, sickness absence reviews, and case conferences, providing advice on stress, anxiety, MSK, disability, etc., in accordance with the Equality Act, the Trust’s Sickness Absence Policy, and Promoting Equality and Valuing Diversity Policy.
4. To act as an autonomous practitioner and specialist advisory service to managers and external contract stakeholders, providing professional advice on Occupational Health and Wellbeing issues.
5. To undertake appropriate treatment, advice, and follow-up on the management of body fluid exposures, including advisory counselling and information-giving, following exposure to blood-borne viruses such as HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C.
Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team, And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations:
* Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities backgrounds, identify as LGBTQ+, and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development.
* Widening access (anchor institution) and employability.
* Improving the experience of staff with disabilities.
* Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development.
* Making equalities mainstream.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Eunice Hagen, Job title: OH Senior Specialist Nurse Advisor, Email address: eunice.hagan@nhs.net, Telephone number: 02083333000.
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