Main area: Occupational Health
Grade Band: 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Job ref: 110-NMR098-0225
Employer: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Town: Llantrisant
Salary: £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/03/2025 23:59
Occupational Health Screening Nurse
Band 5
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board for a Band 5 Occupational Health Screening Nurse to join the multidisciplinary team.
We are seeking an RGN qualified individual interested in developing their skills and gaining experience within the occupational health specialty. You will have excellent communication skills, be IT literate with a flexible, proactive approach to service delivery and be able to work clinically in an autonomous manner.
The main purpose of the role would be to administer work-related vaccines and flu vaccines, provide advice and where appropriate onward referral for staff who have sustained a needle stick/contamination incident, as well as conducting skin assessments with onward referral to specialists where appropriate.
You must have proven clinical skills alongside strong interpersonal and organisational skills. Working patterns are mainly Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 4pm. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The Occupational Health service works to promote good health, safety and welfare in work collaboratively facilitating the right support, at the right time in the right way. The main purpose of the role would be to:
* Administer safely work-related vaccines and flu vaccines as per written instructions/Patient Group Directives (PGDs).
* Provide advice and where appropriate onward referral for staff who have sustained a needle stick/contamination incident. Advise the employee of follow-up as necessary and ensure compliance with the CTUMHB Needlestick policy.
The post holder is guided by clearly defined protocols and legislation and contacts more senior colleagues for complex situations. The post holder is required to be accountable for their own actions, to use own initiative and act independently with discretion. Their workload is managed rather than supervised and they act independently whilst undertaking clinical duties. They may be responsible for supervising OH nurse students.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
* We listen, learn and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Evidence of professional development and willingness to acquire qualification relevant to OH
* Knowledge of organisations P & P
* Professional awareness and ongoing professional development
* Good knowledge base of clinical conditions
* Health & Safety (e.g., Nebosh or IOSH) Health Promotion, infection control qualifications
* Member of specialist interest groups and networks locally and nationally
Experience
* Sufficient experience working within the NHS
* Experience of applying health & wellbeing advice
* Experience of giving vaccinations as community or practice based nurse.
Aptitude and Abilities
* Expanded clinical nursing skills
* Good interpersonal skills
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Effective organisational skills
* Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure - resilient
* Good IT and keyboard skills
* Highly motivated
* Ability to prioritise workload
* Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and to work under pressure
* Ability to deal with verbal aggression and written aggression in a calm and professional manner
* Ability to speak Welsh
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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