Main area: Occupational Health Screening Nurse
Grade Band: 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Less hours considered)
Job ref: 387-TS-6967-JJ
Site: Avon Partnership Occupational Health Service
Town: Bristol
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/01/2025 23:59
As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse to work with Avon Partnership Occupational Health Service, in a developmental post.
This post will offer the opportunity to gain experience within the Screening Nurse role, with progression into a Band 6 role following completion of the 12-month Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Degree, studying at the University of the West of England.
We are an NHS Occupational Health service hosted by UHBW, in partnership with North Bristol Trust & Sirona Care & Health. We provide a specialist service to the local health community in Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire as well as providing services to other private and public sector organisations in the local & surrounding areas.
This is an exciting time to join our service as we take forward a new strategy to ensure our NHS people are safe, healthy & protected in their roles. We know that looking after their health and wellbeing in turn has a positive impact on the quality of patient care given.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To carry out the following using the skills and knowledge gained after appropriate training, assessment, experience, and abiding by Partnership processes, Trust policies, Patient Group Directives and service level agreements:
1. Occupational immunisation programmes: To maintain and promote occupational immunisations.
2. Venepuncture: To undertake venepuncture after appropriate training, assessment and experience in relation to a variety of clinical/client needs.
3. Management of Contaminated Sharps Injuries, Bodily Fluid Exposure: To advise employees following contaminated sharps injury or bodily fluid exposure, undertaking a risk assessment and advising on the appropriate action in line with Partnership protocols.
4. Health Surveillance Programmes: To participate in health surveillance programmes after appropriate training and experience, across NHS Trust sites and external contracts, in line with HSE regulation and guidance, Trust Policy and Partnership processes.
5. Screening Programmes: To participate in screening programmes for both NHS and external contracts, in line with Partnership processes, Trust policies and other related legislation and guidance after appropriate training has been given.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Registered General Nurse
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Current and valid UK registration
Knowledge and Experience
* Extensive years of post-registration experience
* Experience of working in the NHS
* Community treatment room experience
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent planning and organisational skills
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team remaining flexible and adaptable in all situations
* Mobile for travel within partnership and Non-NHS Contracts – car owner driver or access to a car
* Working knowledge of IT systems i.e. Word/Excel/Outlook
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
IMPORTANT:
Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide, interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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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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