The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
About
We are one of the largest acute and community providers in the West Midlands having more than 850 beds on the New Cross site. We also have 56 rehabilitation beds at West Park Hospital and 54 beds at Cannock Chase Hospital. We are the largest employer in Wolverhampton, the Trust employs more than 10,000 staff, covering more than 350 different roles.
* New Cross Hospital
* West Park Hospital rehabilitation inpatient and day care services, therapy services and outpatients
* Cannock Chase Hospital general surgery, orthopaedics, breast surgery, urology, dermatology/plastic surgery and medical day case investigations and treatment (including endoscopy, rheumatology and dermatology)
* More than 20 community sites - community services for children and adults, walk-in centres and therapy and rehabilitation services
* Primary care - Ten GP practices have now joined us and offer extended opening hours to patients.
Key details
Location
Site: New Cross Hospital
Address: Wednesfield Road
Town: Wolverhampton
Postcode: WV10 0QP
Major / Minor Region: Birmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 20 hours per week
Salary
Grade: Band 5
Specialty
Main area: Occupational Health
Job overview
Our service is part of the Human Resources Directorate, we provide occupational health and wellbeing support to both Trust staff and external customers and deliver health and wellbeing initiatives in line with corporate & national frameworks. The postholder will be expected to work in our satellite department based at Cannock Hospital and on various external client sites as required so a car driver/owner is an essential requirement.
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We can promise a pleasant, flexible and supportive working environment in exchange for a self-motivated and flexible team member with a positive attitude and an interest in helping us to promote a healthy working environment for our valued staff. The main focus of your role will be providing new starter clinics, assessing fitness for work and providing advice with regard to reasonable adjustments as necessary, support with infection prevention as necessary such as outbreak management following staff contact with infectious disease and providing vaccinations appropriate to job role such as MMR, Hepatitis B etc. as required. You will also be expected to support the staff seasonal vaccination campaign each year which will involve the administration of influenza, Covid 19 vaccines as required. The role will also require aligning with change as national guidance etc. changes or is updated which may result in new projects such as new vaccination campaigns being delivered moving forward.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be responsible for running routine new starter/vaccination clinics as directed by the Specialist Nurse Team Leader to cover the needs of the service. To undertake pathology tests and have competent venepuncture skills in line with departmental protocols and liaise with laboratory staff e.g. virologists when appropriate. To support outbreak management as necessary. To risk assess and provide appropriate treatment/advice to staff following sharps/splash incidents. Undertake management referrals in particular with regard to skin assessments. Undertake and support health surveillance schedule as required including relevant testing such as audiometry, spirometry. Undertake relevant training required to fulfill the role. Further details in Job Description.
Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the onboarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa Health Care Visa and Skilled worker visa Skilled worker visa.
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Diploma/Degree in Adult Nursing
Desirable criteria
* Vaccination administration training, venepuncture training evidence, health assessment training evidence
Hospital Experience
Essential criteria
* 2 Years Experience in acute/primary care setting
Desirable criteria
* Occupational Health Experience/vaccination role
Documents
* Band 5 Occupational Health Nurse JD and PS (, 915.9)DOCXKB
* Clinical Academic Career Framework v5.1 (, 317.8)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Julie Sharp
Job title: Occupational Health & Wellbeing Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01902695450
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