Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Occupational Health and Wellbeing Department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for two qualified nurses to join the team as Occupational Health Screening Nurses.
The post holders would ideally have had a wide variety of nursing experience; with an enthusiasm for working within Occupational Health and delivering a high quality service that meets the needs of employees/clients.
The role is varied, involving a range of occupational health screening services for the Trusts 11,0000 staff and the department's external customers. The role involves working within an Occupational Health and Wellbeing multi-disciplinary team, providing a range of confidential services including venepuncture, vaccinations/immunisations, supporting staff following a needlestick injury, work health assessments and health surveillance. Clinics can be held across Trust sites or external customer bases as required by the service.
Main duties of the job
The post holders are required to have achieved NMC level 1 registration with post qualifying experience gained in the NHS.
There is a requirement for the successful candidates to travel independently across Trust sites and external customer bases.
Hours of work are usually within office hours, however there may be a requirement to work flexible on occasions to meet the needs of the service.
About us
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities,
Job description
Job responsibilities
Details of the full job description and person specification are available to view when you click to apply for the vacancy and click on the about this job link and the documents will be attached at the bottom of the screen.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Currently Registered on Part 1 of the NMC register
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise work in a busy department and respond to deadlines.
- Team member. Aware of own competencies and limitation
- Ability to run clinics at OH sites and satellite clinics across the organisation when necessary
- Demonstrates clear and effective interpersonal, written, listening and communication skills.
Desirable
- Motivated to improve the service delivery through audit and research
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW