Senior Occupational Health Nurse

Medacs Healthcare are looking for an experienced Senior Occupational Health Nurse Advisor to work within St Charles' Centre for Health and Wellbeing.

The post is peripatetic and the post holder will be based at St Charles Centre for Health & Care (W10 6DZ). There will be a requirement to work at CLCH sites in Hertfordshire, Barnet, Merton, Westminster on a rotational basis and various Trust sites as and when required to ensure equal access to employee health services

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Professional Competencies

To act in an advisory capacity by:

• developing networks with external agencies
• being aware of personal business skills when gaining or maintaining contracts
• providing written reports
• highlighting relevant research to prove clinical effectiveness
• referring any contractual issues, or concerns to the Deputy Head of Employee Health.

To initiate, maintain and review occupational health programmes for your delegated sites and acting as an independent/autonomous practitioner by:

Conducting environmental risk assessment that might include:

hazards and risk within the work place

moving and handling issues

environmental assessments

personal protective equipment

Delivering clinical assessment that might include:

sharps awareness - including high grade issues

work protection immunisations

sickness / absence - long and short term following management and self referral

infection control issues

"Fitness to Work"

stress awareness

health surveillance

• offering advice to managers, and staff based upon your audit
• working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and promoting the effective use of the Employee Health Service
• undertaking pre-placement screening as requested by appointing officers
• maintaining, analysing and interpreting employee records
• underpinning your practice with an evidence base

To be available to offer occupational/employee health advice to staff members within the Trust by:

• acting, as appropriate, offering a medical triage system for staff presenting with work-related problems
• providing counselling and appropriate referral when necessary
• promoting healthy lifestyle choices which help employees make informed choices and which contribute to improved public health
• collaborating in establishing "Health Fairs/Events"
• undertaking lifestyle screening as required.
• continuing to self evaluate practice.

For further information please contact Kelli Thomas on or email me on