Band 5 Occupational Health Clinic Nurse

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic nurse looking to specialise in Occupational Health & Wellbeing? This is a unique opportunity to join a forward-thinking, supportive team at University Hospitals Birmingham, where you'll play a vital role in enhancing the health, safety, and well-being of staff across our hospitals. As a training post, you'll have access to comprehensive development opportunities, including tailored courses and clinical skills training, setting you up for success in a growing and dynamic field.

Our Occupational Health & Wellbeing team is at the heart of making UHB a healthier place to work, with ongoing improvements in our services, including expanding vaccination programs and wellness initiatives for staff.

What sets us apart is our commitment to your professional growth, a welcoming team environment, and the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our staff and external clients. If you're passionate about making an impact and advancing your career in Occupational Health, this role offers the perfect opportunity to develop, thrive, and succeed.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

In this role, you will play a vital part in supporting the health, safety, and well-being of staff at University Hospitals Birmingham and external clients. A core aspect of your responsibilities will be managing and administering immunisation and vaccination clinics, ensuring that clients receive necessary vaccinations while maintaining accurate records in compliance with health and safety standards.

Working alongside senior Occupational Health Advisors, you will have the opportunity to prioritise and manage your own workload, ensuring services are delivered efficiently. You will be expected to stay on top of the latest guidelines and best practices in occupational health, ensuring that all assessments and clinical interventions are delivered in line with current regulations.

On a regular basis, you will be expected to provide direct care to both internal and external clients in OH clinics, managing your time to ensure all services are delivered in a timely manner. You will collaborate with the MDT, to ensure holistic support for clientele. Strong record-keeping and an adherence to confidentiality are key components of the role, as well as maintaining compliance with all relevant occupational health standards and policies.

Based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, you may occasionally be required to cross-cover at Birmingham Heartlands, Good Hope, and Solihull hospitals as needed. To arrange an informal visit, please contact one of the Senior Advisors on 01213717170.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level leading to Professional registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register i.e. (Adult / Child / Learning Disability or Mental Health)

*Evidence of undergraduate education for newly qualified nurses / or post graduate continuing professional development for registered nurses who have post registration experience

Experience

Essential

*Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary health and care setting (can include