Job overview

• To provide clear visible professional Occupational Health (OH) advice and support in order to effectively promote the ethos and practice of OH to both management and employees.
• To meet the OH needs of NHS Trusts, as well as a wide range of other clients from both the private and public sectors.
• To work autonomously and as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• To manage and provide professional leadership to junior OH nurses and the wider multi-disciplinary team within Working Well.
• To undertake/supervise specific projects, audit and research related to the professional development of OH nursing.
• To assist the Nurse Manager in leading and advancing clinical practice in line with DOH guidelines and legislation.
• To take a senior role in the in the development and provision of a high profile and pro active occupational health service

To maintain confidentiality in line with professional guidelines

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will work autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service delivering a high quality practical and preventative occupational health & Wellbeing Service to colleagues, underpinned through relevant evidence-based practice. 

• To provide specialist guidance and support to managers and staff, without direct supervision in accordance with national legislation and local policies, procedures and protocols. Offer specialist support assisting the Nurse Lead in the day to day running of the clinical service, guided by broad occupational and national policies and principles.

• The post holder will support and assist the Senior Leadership Team with the maintenance and development of departmental procedures, protocols and standards to facilitate service improvement. To assist in providing a comprehensive proactive Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service to the Trust and commissioned clients organisations.

• The post holder will assist in the development of this service, in collaboration with other teams and services internal and external to the trust. To take responsibility of the Occupational Health and Wellbeing service in the absence of the Clinical OHWB Lead Nurse Specialist.

• To lead on national programmes and initiatives within the service, providing training and guidance to managers and supporting with the education of the wider Trust and its contracts

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.