Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Health Nurse Specialist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-7926FA
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £49,178 - £55,492 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Health / Infection Control Nurse
Band 7
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a full-time, qualified experienced Senior Specialist Occupational Health / Infection Control (OH) Nurse Practitioner with a post registration specialist degree / masters to join the OH Service, primarily based at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow. The department provides service to approximately 8,500 employees across the LNWUH NHS Trust and to external clients.
A Consultant Physician led service, the team comprises of two trainees OH Physicians, Psychologist, Clinical Nurse Manager, Specialist OH Nurses and OH practice nurses. Working with the administration team our main priority is to create a dynamic approach to maximise employee’s health, wellness at work and productivity.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is a crucial member of the Occupational Health Service (OHS). They will provide professional guidance, mentorship and direction to the OH team on matters related to infection control and prevention, safer sharps and Influenza/ COVID programme.
Whilst the post holder may not be Occupational Health trained, we would want an individual who is willing to undertake Occupation Health activities with appropriate training and support
· The post requires collaborative working with numerous services across the Trust including the ICP and the Health & Safety team
· They will be the Lead Nurse dealing with outbreaks by providing post-exposure management liaising as well as the audit and governance of data
· They will be the Lead Nurse for the Trust-wide annual Influenza and COVID vaccination programme, including the provision of training for peer vaccinators. They will provide regular reports to the Trust board and NHS England during the autumn/ winter months. They will be proactive in these annual campaigns, looking at initiatives to increase uptake
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education /qualification
Essential criteria
- RGN with specialist Occupational Health or Infection Prevention & Control degree
Desirable criteria
- Line management esprince
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist Occupational Health or Infection Control nursing experience.
Desirable criteria
- Mentor or supervisor experience
Application form
Essential criteria
- OH data base experience -E-Opas
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Beverley Foulkes
- Job title
- Occupational Health Nurse Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02088692580
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