Army - Occupational Health Nurse

Ministry Of Defence; Upavon; On-site; GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector health organization in Upavon is seeking an Occupational Health Nurse to provide support and advice to military candidates throughout their training. The ideal candidate will be a Nursing and Midwifery Council registered Nurse with experience in occupational health. This full-time role includes managing caseloads and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team. Benefits include a competitive salary, pension contributions, and various leave entitlements.

Benefits

Annual salary of £46,148

Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension

25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years

Access to gym and sporting facilities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience in occupational health and military healthcare environment.
• Current immunity certificates for Hepatitis B, Rubella, measles, and Varicella.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational health support to recruits during training.
• Manage caseloads and conduct governance audits.
• Advise on employability, deployability, and grading.

Skills

Nursing and Midwifery Council registered

Occupational health experience

Understanding of electronic health-care records

Education

Postgraduate study within nursing

Postgraduate qualification in occupational health

Job description

Be part of an inclusive occupational health team in a job role that requires a Nursing and Midwifery Council registered Adult Nurse/Mental Health Nurse to apply. You will work within a Multi‑Disciplinary Team (MDT), including Army Individual Training Command clinicians and our partner Capita, to optimise Army training admissions. The role focuses on clinical case work providing occupational health direction under the direction of the Senior Occupational Health Advisor. This role is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational health support and advice to candidates from application through basic training (BT) and Individual Trade Training (ITT).
• Manage caseloads, conduct audits, provide governance and support policy reviews.
• Review downgrades, progress of caseloads and referrals to the medical branch.
• Advise the Chain of Command on occupational employability, deployability, grading and further OH interventions.
• Provide specialist OH advice on transitions from BT to ITT and from ITT to Field Army.
• Authorise private health care pathway (PHCP) funding in line with existing policy.
• Support occupational management of candidates in partnership with Capita and primary health care colleagues.
• Undergo a criminal record check as part of the selection process.

Qualifications

• Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registered – Part 1 of the register.
• Evidence of postgraduate study within nursing.
• Evidence of occupational health experience.
• Occupational health educational background.
• Current certificate of Hepatitis B, Rubella, measles, and Varicella immunity.
• Desirable: Postgraduate qualification in occupational health.
• Experience working with individual electronic health‑care records in a military setting.

Benefits

• Annual salary of £46,148.
• £13,369 contribution towards the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
• Leave: 25 days paid annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years.
• Highly competitive pension scheme.
• Access to funded CPD, Employee Assistance Programme, and enhanced parental and adoption leave.
• Six days special leave per year for volunteering.
• Access to gym and sporting facilities, free on‑site parking, cafeteria, shop and post office.
• Learning and development opportunities.

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