Occupational Health Clinic Nurse

Candino CA; Colchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is recruiting two full-time Clinic Nurses in Colchester to join their Occupational Health team. Candidates must be registered nurses with a valid driving licence and access to their own vehicle. The role includes pre-placement screenings, immunisations, and health risk assessments. Benefits include flexible working, extensive training opportunities, and NHS discounts.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous pension scheme

NHS discounts

27 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Occupational Health or Practice Nurse experience beneficial but not essential.
• Ability to work across professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-placement screenings.
• Manage needle stick incidents and administer immunisations.
• Participate in duty nurse rota for support.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Interpersonal and communication skills

IT information management system

Job description

Overview

Occupational Health Departments are based at Ipswich and Colchester Hospital, specialising in prevention and management of work-related health issues. We are recruiting two full-time Clinic Nurses to join the team. A valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential, as the role involves regular travel across ESNEFT sites and to external customer premises.

Responsibilities

• Pre-placement screening
• Needle stick management
• Immunisations and venepuncture
• Participation in the duty nurse rota for daily support
• Possible clinical tasks including audiometry, eye tests, urine samples, lung function tests and drug tests as client needs require
• Assessing and managing workplace risks and promoting healthy living and working conditions
• Health screening and general preventive health activities

Qualifications and skills

• Registered Nurse
• Beneficial but not essential to have Occupational Health or Practice Nurse experience; full training will be provided
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work across professional boundaries and with clients
• Experience or ability to use IT information management system for record keeping

About ESNEFT and benefits

We are ESNEFT and provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. We deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments where applicable, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme provides a variety of services. We focus on Time Matters and digital transformation with a partnership with Epic EPR.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, we want to hear from you.

For full details of responsibilities and duties please see the attached job description. Reference: LNKD1_UKTJ.