Occupational Health Nurse

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

This role is appointed jointly by Cardiff and Vale UHB (CAVUHB) and Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB (CTM UHB).

The Occupational Health service works to promote good health, safety and welfare in work collaboratively facilitating the right support, at the right time in the right way.

The post holder is guided by clearly defined protocols and legislation and contacts more senior colleagues for complex situations. The post holder is required to be accountable for their own actions, to use own initiative and act independently with discretion. Their workload is managed rather than supervised and they act independently whilst undertaking clinical duties. They may be responsible for supervising OH nurse students.

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of the role is to:

1. Administer safely work-related vaccines and flu vaccines as per written instructions/Patient Group Directives (PGDs).
2. Provide advice and where appropriate onward referral for staff who have sustained a needle stick/contamination incident. Advise the employee of follow-up as necessary and ensure compliance with the CTUMHB / CAVUHB Needlestick policy.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of professional development and willingness to acquire qualification relevant to occupational health
• Knowledge of organisations Policies/procedures
• Professional awareness and ongoing professional development
• Good knowledge base of clinical conditions
• Health & Safety (e.g. NEBOSH or IOSH), Health Promotion, infection control qualifications
• Member of specialist interest groups and networks locally and nationally

Experience

• Sufficient experience working within the NHS
• Experience of applying health & wellbeing advice
• Experience of giving vaccinations as community or practice-based nurse.

Skills and Attributes

• Expanded clinical nursing skills.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work on own Initiative
• Effective organisational skills
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure - resilient
• Good IT and keyboard skills
• Highly motivated
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and to work under pressure
• Ability to deal with verbal aggression and written aggression in a calm and professional manner
• The ability to speak Welsh

Other

• Committed to equal opportunities
• Good team player
• Problem solving approach
• Must be prepared to travel between bases and to other sites in Wales or within the UK if required
• Successful DBS Check

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board