Occupational Health Nurse

East Midlands Trains; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation company is seeking a self-motivated Occupational Health Nurse to join their Occupational Health and Wellbeing team. The role involves providing clinical guidance, conducting medical assessments, and supporting employee wellbeing. Candidates should be registered nurses, preferably with Occupational Health qualifications. In addition to a competitive salary, the company offers excellent benefits such as a Railway Pension scheme, flexible working options, and extensive training opportunities. Join a passionate team committed to ensuring a healthy and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Excellent Railway Pension scheme

Free standard travel on East Midlands Railway

Discounted Tickets for Friends and Family

32 Days paid leave, increasing to 34 after 2 years service

75% discount on National Travel

Various training opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse.
• Experience in Occupational Health is a plus.
• Capability to conduct medical assessments and screenings.

Responsibilities

• Provide sound clinical guidance to staff and management.
• Conduct fitness-to-work assessments per industry standards.
• Facilitate attendance management through referrals and advice.

Skills

Evidence-based clinical guidance

Occupational Health knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse (Part 1)

Occupational Health qualification (Part 3)

Job description

We are proud to be One Team at East Midlands Railway (EMR). We are passionate about keeping people safe, delighting our customers and doing the right thing. With over 2,600 employees, our people are the reason we are so successful, and our Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team make a crucial contribution to this. Nine times accredited as a Top Employer, we value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work.

At EMR we want to proactively embrace diversity across our workforce and recognise that we are under-represented in terms of ethnic minority groups. We’re therefore taking positive steps to promote a positive and inclusive culture; we welcome applications from those that identify with these groups to better represent our communities.

At EMR, we keep people safe. This means providing a healthy working environment that promotes the physical, mental and social wellbeing of our workforce. To help achieve this vision, we are recruiting for a professional, self-motivated and experienced registered nurse to join our Occupational Health and Wellbeing team as an Occupational Health Nurse. This role reports to the Deputy Head of Occupational Health and you will work at our purpose built Occupational Health and Wellbeing centre on Pride Park in Derby.

We are looking for an experienced occupational health nurse, preferably part three registered, although equivalent experience may be considered. You will be contributing to the provision of outstanding Occupational Health services and employee wellbeing support, undertaking medical assessments in-line with clinical and railway industry standards.

Responsibilities of the role include :

• Providing the business with sound, evidence-based clinical guidance, liaising closely with employees, managers and HR colleagues, contributing to case conferences where required.
• Assisting in the development and delivery of a business-wide health and wellbeing outreach programme, positioning wellbeing support at the heart of employee experience.
• Deliver fitness-to-work medical assessments at our Occupational Health Centre, in-line with railway industry standards and requirements.This includes ancillary checks (ECGs, eyesight, audiometry, spirometry) as required.
• Carrying out pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.
• Assist line managers to manage attendance within the business by carrying out management referrals, providing advisory guidance, provide basic counselling services, and / or referrals to further professional services as required.

Qualifications and Experience

You must be a registered nurse to apply for this position (part 1)

An Occupational Health qualification (part 3) is desirable, however, equivalent experience of working within an Occupational Health Department may be considered.

As well as a competitive salary, we’ll also offer you :

• Excellent Railway Pension scheme
• Free standard travel on East Midlands Railway and Train Operating Companies under Abellio
• 1stClass Duty Travel on the EMR Network
• Friends and Family discounted Tickets on the EMR Network
• 32 Days paid leave, increasing to 34 after 2 years service
• 75% discount on National Travel (inc partner and dependants)
• Various training opportunities
• …and many more!

We are open minded to applications from people who wish to have flexible working including part time. Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking. There is also opportunity for occasional work from home.