Occupational Health Screening Nurse

Sussex Police; Guildford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

LGPS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

On-site gyms & sports clubs

Parental leave & wellbeing support

Job summary

Sussex Police seeks an experienced Occupational Health Screening / Practice Nurse to support Surrey Police and Sussex Police in a collaborative OHWS team. You will perform periodic medicals, health surveillance, and case management as needed, maintaining accurate records in Cority and other systems.

Role requires traveling and delivering health advice to staff, with emphasis on privacy, professionalism, and continuous development in occupational health practices.

Qualifications

• Registered OH Nurse with screening experience (or OH Qualification).
• Knowledge of health surveillance and screening practices.
• Ability to maintain confidential records.
• Experience with GDPR and Data Protection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Undertake periodic and pre-placement medicals for police officers and staff and conduct health surveillance.
• Possibly be involved in case management depending on qualifications and experience.
• Maintain confidential records using Cority and manual systems.
• Promote health, fitness, wellbeing and lifestyle advice across services.
• Travel to varying locations as required.

Skills

OH Nursing

Health surveillance

Case management

Record keeping

GDPR & Data Protection

Written communication

Travel readiness

Education

OH Nurse registration

OH qualification

Tools

Cority

Job description

This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst remaining two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.

Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.

Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowances and hours.

Division / Department - People Services
Grade - Surrey Police Grade G / Sussex Police Grade 10
Status - Full Time and Part Time Available
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £34,060 - £39,149 / Sussex Police £35,772 - £39,276
Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Surrey Police Headquarters, Guildford

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.

Chief Constables' Message

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.

We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.

We wish you all the very best with your application.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference. It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent, and respond to harm and keep people safe.

We are looking for an experienced Occupational Health Screening /Practice Nurse or an OH Nurse to work as part of our OHWS Team. In this role you will be supporting Surrey Police and Sussex Police and the collaborated services with Surrey Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) and East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (ESFRS).

The work will involve:

Undertaking periodic and pre-placement medicals for police officers and staff, and health surveillance. Therefore, previous experience of health surveillance and fitness for work assessments would be an advantage.

Depending upon qualifications and experience you may be involved with Case Management. If you desire to move into an OH Nurse Advisor role by further study and participating in the relevant training to maintain and develop your OH practice taking responsibility for your own professional development.

You must be able to maintain confidential, accurate and comprehensive records in both computerised (Cority) and manual format in accordance with legislative requirements e.g. GPDR, Data Protection Act, and be able to provide high standards of OH clinical work and report writing, have an excellent understanding of OH issues, demonstrate knowledge of good working practices and administrative procedures, work calmly under pressure, and respond flexibly to changing and sometimes challenging demands.

You must have excellent written communication skills with the ability to check records and correspondence with exceptional attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills, to be able to deal courteously and effectively with all employees using sensitivity and tact especially with confidential issues.

Also helping to promote a culture of health and fitness within Surrey Police and Sussex Police, and the two Fire Services (SFRS and ESFRS) by providing a lifestyle and fitness advisory service to all employees.

You will be be happy to travel and be confident working on your own in varying locations.

Skills & Experience

QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered OH Nurse with screening experience or OH Qualification.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• The ability to maintain a full knowledge of all current developments in occupation health.
• Undertake health surveillance and screening activities.
• Support case management depending on qualifications, experience and the desire to move into an OH Nurse Advisor role.
• Maintain confidential, accurate and comprehensive records using Cority and manual systems in line with GDPR and Data Protection requirements.
• Promote health, fitness, wellbeing and lifestyle advice across the collaborated services.
• Have good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to project confidence and be able to deal effectively, efficiently, and courteously when testing individuals.
• Be able to produce clear, legible, concise, and accurate records, letters, and reports, remaining aware of confidentiality.
• Ability to work calmly and accurately under pressure. Able to work as a member of a team.
• Have a reasonable understanding: or the ability to acquire such, of the structure of Surrey Police, Sussex Police, SFRS & ESFRS together with a full knowledge of the administration, policies, and procedures in relation to pre-employment processes relevant to Home Office directives.
• Experience of using computer applications for administrative purposes and the willingness to undertake training to become proficient with the relevant health screening equipment and Surrey Police and Sussex Police systems.
• Have the specific occupational health qualification along with:
• Safety critical OH provision
• Experience in the Police or Fire and Rescue Services

The post holder will make most of the day-to-day decisions with support from the Senior OHA, the Clinical Lead or the OH physician.

This role impacts upon most parts of the organisation, an efficient OH & Wellbeing Service which assists the wider organisation.

Why Work With Us?

We are invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working where possible this may include flexitime and occasional working from home.

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme

If you require any further information please contact:

We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here .

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.

Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;

• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.