Occupational Health Senior Nurse Lead (NHS Lead)

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Foundation Trust in the UK is seeking a senior clinical professional to lead the clinical team within the Working Well service. The role involves providing clinical governance, leadership, and ensuring that standards are consistently met across the service. The ideal candidate will have expertise in occupational health and experience in clinical management.

Qualifications

• Professional accountability in clinical advice for other professionals.
• Experience in providing leadership within a clinical setting.
• Knowledge of relevant clinical policies and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to the clinical team within Working Well.
• Ensure clinical policies and standards are fit for purpose.
• Contribute to planning and future direction of the Service.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Occupational Health Knowledge

Job description

The post holder will provide leadership and direction to the clinical team within Working Well, and will provide a visible clinical profile and advisory input into the clinical management of the people who use our services.

The post holder will be professionally accountable and required to act in providing clinical advice and guidance to other clinical professionals based on their specialist skills, knowledge and experience of occupational health.

The postholder will be responsible for relevant clinical polices and oversee Working Well's standards and processes in order to ensure they are fit for purpose and are delivered consistently across the Service's work for which the clinical team are accountable.

The postholder will be a member of the senior management team and will have clinical and professional input into the planning, provision and future direction of the Service.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.