Senior Occupational Health Specialist Nurse

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Gloucester is seeking a professional to deliver high-quality occupational health and wellbeing services. Responsibilities include delivering preventative services, supporting staff and managers, and leading on national initiatives. The ideal candidate will work autonomously and contribute to service improvement efforts within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high quality practical and preventative occupational health & wellbeing service.
• Provide specialist guidance and support to managers and staff.
• Assist in the development of departmental procedures, protocols, and standards.
• Lead on national programmes and initiatives within the service.
• Take responsibility for the service in the absence of the lead nurse specialist.

Job description

Responsibilities

• The post holder will work autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service delivering a high quality practical and preventative occupational health & Wellbeing Service to colleagues, underpinned through relevant evidence-based practice.
• Provide specialist guidance and support to managers and staff, without direct supervision in accordance with national legislation and local policies, procedures and protocols. Offer specialist support assisting the Nurse Lead in the day to day running of the clinical service, guided by broad occupational and national policies and principles.
• Support and assist the Senior Leadership Team with the maintenance and development of departmental procedures, protocols and standards to facilitate service improvement. To assist in providing a comprehensive proactive Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service to the Trust and commissioned clients organisations.
• Assist in the development of this service, in collaboration with other teams and services internal and external to the trust. To take responsibility of the Occupational Health and Wellbeing service in the absence of the Clinical OHWB Lead Nurse Specialist.
• To lead on national programmes and initiatives within the service, providing training and guidance to managers and supporting with the education of the wider Trust and its contracts.