Staff Nurse - Occupational Health

NHS Lanarkshire; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

NHS pension

Incremental pay progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Registered General Nurse to join the Salus external business team in a permanent occupational health role. You will deliver immunisations, health surveillance and pre-employment screening across client sites, with travel between locations required.

The position offers a Band 5 salary, 36 hours per week, and opportunities for professional development within a supportive multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
• Evidence of spirometry, audiometry and vision screening training or willingness to undertake training.
• Evidence of venepuncture experience.
• Evidence of presentation skills.
• Car owner with full UK/EU/EEA licence; willingness to work out of hours and travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Undertake pre-employment health screening within agreed timescales, and arrange and undertake further assessment as required (e.g., baseline health surveillance, drug testing, drivers health assessment).
• Ensure pre-employment database is up to date and fully completed to ensure smooth service delivery.
• Take professional responsibility for administration of immunisation and venepuncture following guidelines and protocols.
• Ensure that immunisation materials are in-date and safe and that emergency supplies are available.

Skills

NMC registration

Venepuncture

Presentation skills

Driver's license (UK)

Willingness to travel between sites

Spirometry training

Audiometry training

Vision screening training

Education

Nursing qualification (RGN)

Job description

Job reference: 261363
Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Job closing date: 06/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Beckford St
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Job posted date: 23/10/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
Department: Salus - External Business

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the NHS delivering occupational health services across a range of commercial customers. This role provides an excellent support network and development opportunities in house as part of the role. We are looking for a dynamic self-starter, currently working in the field of Occupational Health and who feel are ready for the next challenge, within a supportive team. This role encompasses the full range of occupational health staff nurse duties; immunisations, pre-placement screening, all aspects of health surveillance, customer liaison etc. This post delivers services on site to Salus customers and therefore travel is required. This post could be considered as a training post for the right candidate.

In this key role, you will:

• Undertake pre-employment health screening within agreed timescales, and arrange and undertake further assessment as required for this screening e.g. baseline health surveillance, drug testing, drivers health assessment, night shift workers health assessment.
• Ensure pre-employment database is up to date and fully completed to ensure the smooth delivery of service.
• Take professional responsibility for administration of immunisation and for carrying out appropriate venepuncture in accordance with guidelines and protocols. Suitable and sufficient instruction in extended role procedures and the completion of a relevant Patient Group Direction or Standing Order, to ensure that immunisation is undertaken safely.
• Ensure that all substances in use for immunisation clinics are 'in-date' and safe for use and ensure that the appropriate emergency supplies are available to maintain high clinical standards.

What You'll Bring:

• Registered General Nurse/current registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council. Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
• Evidence of ongoing training and continuing professional development relating to professional discipline
• Evidence of knowledge or recognised training in spirometry, audiometry and the use of vision screening equipment (or willingness to undertake suitable training in the above)
• Evidence of experience or recognised training in venepuncture
• Evidence of experience or recognised training in presentation skills
• Car owner with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence Requirement to work out with usual office hours on occasion
• Requirement to work peripatetically across client / business sites and ability to manoeuvre required equipment from the car to the customer site on a daily basis Requirement to be away from home overnight occasionally to deliver agreed customer contracts

What we Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

Interested?

For informal discussion, please contact Roseanne Nixon, Business Development Manager, SALUS on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact [e-mail], Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.