Job overview

This role is offered on a full time fixed term basis for 9 months (Maternity cover)

Working Well Occupational Health Service is a member of the Health @ Work network of Occupational Health Units in England. The service is hosted by Gloucestershire Health and Care Services NHS Foundation Trust and provides Occupational Health services to the NHS Health community within Gloucestershire.  

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.

To 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.

The post holder will support and assist the Senior Leadership Team with the maintenance and development of departmental procedures, protocols and standards to facilitate service improvement. 

The post holder will assist in the development of this service, in collaboration with other teams and services internal and external to the trust. 

To undertake/supervise specific projects, audit and research related to the professional development of OH nursing.

Main duties of the job

Management

 To manage own clinical caseload working autonomously as well as part of    a multi-disciplinary team.

 To undertake managerial responsibilities for junior members of the       nursing team, including mentorship support and encouragement.

To attend relevant meetings with clients providing occupational health input as required.

Works without supervision within the policies, protocols, procedures of the Trust. 

Leadership

In the absence of the Nurse Lead, take responsibility for the Occupational Health and Wellbeing service including the supervision of nursing staff and provide cover for/assistance to colleagues within the department.

To lead the clinical follow-up required following an infectious disease outbreak e.g. TB, measles, mumps, chickenpox. To make informed decisions regarding fitness to work based on exclusion periods and to issue medical suspensions as required.

Clinical

To manage own personal caseload of management referrals . To provide a written report to the referring person/Manager detailing the employee ability to remain in, or return to, the workplace and give specialist advice on rehabilitation or adaptations/reasonable adjustments as clinically indicated.

To undertake management referrals, in order to advise management and employees on the medical aspects of health on work and work on health.

To manage the follow up of contamination injuries.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.