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Main area
Occupational Health
Grade
5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours considered)
Job ref
164-8125883-A
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
City Hospital Campus
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/10/2026 23:59

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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Occupational Health Staff Nurse

5

Job overview

Are you confident, self-motivating & able to work at pace?

Do you enjoy working as part of a team but is equally comfortable working on their own and with minimal supervision?  

Do you relish a challenge and what to work in a stimulating and rewarding area of nursing. That will allow you develop a completely new skill set. Whilst at the same time helping your colleagues stay healthy and well at work?

If so then we want to hear from you?  

The Occupational Health Department of Nottingham University Hospitals are looking to recruit a suitably experience registered nurse with current UK NMC registration to join our established nursing team. 

Main duties of the job

Key elements of the role;

Fitness for work assessments.

Work place Immunity Assessments.

Vaccination & Serology clinics.

Management of sharps and contamination incidents.

Health Surveillance.

Support the promotion of workplace health initiatives.

Participate in department clinical audit and service development work.

We are a paper light department so excellent IT skills are a must and you will also need to be comfortable communicating with clients both face to face but also virtually e.g. telephone and emails.

You will work from our departments based on the Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital Campus but you should be be willing to travel to cover occasional clinics at external locations.          

While Occupational health experience would be an advantage we can provide you with the training required.   

Working for our organisation

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is  one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. We are, a large, complex, person-centred organisation with an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of patient care, research, education and innovation.  For more information about the Trust, visit our website.

The Occupational Health Team are part of the Corporate HR department and is comprised of a multi disciplinary team. We are a  SEQOHS accredited service comprising a team of Occupational Health Doctors (Consultants & Registrar’s), specialist nurses, nurse advisors, occupational health technicians & counsellors all supported by a team of medical administrator’s. In addition to the services we provide to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust we also provide Occupational health services to a number of other NHS trusts and to a number private companies in the region.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

 

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Venepuncture Training and Competency
  • Registered Adult Nurse – Current registration with NMC and active pin
  • Immunisation and Vaccination Course
Desirable criteria
  • Health Surveillance Experience/Course.(Spirometry, Audiology, HAVS)

Experiance

Essential criteria
  • Competence in performing venepuncture and/or experience of delivering vaccinations in line with routine and selective immunisation programmes
  • Awareness and knowledge about blood borne viruses.
  • Experience of using Occupational health clinical I.T databases e.g., OPAS G2

Other requirements specific to the role (eg be able to drive or work shifts

Essential criteria
  • Flexibility and willingness to work across both City and QMC OH Campus

Registration

Desirable criteria
  • Occupational Health experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 2 years adult nursing experience
Desirable criteria
  • Vaccination and immunisation experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Care Leaver CovenantNHS Rainbow badgeCareLeaver Covenantadded for NUH

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Carmel Teager
Job title
Occupational Health Operational Nurse Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 9627646