Occupational Health Nurse
Posted 6 days ago by 4Recruitment Services
£26 Per hour
Undetermined
Undetermined
Huddersfield
Summary: The Occupational Health Nurse role at 4Recruitment Services involves working within the Employee Healthcare Unit in Kirklees, providing occupational health services to both internal and external clients. The position requires conducting health assessments, managing sickness absence, and supporting employee wellbeing initiatives. The nurse will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective service delivery while adhering to ethical standards. This part-time role requires working three days a week, focusing on maintaining employee health and attendance strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake occupational health assessments and provide objective advice to managers and employees.
- Carry out pre-employment screening and determine fitness for work.
- Support the EHU team in health surveillance, vaccination programmes, and wellbeing activities.
- Collaborate with EHU team members to ensure effective service delivery within budget.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of new EHU initiatives.
- Enhance customer experience by building partnerships with managers and staying updated on best practices.
- Utilize innovation to ensure effective EHU service with fit-for-purpose policies and procedures.
Key Skills:
- Registered Nurse on part 1 of the NMC register.
- Experience in Occupational Health.
- Occupational Health qualification (Diploma or degree) or willingness to pursue one.
- Health Surveillance experience or willingness to develop.
- Experience in managing difficult situations with clear judgement.
- Ability to write complex information for various audiences.
- Knowledge of occupational health integration with Council services.
- Basic DBS check.
Salary (Rate): £26.00/hour
City: Huddersfield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
4Recruitment Services are seeking an experienced Occupational Health Nurse for our client based in Kirklees. The post holder will be based in the Employee Healthcare Unit (EHU), Kirklees Councils in-house occupational health service, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a service to both internal and external customers. You will assist in the delivery of a range of services which meet the operational needs of their customers, focused on maintaining employee health and managing sickness absence in order to contribute specifically to Council policies on sickness absence management, attendance strategies and human resource management more generally. The post holder will be required to work 3 days per week between Monday – Thursday, between 8/8:30am to 4/4:30pm
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Undertake occupational health assessments and provide objective advice and guidance to managers and their employees to support positive attendance at work.
- Carry out pre-employment screening and determine fitness for work, giving appropriate advice and support for prospective employees and new starters.
- Support the wider EHU team in the delivery of a range of health surveillance, vaccination programmes, and Wellbeing activities.
- Work closely with other members of the EHU team to help ensure services are being provided effectively, within ethical and professional standards and within budget.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of new EHU initiatives, adapting easily to change, and making best use of available technology and resources.
- Improve the customer experience by developing a strong partnership approach with managers and keeping up to date with best occupational health practices and information.
- Use innovation and creativity to help ensure we have an effective EHU service, with policies, procedures and approaches which are fit for purpose
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:
- Must be a Registered Nurse on part 1 of the NMC register
- Experience in Occupational Health
- Occupational Health qualification (Diploma or degree) or willing to work towards this.
- Health Surveillance experience/ willingness to develop
- Good experience of managing difficult situations, using clear judgement to advise others
- Experience of handling difficult situations and problems and resolving them effectively
- Experience of writing complex information in formats suitable for a variety of audiences
- Knowledge of how occupational health integrates with other Council services to provide and efficient and effective service
- Basic DBS check
To discuss this vacancy in further detail or any other vacancies, please contact our Team on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.