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Peripatetic Occupational Health Nurse (London)

Date:  8 May 2024
Location: 

London, GB

About Health Partners

Health Partners is one of the UK’s leading Occupational Health organisations, supporting the health and wellbeing of over 2.5 million employees across the UK workforce. We combine expert advice and clinical services with smart systems to deliver impact driven health programs tailored to our clients’ needs.

With over 950 employees working with over 400 clients we pride ourselves on developing strong partnerships with our clients, getting to the heart of their individual challenges and needs; tailoring occupational health packages to suit them.
Our people are important to us and as we take care of our clients, we also make sure that we are taking care of every single person who works with us. So, when you join us, we promise to put our support behind you and your career.

You’ll work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things. You’ll learn from the expertise of our senior leaders, from the best in our business.

Role Outline

The Occupational Health Nurse is an integral part of the team, providing a compassionate, professional clinical service that is instrumental in the quality of care our clients receive. This role requires an ability to assess and manage minor injury and illness, deliver health and wellbeing initiatives, and work with external organisations and other healthcare professionals.

We are looking for an Occupational Health Nurse to work across different sites in London. The main base will be 3 days a week around Battersea and surrounding sites and the other days will be made up of sites located at Chambers Wharf and Acton. The successful candidate will need to be able to commute confidently to be considered for the role.

This is a full time position, 37.5 hours a week between Monday and Friday. 
 

  • Full OH/Treatment service in line with the client contract including wellbeing assessments, health promotion, advice and education, health surveillance, safety critical medicals, D&A testing etc. following DHC guidelines and written instructions.
  • Provide professional advice, support and guidance.
  • Assess new clients presenting to Occupational Health
  • Assess individual’s fitness to work for the appropriate job role.
  • Provide clinical assessment of clients presenting with minor illness and injury
  • Support the OH Manager to advise, monitor and assess the clinical practice of the OH team
  • Provide health surveillance
  • Ensure clinical assessment skills are maintained in line with best practice

Qualifications

  • Previous Occupational Health experience is preferable.
  • Registered Nurse (Part 1)
  • Experience within A&E
  • Excellent knowledge of occupational health and employment legislation


 

Skills

Qualified or Registered Nurse with a valid NMC PIN, a diploma or degree in Occupational Health is preferable
Willingness to travel; Full UK driving licence and own transport
Demonstrates a clear understanding of professional accountability in the scope of professional practice
Knowledge and experience of working in occupational health
IT literate
Approachable, polite and friendly to build and maintain strong working relationships and ability to work within a multidisciplinary team environment
Maintain medical / personal confidentiality as appropriate
Team player who welcomes challenge and is committed to results, curious to understand, learn and develop themselves and others
Able to prioritise own workload and manage own time, self-motivated and capable of working flexibly and to strict deadlines using own initiative
Experience working within A&E/intensive care
Evidence of up to date knowledge base of professional and specialist issues
Vehicle owner
Confidence, assertiveness, tact, diplomacy and empathy for dealing with clients
Experience of conducting pre-placement assessments and reviews
Experience of producing own reports administrative activities and arranging own appointments

Education & Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Nursing
Diploma in Occupational Health

Salary

The salary for this role is between £36K and £38K depending on experience and qualifications.

Certifications

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration

Company Benefits

One of the best things about joining Health Partners is our rewards package. We appreciate the people who work with us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

  • Competitive annual salary dependent on qualifications and experience
  • Contributory pension scheme up to 6%
  • Life assurance
  • Starting on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Access to Vitality Health

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Health Partners are extremely proud to support the needs of our employees and as such understands everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you.

We aim to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for and to achieve this ambition, we need the best talent to come and work for us. We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. We’re proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Diversity and Inclusion forms an integral part of everything that we do, bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being yourself at work and delivering an outstanding service to everyone – regardless of difference.

To apply, click ‘Apply Now’ and you’ll be able to upload your profile/CV from there. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss this role further, please send an email to jobs@healthpartnersgroup.com

We look forward to you joining our team!

Recruiter

Health Partners

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