Occupational Health Screening Nurse

The post holder will make most of the day-to-day decisions with support from the Senior OHA, the Clinical Lead or the OH physician. This role impacts upon most parts of the organisation, an efficient OH & Wellbeing Service which assists the wider organisation.Why Work With Us? We are invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working where possible this may include flexitime and occasional working from home.

We are looking for an experienced Occupational Health Screening /Practice Nurse or an OH Nurse to work as part of our OHWS Team. In this role you will be supporting Surrey Police and Sussex Police and the collaborated services with Surrey Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) and East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (ESFRS). The work will involve: Undertaking periodic and pre-placement medicals for police officers and staff, and health surveillance. Therefore, previous experience of health surveillance and fitness for work assessments would be an advantage. Depending upon qualifications and experience you may be involved with Case Management. If you desire to move into an OH Nurse Advisor role by further study and participating in the relevant training to maintain and develop your OH practice taking responsibility for your own professional development. You must be able to maintain confidential, accurate and comprehensive records in both computerised (Cority) and manual format in accordance with legislative requirements e.g. GPDR, Data Protection Act, and be able to provide high standards of OH clinical work and report writing, have an excellent understanding of OH issues, demonstrate knowledge of good working practices and administrative procedures, work calmly under pressure, and respond flexibly to changing and sometimes challenging demands. You must have excellent written communication skills with the ability to check records and correspondence with exceptional attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills, to be able to deal courteously and effectively with all employees using sensitivity and tact especially with confidential issues. Also helping to promote a culture of health and fitness within Surrey Police and Sussex Police, and the two Fire Services (SFRS and ESFRS) by providing a lifestyle and fitness advisory service to all employees. You will be be happy to travel and be confident working on your own in varying locations.,

• Registered nurse with OH / Screening experience or OH Qualification., The ability to maintain a full knowledge of all current developments in occupation health.
• Be independent and confident in practice.
• Have good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to project confidence and be able to deal effectively, efficiently, and courteously when testing individuals.
• Be able to produce clear, legible, concise, and accurate records, letters, and reports, remaining aware of confidentiality.
• Ability to work calmly and accurately under pressure. Able to work as a member of a team.
• Have a reasonable understanding: or the ability to acquire such, of the structure of the Surrey and Sussex Police, SFRS & ESFRS together with a full knowledge of the administration, policies, and procedures in relation to pre-employment processes relevant to Home Office directives.
• Experience of using computer applications for administrative purposes and the willingness to undertake training to become proficient with the relevant health screening equipment and Surrey Police and Sussex Police systems.
Have the specific occupational health qualification along with:
• Immunisation experience
• Venepuncture experience
• Safety critical OH provision
• Experience in the Police or Fire and Rescue Services
  
  The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
Chief Constables' Message We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe. We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you. We wish you all the very best with your application. Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner, We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;
• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme, Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process. Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;
• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment