Occupational Health Nurse Advisor

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About Network Rail

About Network Rail

Join Our Team at Network Rail!

Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country.

We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone.

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
Brief Description

Vacancy Details

Duration: Permanent

Location: This role is based in Peterborough PSB.

Band & Salary: Band 4C 43,588 - 49,037 (Subject to experience)

Closing date: 16th September On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.

Next Steps: Interviews will be held W/C 23rd September depending on business requirements.

Some of our great benefits:

Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered.

Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.

Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.

Defined benefit pension scheme

75% subsidy on train tickets.

Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.

Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.

Plus more.
About the role (External)

About the team..

This is an exciting time to join our team of Occupational Health professionals, as we move to an inhouse service model, delivered flexibly, out of our 22 Occupational Health locations nationwide. Its a great time to join us as we begin our journey to shape the new service for our organisation and the rail industry. The health, safety & wellbeing of our colleagues is of the paramount importance to us, delivering a high-quality occupational health service, and proactively managing our peoples immediate and long-term health and wellbeing risks.

Who are we looking for?

We're seeking a dedicated candidate to join our team, where your unique skill set will shine. As an experienced Occupational Health Nurse Adviser on Part 1 of the NMC register or part 3, your expertise lays a solid foundation for success. With qualifications in occupational health, including, diploma, or degree or an MSC, you're well-prepared to tackle the challenges of the role head-on. Your strong interpersonal and communication skills ensure effective collaboration within our diverse team and with our valued clients. We value autonomy, and your ability to work independently will be key to your success. Your proficiency in IT, coupled with a deep understanding of relevant legislation and GDPR compliance, ensures that confidentiality and data protection remain paramount.

What does the average day look like?

Be at the heart of our Occupational Health team, where your expertise will be instrumental in ensuring the well-being of Network Rail employees.

You'll conduct thorough clinical assessments aligned with our standards and protocols, encompassing health surveillance, fitness-to-work evaluations, management referrals and more. Crafting precise reports in adherence to Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines, you'll offer insights on fitness for work and necessary adjustments while upholding confidentiality. Your role extends beyond clinical duties; youll be a liaison between Occupational Health, Human Resources, and Line Managers, addressing emerging issues and trends collaboratively.

Leading by example, you'll supervise our dedicated Occupational Health Technicians, ensuring service quality is maintained to the highest standards. With meticulous attention to detail, you'll manage employee health records in compliance with legal requirements. Your contribution to data collection and reporting will be pivotal in monitoring performance and achieving key objectives. By staying abreast of industry guidelines and maintaining professional standards, you'll uphold the integrity of our services.

Join us in fostering a culture of health and safety, where every individual's well-being is prioritised and supported.

Essential Criteria

-Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register

-Hold an occupational health qualification, for example certificate, diploma or degree [which may be recorded on Part 3 of the NMC register Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN)]

-Good interpersonal and communication skills

-Ability to work independently

-Good IT skills

-Sound knowledge of relevant legislation relating to Occupational Health

-Understanding of confidentiality and GDPR compliance

Desirable

-Supervision of junior colleagues

-Safety critical or rail industry experience

-Data analysis

Company

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities.

From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail.

We’re proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training and career development opportunities. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it’s crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead.

We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway.

We also know that it’s vital to get each individual’s training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits

We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first.

We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes.

We have a range of benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave entitlement.
• My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site.
• A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits.
• Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
• A range of pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.

What Diversity and Inclusion means to us

‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.

Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain.

Disability Confident Leader

Network Rail is an accreditedDisability Confident Leader . This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.

Find out more about our recruitment processhere

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