Occupational Health Screening Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board for a Band 5, Occupational Health Screening Nurse to join the multidisciplinary team.

We are seeking an RGN qualified individual interested in developing their skills and gaining experience within the occupational health specialty.

You will have excellent communication skills, be IT literate with a flexible, proactive approach to service delivery and be able to work clinically in an autonomous manner.

The main purpose of the role would be to administer work-related vaccines and flu vaccines, provide advice and where appropriate onward referral for staff who have sustained a needle stick/contamination incident as well as conducting skin assessments with onward referral to specialists where appropriate.

You must have proven clinical skills alongside strong interpersonal and organisational skills.

Working patterns are mainly Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 4pm.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The Occupational Health service works to promote good health, safety and welfare in work collaboratively facilitating the right support, at the right time in the right way. The main purpose of the role would be to:

1. Administer safely work-related vaccines and flu vaccines as per written instructions/Patient Group Directives (PGDs).
2. Provide advice and where appropriate onward referral for staff who have sustained a needle stick/contamination incident. Advise the employee of follow-up as necessary and ensure compliance with the CTUMHB Needlestick policy.

The post holder is guided by clearly defined protocols and legislation and contacts more senior colleagues for complex situations. The post holder is required to be accountable for their own actions, to use own initiative and act independently with discretion. Their workload is managed rather than supervised and act independently whilst undertaking clinical duties. They may be responsible for supervising OH nurse students.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Identifies, plans and administers vaccination and immunisation schedules, relevant to an employees occupation, as per local guidelines and policy.
2. Plans own workload, immunisation and health promotion programmes under the supervision of the more senior qualified Occupational Health Adviser.
3. Works autonomously within established legislation and procedures i.e. Welsh Government, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Health and Safety Legislation and the Professional Code of Conduct of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
4. Refers to the occupational physician and senior occupational health nurses for advice on medical issues as and when needed.
5. Staff accident/incident monitoring - responsible for following up and offering treatment/support to staff who have reported accidents/incidents e.g. needle stick injuries, violence and aggression, slips, trips and falls.
6. With additional training to undertake skin assessments and where appropriate onward referral to specialists following OH standard operating procedures on skin surveillance.
7. Ensure the Integrated guidance on health care workers with blood borne viruses DHSC guidance is implemented, with particular emphasis on those who undertake exposure prone procedures, with guidance from the other OH nurses and/or physician.
8. The post holder plays a role in supervising the maintenance and security of occupational health records both written and computerised (Cohort) and being fully aware of confidentiality and consent requirements as stated in recognised legislation.
9. Maintenance of records and adherence to confidentiality and consent requirements will be in line with professional standards, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection legislation, the ICO employment practices code and other legislation as relevant.
10. Use his/her expertise, as per Government legislation, UHB policy and agreed Occupational Health procedures with regard to implementing health and safety at work, e.g. by giving specific advice and taking appropriate action for the significant work-health related incidents i.e. needle stick injuries and skin problems.
11. Undertaking contact tracing for staff who have been exposed to infectious diseases, following guidance from a senior OH nurse.
12. Assist with health surveillance programmes, as required by government legislation and UHB policy.
13. Participate in the induction training of new employees.
14. Undertake workplace visits, for the purpose of risk assessments, health surveillance and regular audit.
15. Support current health initiatives regarding health promotion and awareness.
16. Support and advise employees on health-work-related issues, having regard for their physical, psychological and social well being, as may be required.
17. Ensure that the post holder and team members act at all times to provide a personalised service in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
18. Works closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team attending and contributing to the regular multidisciplinary team meetings.
19. Vaccinations - responsible for carrying out work-related vaccinations in accordance with departmental policy. The nurse will take full responsibility for prescribing and giving vaccinations, adhering to CTMUHB protocols and ensuring they can manage an acute incident, e.g. faint/anaphylaxis. Ensuring vaccine cold chain is maintained.
20. Advice on Occupational Hazards - the nurse will be expected to give advice on particular occupational hazards to individual staff members and managers.
21. Management of Blood/Body Fluid Incidents - giving advice to employees who have experienced a contamination with blood and/or body fluids about the risks of contracting a blood borne virus. The nurse ensures that the incident is managed appropriately in accordance with current CTMUHB policies.
22. Health Promotion - promoting health within the UHB. Identify appropriate health promotion activities to address underlying causes of ill health. Raise awareness of work-related and lifestyle health issues and to facilitate change, where this is appropriate. Advise all UHB staff of health promotion interventions in relation to health surveillance and vaccination to reduce the risk of infections in the workplace.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of professional development and willingness to acquire qualification relevant to OH
• Knowledge of organisations P & P
• Professional awareness and ongoing professional development
• Good knowledge base of clinical conditions

Desirable

• Health & Safety (e.g. Nebosh or IOSH) Health Promotion, infection control qualifications
• Member of specialist interest groups and networks locally and nationally

Experience

Essential

• Sufficient experience working within the NHS
• Experience of applying health & wellbeing advice

Desirable

• Clinical audit experience
• Experience of giving vaccinations as community or practice-based nurse.

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

• Expanded clinical nursing skills
• Time management skills.
• Good written/communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Effective organisational skills
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure - resilient
• Good IT and keyboard skills
• Highly motivated
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and to work under pressure
• Ability to deal with verbal aggression and written aggression in a calm and professional manner

Desirable

• Ability to speak Welsh

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Ynysmaerdy, Pontyclun

Llantrisant

CF72 8XR

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