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Occupational Health Nurse

Job Posted: 9 days ago

  • Salary: £ 46,000/Annum

    Job Type: Permanent

  • Location: CB24 6AY, CB24 6AY Cambridge, United Kingdom

Expire in: 18 days

Job Description

Location: Cambridge   Salary: Up to £46k (pro rata)  Contract Type: Permanent  Hours:  24 hours / 3 days per week  About us  MCL Medics is a reputable company established in 1999. Experts in the provision of Occupational Health Services, MCL Medics specialise in providing services tailored to each individual business’ exact requirements  We are currently recruiting for an Occupational Health Nurse to join our team.  This is a part time position, 3 days per week, working on-site for our client in Cambridge.  This role is responsible for supporting the service delivery of the full remit of occupational health services including:  Case management  Health surveillance  Travel Health  Medical assessments  Key Responsibilities  Advising and delivering nurse led fitness for work medical assessments.  Delivering medical screening results to the physicians for doctor led medical assessments.  Providing support for sickness absence management, giving advice as required on the referral process and promptly triaging referrals into the service for the booking team.  Complete accurate reporting to the expected standard of the business and within agreed timeframes/KPI.  Recognising and escalating cases appropriately to an Occupational Health Physician either via health surveillance or sickness absence management.  Delivering management reports from nurse lead sickness absence consultations addressing the client organisation’s needs.  Where required making the necessary requests for GP/specialist reports to support the decision-making process.  Advise clients on their risk assessment process to facilitate delivery of appropriate health surveillance requirements, in line with the appropriate Legislation.  Working with IT and the OH Clinical team to develop and take ownership of MCL Medics’ electronic health surveillance system.  Maintaining accurate individual medical records which comply with internal business standards and clinical standards.  Maintaining effective communication with colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team, managers, clients and external agencies to ensure a seamless service delivery  Ensuring the safe use and maintenance of equipment.  Supporting clinical governance issues and best practice standards including regular clinical audits.  Support lead nurses in relation to Client Reviews.  Essential Qualifications  Must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered General Nurse, RN1, RNA  Occupational health qualification at Degree level desired but not essential  HAVS: a Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) approved training course in hand-arm vibration syndrome, or equivalent level of competency desirable but not essential.  Noise-induced hearing loss: a British Society for Audiology approved course for industrial audiometricians, or equivalent level of competency desirable.  Respiratory: Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology (ARTP) diploma, or equivalent level of competency.  Experience  Previous experience in Occupational Health with a background covering various occupational health settings and environments.  Experience of Travel Health or willingness to undertake training in this area.  Knowledge and understanding of the Equality Act in relation to Occupational Health  Working knowledge of supporting clients with sickness absence management  Strong verbal and written English Communications Skills  What We Offer  25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)  Covered professional registration fees  Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme  Life assurance  Access to same-day GP appointments and a second medical opinion  Private healthcare scheme  Enhanced sick pay  Reward Gateway retail reward and discount scheme  Employee Assistance Programme  Comprehensive career support and progression opportunities  MCL Medics confirms its commitment to equality of opportunity in all areas of its work. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, or sexual orientation
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