Occupational Health Clinic Nurse inColchester/Ipswich Hospital inColchester/Ipswich Hospital PUBLISHED
MON 25 NOV 2024
Key responsibilities involve promoting health and well-being, assessing workplace risks, conducting health screenings, pre-placement screenings, managing needle stick injuries, administering immunisations, and performing venepuncture. The nurse will also support clients through various tests, including audiometry, eye tests, urine samples, lung function tests, and drug tests. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential, along with experience in IT for record-keeping.
Occupational Health Departments are based at both Ipswich and Colchester Hospital, specialising in the prevention and management of work-related health issues. We are looking to recruit a Full Time Clinic Nurse to join the team working across ESNEFT and customer sites.
To be considered for this role it is essential you are a Registered Nurse. It is beneficial if you have Occupational Health or Practice Nurse experience but is not essential as full training will be provided.
There is a full induction into this role through a period of supervised practice and developing your competence and confidence through a programme of Occupational Health specific competencies.
You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work confidently and collaboratively across professional boundaries, both within the team and with our clients. Knowledge and experience of using an IT information management system for record keeping.
In this position you will help in preventing problems with health and well-being, promoting healthy living and working conditions, assessing and managing workplace risks, and health screening.
Your duties will include pre placement screening, needle stick management, immunisations and venepuncture, as well as being involved in the duty nurse which is available daily for support and help. As clients' needs require you may also be required to carry out audiometry, eye tests, urine samples, lung function tests and drug tests.
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