Senior OH Advisor and Nurse Team Lead

FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE) - 37 hours per week

Salary: UH8 £44,263 pa to £51,283 pa with potential to progress to £56,021pa on achieving designated skills and experience

Annual Leave: 30 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Main duties and responsibilities

The Senior OH Advisor and Nurse Team Lead will support the OH department in the provision of comprehensive Occupational Health services to all employees and students (as appropriate) across the University, and will take ownership and lead on aspects of the OH service in fulfilling the objectives and needs of the university. This role will be required to undertake clinics for both staff and students, oversee nursing staff supported by the Head of OH, and with the support of senior managers, deputises for the Head of OH when the need arises.

Skill and experience required

You must have a strong level of practice experience in OH and ability to demonstrate good experience in managing or formally supervising and supporting staff is preferable. You will also have a clear interest building a more senior career in OH. You must be a team player, pragmatic, self-motivated, have a proactive attitude to work, and have corporate awareness and an understanding of good customer care. You must be able to function autonomously, as well as maintain strict client confidentiality.

Practically, the role will require someone with great interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) and is conversant in the use of Microsoft Office. You must be able to prioritise and manage time effectively particularly as you will need to juggle between managing your own caseload and your management responsibilities.

Qualifications required:

You will be a registered Nurse – Adult - Part 1 of the NMC register and hold a minimum of a Degree/Diploma, or equivalent, in Occupational Health Nursing or significant experience in OH and actively working towards a formal OH qualification.

Being registered as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – OH with the NMC is desirable.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

The University requires that the successful applicant who is offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure & Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. An Enhanced Disclosure will be required, and this will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, as well as convictions. The University of Hertfordshire complies with the 'Code of Practice for Registered Persons and other recipients of Disclosure Information'. DBS Checks may be renewed in line with policy.

Overseas applicants and UK applicants who have lived abroad

Successful applicants who have lived outside the UK, for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total), in the last 10 years, will be required to produce a ‘Certificate of Good Character/Conduct’ from each of those countries.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work, or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work, before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Irene Boham i.boham@herts.ac.uk, 07889 652218.

Apply online at https://www.jobs.herts.ac.uk/go/058435

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