Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse to work with Avon Partnership Occupational Health Service.

This post will offer the opportunity to gain experience within the Screening Nurse role, which supports the health and wellbeing of healthcare workers within the NHS and external clients and is the first step towards a career in Occupational Health nursing.  

We are an NHS Occupational Health service hosted by UHBW, in partnership with North Bristol Trust & Sirona Care & Health.  We provide a specialist service to the local health community in Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire as well as providing services to other private and public sector organisations in the local & surrounding areas. 

This is an exciting time to join our service as we take forward a new strategy to ensure our NHS people are safe, healthy & protected in their roles.

 As a member of the occupational health team, you will be required to provide an occupational health surveillance, screening, telephone advice and immunisation service under the direction of the Nurse specialist/Lead Nurse, having freedom to act within the policies & practice of the Partnership. You will provide a service of excellence, which is primarily responsible for meeting the needs of Trust employees, but also external contracts from both the private & public sector.

You will be a driver with access to a car, since we support several organisations at different locations in the region, but mainly in the Bristol area.   

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To carry out the following using the skills and knowledge gained after appropriate training, assessment, experience and abiding by Partnership processes, Trust policies, Patient Group Directives and service level agreements: -

Occupational immunisation programmes

To maintain and the promotion of occupational immunisations.

Venepuncture

To undertake venepuncture after appropriate training, assessment and experience in relation to a variety of clinical/client needs

Management of Contaminated Sharps Injuries, Bodily Fluid Exposure

To advise employees following contaminated sharps injury or bodily fluid exposure, undertaking a risk assessment and advising on the appropriate action in line with Partnership protocols.

Health surveillance programmes

To participate in health surveillance programmes after appropriate training and experience, across NHS Trust sites and external contracts, in line with HSE regulation and guidance, Trust Policy and Partnership processes.

Screening programmes

To participate in screening programmes for both NHS and external contracts, in line with Partnership processes, Trust policies and other related legislation and guidance after appropriate training has been given. 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.