Job summary
Employer heading
Nurse Advisor
Band 5
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Are you a nurse looking for an exciting career challenge, working in the heart of London for the largest NHS occupational health service in the country? Would you like to play a key role in providing expert advice on employee health and wellbeing? Are you considering occupational health nursing as a career or do you have experience of occupational health nursing and are looking to develop your existing knowledge? If so, this may be the position for you.
This advert is open to all applicants with an active Nursing and Midwifery Council Personal Identification Number (PIN). This refers to an NMC PIN, which allows you to work as a registered nurse or midwife in the UK.
If you have attended an interview or previously applied for this post within the last three months, please do not apply.
Closing date: 7 January 2025
Interview date: 22nd January 2025
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the role:
Playing a key role in:
The day to day operational delivery of occupational health services to the Trust and commercial service users including pre-commencement and immunity screening, management of body fluid exposures and infection prevention and control advice to staff
Promoting excellence in nursing and maintaining and improving clinical standards
Supporting the creation of a service that is patient focused and inspires patient and employer confidence.
For further details please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification on our website.
Working for our organisation
What we can offer you:
Unparalleled learning and career development opportunities, in a supportive and inclusive environment
An experienced, knowledgeable and friendly multidisciplinary team of over 100 colleagues, including: doctors, nurses, health and safety specialists, psychologists, physiotherapists, dieticians, manual handling advisers, researchers and administrators
The opportunity to be part of delivering and building a broad and varied Public Health portfolio
Access to our wide ranging 'showing we care about you' staff health and wellbeing programme, as well as a generous benefits package.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What we want from you:
An interest in occupational health nursing.
A willingness to learn.
Excellent communication and teamworking skills
Commitment to driving clinical governance standards
Ability to be flexible, responsive and dynamic
Motivation and commitment to continuous learning and development.
Person specification
Values and Behaviour
Essential criteria
- Values and Behaviour
Previous experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience in working in an acute ward environment, some of which will be at supervisory level
Desirable criteria
- Experience in health screening / vaccination administration
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN(General Nursing) and NMC registration, part 1
- Evidence of personal development
Desirable criteria
- Experience in occupational or public health nursing
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Confidence/ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Flexibility to undertake tasks at short notice
- Organised with excellent time management skills
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Able to prioritise & meet deadlines
- Able to manage difficult situations
- An understanding of audit and research based nursing practice
- Ability to work across sites and at other locations as requested
- Self motivated, strong commitment and enthusiasm
- Excellent computer skills including ability to use Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of clinical governance and commitment to clinical supervision
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Siobhan Carter
- Job title
- Senior Occupational Health Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02071884152
- Additional information
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