Occupational Health Clinic Nurse

£32,073 a year Plus experience

The Occupational Health Staff Nurse will be an integral part of the service and will be required to participate in the provision of full clinical Occupational Health nursing services to all the staff and private contracts of MSE Trust, Occupational Health.. The OH staff nurse will participate in promoting the health and wellbeing of employees and support in safeguarding their health from risks arising from their work and their working environment.

The applicant will also be expected to participate in a range of Occupational Health nursing tasks which will protect employee's pre-employment and in-employment health and wellbeing. These include Pre-employment health screening and assessment of fitness to work, with recommendations for adjustments to the workplace in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, under supervision of aqualified occupational health nurse.Administer a range of occupational immunisations in accordance with the Written Instructions. Develop knowledge in assessing and advising clients/customers about the side effects, effectiveness, follow up and rationale for giving occupational immunisations.Ensure that all data regarding blood tests and immunisations are accurately recorded on the computerised database, that customers are informed of any outstanding screening or immunisations.

Yes, that changes things considerably. For a 1,500-character limit, I would reduce it to the core Band 5 duties and combine related responsibilities. Here is a version you can copy and paste:

As a Band 5 Staff Nurse within Occupational Health, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of a safe and effective Occupational Health service. Duties include:

o Undertake pre-employment health screening and fitness for work assessments.o Assess and manage blood and body fluid exposures in line with departmental policy, escalating where required.o Administer occupational vaccinations under approved Written Instructions and provide appropriate advice and follow-up.o Develop competency in health surveillance including audiometry, spirometry, vision and skin screening, phlebotomy and urinalysis.o Assess work-related health concerns and develop knowledge of workplace hazards, ergonomics, infection prevention, PPE, rehabilitation and safe working practices.o Maintain accurate, secure and confidential electronic OH records, including immunisation, blood test and surveillance information.o Contribute to audit, service improvement, benchmarking and clinical governance.o Support the efficient running of OH clinics and work flexibly across the service as required.o Work within departmental policies, SOPs, professional standards and scope of competence, seeking senior advice where appropriate.

Effort, Skills and Working :Physical Skills:Clinical skills such as giving injections, Good keyboard skills to complete clinical records, assist in developingreports, input data etc. Physical Effort :Setting up equipment and supplies for clinics. This may include lifting andhandling of equipment and furniture Frequent positional changes required when working in clinics not designed for purpose e.g. couches not height adjustableMental Effort:Ability to deal with difficult and sensitive situations which require moreconcentration, where the work pattern is predictable Concentration required when performing procedures, giving and checking vaccinations, injections, information etc. Emotional Effort:Exposure to distressing situations on occasionsWorking Conditions:Office based with requirements to travel across sites

• Evidence of continuing professional development.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

12 November 2026

Agenda for change

Band 5

Fixed term

12 months

Full-time

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon