Senior Occupational Health Nurse Advisor | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L9 7JR |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7289775/287-CEF-200-25 |
Summary
This is a full-time post; however, consideration may be given for a part-time position for the right candidate, as will a flexible working hours/hybrid working.
Would you like the chance to take on a role working with a multidisciplinary team in OH&WB, supporting the delivery of a SEQOHS accredited, efficient and effective OH Service. Our professional and friendly team are all committed to providing a safe, high quality, efficient and supportive occupational health and wellbeing service across several NHS Trusts and primary care providers within the region as well as other organisations.
You will undertake comprehensive evidence-based OH assessments, provide risk-based interventions and offer expert OH advice in the management of sickness absence cases. Also, you will support the development of junior members of the team by sharing your expertise and support the development of others' competencies in OH&WB. In addition to your clinical responsibilities, opportunities to participate in policy and process development, auditing and other governance related activity, will ensure job variation and opportunity for growth.
Management referrals.
Case management.
Risk assessments.
Responsibility for one of our contracts as their Lead nurse.
Undertake pre-employment health assessments for Occupational Health clients, advising managers of a candidate’s fitness for a specific job
Undertake immunisation programmes for all clients as appropriate and maintain information on their immunisation status. This is undertaken in line with the local Occupational Health patient group directive and includes venepuncture as appropriate.
Manage and advise on needlestick injuries in line with Trust policy and Occupational Health standard operating procedures
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
Provide advice to managers, employees and their representatives on issues relating to Occupational Health supported by the multidisciplinary Occupational Health team if necessary.
Carrying out sickness absence management and report writing. Caseload management.
Assess the need for, co-ordinate and undertake periodic health surveillance for Trust and client organisations, at the clients own site when required, while maintaining a high standard of professional expertise and advise the Occupational Health Manager or Physician of any areas of concern.
Assist in health promotion activities, advising individuals on issues such as smoking cessation and lifestyle screening.
Provide initial confidential support and advice for employees following incidents such as inoculation injuries, substance abuse, bereavement, stress, infection control, violence to staff etc and refer onto appropriate support services.
Triage of occupational health correspondence.
Be the named nurse for selected client groups attending meetings as required.
Ensure that adequate supplies of vaccines and other sundries are maintained within the Occupational Health Department and satellite clinics
This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Jul 2025