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Registered Nurse - Sunderland - RGN |
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08/02/2010 (12:47) |
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| Agency/Employer |
Personnel Choice Limited |
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| Description |
To support the delivery of a proactive and comprehensive Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service. My client is looking for an RGN with 2 years experience and possibly an interest in Health Promotion.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Post:
To provide specific advice, education and support to individuals referred on to the programme. This will involve communicating with clients individually and also in a group situation providing education and motivation in a caring and empathetic manner.
To assess an individuals physical, psychological, social health status and make a decision on suitability to partake in the programme in line with set criteria.
To collect data, audit and evaluate the programme. To assist in the continual review, development and improvement of the programme.
To contribute to marketing and promotion of the programme.
To develop a directory of physical activity opportunities in the local area in conjunction with the local Council/Private providers.
To have a good working knowledge of current Occupational Health and Safety.
Clinical Professional and/or Technical Responsibilities
Manage own time and caseload effectively
Attend team meetings and contribute to team, policy or procedure developments. Assist organisations in development of their Health and Safety policies
To take responsibility for record keeping and file management systems relating to the programme.
Provide confidential employee support, referring to other agencies as necessary
To provide Occupational Health and Wellbeing services as deemed appropriate to the needs of the department.
Maintain accurate confidential health records
Identify any ill-health which could potentially impact upon an individuals ability to function at work and liaise with Occupational Health Specialist Nurse/Physician.
To be responsible for the self development of skills and competencies through participation in training and development activities and to maintain up to date4 technical and professional knowledge relevant to the post.
Communication
Build relationships and liaise effectively with employees regarding all aspects of Occupational Health and Wellbeing services.
Liaise with colleagues in the Multi disciplinary team.
Attend team meetings and wider regional or national Occupational Health and Wellbeing groups or forums.
To develop and maintain effective working relationship with colleagues.
Management
Identify spending needs or cost saving measures to ensure safe delivery of clinical practice and effective budgetary use.
Provide clinical and managerial support to junior colleagues, as appropriate to seniority, liaising with OH Specialist Nurse and OH Nurse Manager as required.
Health, Safety and Security
To report any incidents, accidents and near misses in accordance with the Policy.
To maintain safe clinical practice in diagnosis and treatment.
To ensure own safety and the safety of all others who may be affected by the business.
To comply with all policies and procedures to protect the health, safety and welfare of anyone affected by the business.
To comply with the Risk Management Strategy and Directorate/Department clinical and health and safety policies and procedures.
To ensure that equipment provided for the protection of health and safety is maintained and used appropriately.
To comply with emergency procedures relevant to your particular Directorate/Department.
To attend all Mandatory Training with regard to fire, health and safety, manual handling and control of infection.
Quality/Clinical Governance
To be aware of the principles of clinical governance and understand what the benefits for patients and staff are.
To understand the clinical governance structure within the company and how you may be involved.
To participate in clinical governance activities within the business and where applicable across organisational boundaries.
To ensure that you continuously look for ways to improve the quality of the service or care you provide to patients or other services/departments, where appropriate.
To explore ways to involve and consult with patients, public and carers when developing or evaluating services or the care you provide, where appropriate.
To participate in clinical audit activity where appropriate, involving other professions/disciplines.
To ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times and that you do not access patient related information (either electronic or paper based) which you do not need during the course of your work.
To comply with the procedure for handling any requests under the Freedom of Information Act thereby ensuring that they are dealt with in a timely, specific and confidential manner.
Ensure the risk of infection to you, colleagues, patients, relatives & visitors is minimised by:
- Being familiar with & adhering to policies & guidance on infection prevention & control;
- Attending Induction & mandatory training programmes in infection prevention & control;
- Including infection prevention & control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development;
- Taking personal responsibility as far as is reasonably practicable, to help ensure that effective prevention & control of healthcare associated infections is embedded into everyday practice & applied consistently by you & your colleagues.
General
To provide services in a manner that enables all members of the community to access them, irrespective of race, ethnic origin, physical or mental disability and access appropriate services to their age and gender.
To undertake training to meet the requirements of your role.
To behave in a manner that respects the differing needs and cultures of other staff.
To actively participate in an Annual Appraisal and provide evidence to demonstrate achievements towards your Knowledge and Skills Framework.
To demonstrate the core behaviours in delivering a quality service to both internal and external customers
To identify your development needs within the Annual Appraisal to ensure that any CPD requirements are achieved and demonstrated in practice.
Please apply online or give us a call on 01920 87 00 88
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| Location |
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
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| Job type |
Permanent |
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| Contract length |
18 Month Fixed Term |
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| Salary/rate |
£26000 - £32000/annum |
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| Start date |
ASAP |
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| Contact name |
James Harvey |
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| Job Reference |
1671 |
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| Job ID |
120173047 |
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