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Barts and the London NHS Trust

Specialist Practitioner Occupational Health

Band 7

30 hours per week - Monday to Friday

Barts and the London NHS Trust is one of Britain's top teaching Hospitals. Every year, we care for over 500,000 people from the City, East London and beyond, from communities with rich ethnic, religious and cultural diversity.

If you are looking for a rewarding and challenging position, with strong personal and professional development opportunities in one of the UK's most successful and pioneering hospitals, this post provides that opportunity.

Barts and the London Health and Wellness Centre is an NHS Plus Wave 2 demonstration site, situated in a purpose built, state of the art building .The team provides services to both the Trust and a wide range of other organisations through commercial contracts.
 
Barts and The London NHS Trust regards health and wellbeing as a key priority, and to date has made significant progress in this area, with strong Board support.
The successful candidate will facilitate and provide high quality, efficient and compassionate occupational health care to Trusts employees and private clients. They will be a professional clinical lead and role model to the Health and Wellness Centre nursing team, covering for the Principle Specialist Nurse Practitioner in Occupational Health in their absence.

As a registered nurse they will hold a Degree/Diploma in Occupational Nursing and have a minimum of 2 years OH work and health surveillance experience at band 6 or above. They will have the skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members, extensive experience of case management work. Experience of working with medium to large contracts would be an advantage.

The candidate we are seeking must be self-motivated, work well in a team as well as autonomously and poses excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
 
Previous applicants need not apply
 
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Janette Barnes – Principal Practioner - Occupational Health on 0207377 7373 for more information. 

To apply go to NHS Jobs
 
Closing date:  6 February 2012

Job description and person specification

NHS Plus Quality Strategy Facilitator 

NHS Plus is seeking to appoint to the role of Quality Strategy Facilitator to assist the members of the NHS Health at Work Network in achieving the Faculty of Occupational Medicine’s SEQOHS accreditation standards.

Our challenge under an MOU with the Department of Health is to deliver all, willing, NHS OH providers SEQOHS accredited or ready for accreditation by March 2013.

Specifically, this means:

  • 50% of NHS OH providers accredited by April 2013 [subject to SEQOHS assessment capacity]
  • 85% of NHS OH providers accredited or ready for accreditation by April 2013

How many posts are there, and how much time is required?
We are seeking to appoint one Quality Strategy Facilitator to cover the London and South Strategic Health Authority Clusters, and part of the Midlands & East SHA Cluster in England.  Applicants must be able to dedicate between two and three days per week to the role

What are the terms?
Applications will be considered on a secondment basis only, so you will need to seek approval in principle from your employer to be released for the amount of time required.

The secondment will commence on 1st April 2012 and end on 31 March 2013, subject to available funding.

Travel and subsistence expenses will be payable in accordance with the NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions of employment.

What does the job involve?
The role of the Quality Strategy Facilitator has become well established over the last 15 months, and this opportunity seeks to extend the current role and support that it offers Trusts for a further 12 months.  See the job description and person specification for details of the job.

What support will be available?
You will be part of the NHS Plus team, with management and organisational support provided by the NHS Plus central team.  You will report into Andrew Gilbey, the NHS Plus Operations Director who will himself be supporting the North and part of the Midlands & East SHA clusters.

Where can I get more information?
For an informal discussion or more information about the role, please contact Andrew Gilbey on 07747 514395 or by e-mail andrewgilbey@nhs.net   

How do I apply?
Send your curriculum vitae of no more than two pages by e-mail to Andrew Gilbey.  Please also include a covering letter of no more than two pages detailing:
a) Why you are interested in the role
b) What relevant skills and experience you possess
c) The benefit to both your Trust and yourself in undertaking this role.

When is the closing date?
Friday 27 January 2012

Will there be an interview?
Yes.  If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to attend an interview during February at a date and venue to be advised.

Download a job description and person specification.

 

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