Occupational Health Senior Nurse Lead (NHS Lead)

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Clinical leadership and management of staff.

·         Create a professional, safe and pleasant working environment

·         Lead and supervise clinical staff in order to achieve excellence through agreed standards of clinical and organisational activity and in line with the professional code of conduct.

·         Oversee and ensure Working Well services are delivered are in line with agreed quality     standards

·         Provide leadership and direction to the clinical team, demonstrating an understanding of personal and professional needs of individuals and teams.

·         Ensure there is effective and positive communication with and between clinical staff so that all members sustain their motivation and there is strong evidence of team working.

·         Ensure there is an appropriate skill mix and provision of clinical cover for all aspects of service provision at all times

·         Line manage the clinical team in line with all Trust policies and procedures and ensure all professional registrations are maintained.

·         Provide appropriate support and guidance to staff where responsibilities have been delegated.

·         Ensure the clinical team is kept up to date with all relevant occupational health issues as well as relevant issues within the wider NHS context and to facilitate regular meetings

·         Manage the recruitment and selection of clinical staff

·         Promote learning and development activities for clinical staff and identify opportunities to enhance career potential

·         Sign off of expenses and timesheets for clinical staff and act as authorised signatory.

Service Quality and Development

·         Use clinical expertise and knowledge to review and produce appropriate and relevant polices and protocols.

·         Ensure an effective audit programme is in place in order to demonstrate compliance with the above and in order to retain SEQOHS accreditation.

·         Monitor the services delivered against agreed Service Level Agreements and making any amendments necessary to ensure compliance.

·         Work closely with all staff who provide clinical services in order to continuously improve the quality and nature of the services against clients needs.

·         Act as a Specialist Practitioner and continue to maintain and update own specialist nursing skills in order to support the clinical team.

·         Responsible for ensuring clinical activities are carried out in accordance with Service and Trust Policies, national regulations/guidance and evidence-based best practice

·         Responsible for ensuring the clinical team are appropriately trained, competent and confident in carrying out their responsibilities to meet the needs of the clients.

·         Work within the scope of the NMC Professional Practice and Code of Conduct and the standards set for occupational health by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine.

·         Maintain confidentiality of both the staff and client at all times.

Contracts

·         Work with the Senior Occupational Health Nurses in allocating       nursing resources appropriately in order to deliver quality services in line with agreed Service Level Agreements

·         Meet regularly with Nurses assigned to each contract, ensuring they are well supported and remain competent and confident in their role

·         Support the Service Director in establishing new client relationships