Occupational Health Clinic Nurse

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to join the Occupational Health Shared Service providing a front line service to the staff at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire and other client groups.

You will be a key part of a small team, an excellent communicator, organised and with a flexible team working approach. You must be confident to work on your own initiative, sometimes alone, but within a supportive team structure. Responsibilities will include daily organisation and running of screening, vaccination clinics for staff;. Willingness to liaise with other specialities as required. Although the main base will be at UHCW, a willingness to work flexibly is key in support of the wider team in the provision of the wider Service. OH experience is desirable but not essential as training will be given.

Only applicants post-preceptorship in the UK will be considered.

Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid UK NMC registration will not be considered for this post.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

To deliver full client centred pre-employment and vaccination OH clinic service to clients and customers of the Occupational health service maintaining client contact as needed and referring on, or following up where appropriate.

Undertake health surveillance work in accordance with the needs of all contracts (internal and external). This may require travel to external contract sites across Coventry and Warwickshire.

Experience in venepuncture and vaccine administration is required.

Please be advised that interviews are proposed for 25th November 2026

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Act professionally, developing the role of the nurse in the best interests of the client and the public in accordance with professional regulations and Trust policy.
• Manage a delegated clinic caseload and assess, plan, deliver and evaluate programmes of care referring to a senior advisor as necessary.
• Promote a client-focused, multi-professional approach to care in collaboration with the client, healthcare professionals and other agencies, ensuring that clinics run to meet the needs of the client group.
• In conjunction with the team, ensure that clinical practice guidelines and standards of care are developed, implemented and audited in order to maintain high standards of patient care.
• Ensure vaccines are available and stored according to agreed protocol using Written Instructions to deliver immunisation/vaccination and treatment programmes in accordance with Occupational Health Department policies and procedures, identifying situations where the Written Instructions cannot be used and referring to the Principal Occupational Health Practitioner for advice.
• Provide first contact support to staff experiencing difficult/distressing situations e.g. employees facing personal difficulties. Referring to a Senior Practitioner as appropriate.
• Participate in all nurse duties including initial health needs assessment by questionnaire, serology results.
• Assist in incident management at work and recommend A&E, GP or return to work, under supervision of a senior practitioner. Ensure records are completed as required. Inform manager & risk management where RIDDOR report needs to be made.
• Utilise departmental and Trust IT systems to ensure accurate and timely client, workforce and data available.
• Assist in the development and monitoring of service standards, patient group directions, protocols, policies and procedures covering all aspects of best occupational health practice.
• Promote and maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council guidance and ensure appropriate verbal hand over to a Senior OH Practitioner.
• Participate in clinical and departmental/organisational audit and research studies as appropriate.
• Identify to a Senior OH Practitioner circumstances where breach of confidentiality may be warranted to inform Trust management where an employee or patient’s safety is at risk.
• Report to the Senior OH Practitioner on all professional matters, seeking advice as appropriate.
• Undertake any other activities as requested which are commensurate with this job description.
• Undertake health surveillance for all contracts.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.