Occupational Health Nurse

Occupational Health Nurse

Location: Wolverhampton / West Bromich

About

Joinone of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide occupational health cover to agency staff
• They would actively support the Company health campaigns within the engagement plan improving staff turnover
• Home visits would support long term sick return to work reducing absence
• They will be able to advise the site on any changes in law / legislation etc, minimising the legal risks to the company
• Food handler assessments
• Advise on preventative healthcare
• The main part of the role is to undertake confined space health assessments and fork lift drivers health assessments and night shift workers assessments
• There will be management referrals and advise regarding capability and rehabilitation

Key Skills

Essential

Qualification:

• Degree in Occupational Health

Experience / Knowledge:

• Forklift Truck medicals
• DSE assessment (The assessment can be done by anyone trained in DSE assessment, but Occupational Health need to be involved if any problems are found)
• Night Worker Medicals
• New and Expectant Mothers Risk Assessment (manager and OH)
• Skin surveillance
• Engineers' medicals (new starters test for colour blindness)
• LGV medicals (this is done by the drivers GP and certificates kept with managers)
• Vibration White finger
• Lead, Asbestos, Radiation

Desirable

• Drugs and Alcohol Support
• Health Education