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Are you looking to develop your career in Occupational Health within a supportive and diverse multidisciplinary team? This is an exciting opportunity to join NHS Fife Occupational Health as an Occupational Health Staff Nurse, delivering a high-quality service that supports the health, safety and wellbeing of staff within NHS Fife and partner organisations.
The role offers a varied caseload across a broad range of occupational health activity. You will support pre-placement health screening, immunisation programmes, venepuncture, health surveillance, blood borne virus exposure management, and other core occupational health services, working closely with colleagues to ensure safe, effective and person-centred service delivery.
As a key member of the Occupational Health nursing and wider multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to a comprehensive Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service during a period of continued development. We are looking for a registered nurse with strong clinical skills, a flexible approach and a genuine interest in occupational health. This is an excellent opportunity to build specialist knowledge and develop your career in a supportive, forward thinking team.
NHS Fife
At NHS Fife, we are committed to person-centred care and to supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of our workforce. Our Occupational Health service helps staff stay well at work, supports safe and sustainable attendance, and works in partnership with managers and services across the organisation.
What we’ll need you to bring
Qualifications
Registered nurse with a live NMC UK pin.
Experience
Significant Post registration experience
Strong clinical nursing skills and an interest in developing a career in occupational health.
Essential skills and requirements for the role
• Excellent communication, assessment and organisational skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Positive, enthusiastic and flexible approach
• Ability to adapt to changing service demands
• Commitment to safe, effective and person-centred service delivery
It would be great if you also have
Experience in venepuncture and immunisation would be beneficial, although training and support will be provided.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based primarily at Willow Drive Clinic, with flexibility to travel across Fife and occasionally beyond as required. Clinic hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm. Please note that salary will be pro rata for part-time hours.
Looking to find out more?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you!
To discuss the role, please contact Jenny Proudfoot or Elspeth Turner, Senior Occupational Health Nurses, on 01592 729401.
Why NHS Fife?
Some of NHS Fife’s benefits include:
• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling and physiotherapy services
• Work-life balance policies and procedures
For more information about the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. For details about the recruitment process, the organisation and our services, please refer to the information pack.
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.
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