Occupational Nurse
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| Job Type | Permanent |
| Area | Sligo, Ireland |
| Sector | EHSHR/Recruitment |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Mary King |
| Job Ref | 1002773 |
| Job Views | 348 |
- Description
- Team Horizon currently has an exciting opening for an Occupational Health Nurse to join a diverse Team in Sligo. Reporting to the HR Manager, you will provide the resources necessary to ensure the effective provision of Occupational Health services, ensuring that the programs and procedures are in place to ensure that occupational health services are delivered to employees at the sites in such a fashion as to assess, maintain and promote the health and wellbeing of employees at the facilities
Why you should apply:
Our client has developed a stand-out culture of innovation, inclusion and development, and consistently features as a great place to work.
The role is generously compensated, and attracts a competitive base salary and highly attractive benefits package.
Excellent career progression opportunities.
What you will bedoing:
Ensuring that occupational health services are delivered to employees at the facility
Maintaining and promoting the health and wellbeing of employees at the facility
Collaborating with EHS in the identification of employees to participate in medical surveillances.
Making sure employee medical surveillances are completed as per the requirements of corporate Occupational Health medical surveillance procedures and Irish legislation.
Assessing the results of the medical evaluations based on sound medical practice and an understanding of the work the employee performs.
Collaborating with the Occupational Physician and external GP/ Occupational health clinics in the completion of pre-employment medicals.
Providing assessment and treatment of any workplace injuries and illnesses.
Monitoring employee absenteeism and complete absence reviews as required.
Coordinating return to work and rehabilitation of absent employees.
Developing a calendar of employee wellbeing initiatives which reflect the site demographics and employee health risk factors.
Managing the occupational health department.
Liaising with EHS to ensure there are adequate levels of first aiders trained to cover all work shifts.
Ensuring employee medical records are maintained confidentially and stored in accordance with the requirements of the corporate records retention schedule.
What you need to apply:
Qualified Occupational Health Nurse, with minimum 1 years’ experience
Higher Diploma or Masters qualification in Occupational Health; or at least 30 hours of continuing education in occupational health during the past two years; or two years of experience in an occupational health setting
Registered with An Bord Altranais
Experience in spirometry, vision screening and audiometry.
Relationship building skills.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Interpersonal and professional skills.
