Senior Nurse Advisor – Clinical Governance + Lead Nurse (Occupational Health)
2 days ago
Wakefield
Wakefield (with travel across Force locations) Full Time NHS Band 8a Looking for a senior occupational health leadership role where you can shape clinical standards and make a real impact? We offer an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing Occupational Health unit, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality care. West Yorkshire Police is seeking an experienced and forward thinking Senior Nurse Advisor – Clinical Governance Lead to provide professional, clinical and strategic leadership within our Occupational Health service. This pivotal role leads the delivery of a high quality, evidence based occupational health nursing service, supporting the health, wellbeing and operational effectiveness of over 10,000 officers, staff and volunteers. Working within a bio psycho social model, you will ensure robust clinical governance, high professional standards and continuous service improvement. This is a unique opportunity to influence Force wide health and wellbeing strategy, modernise clinical practice and lead a dedicated nursing team within a complex and high-profile organisation. You will lead and develop the Occupational Health Nursing service, with responsibilities including: • Providing professional and clinical leadership to the Occupational Health Nursing team, • Leading clinical governance, ensuring robust protocols, compliance with legislation and national best practice, • Working closely with the Head of Occupational Health, Force Medical Advisor and senior stakeholders to deliver improved clinical outcomes, • Overseeing health surveillance and monitoring programmes, ensuring statutory compliance, • Managing service performance, demand and capacity to minimise waiting times and maximise value for money, • Leading health awareness, risk management and wellbeing initiatives aligned to organisational and public health priorities, • Acting as a specialist clinical advisor in the development of Force policies impacting health and wellbeing, • Maintaining audit, assurance and external assessment processes, including SEQOHS compliance, • Holding a proportionate clinical caseload and contributing to nurse led clinics, • Providing line management, supervision and professional support to nursing staff To succeed in this role, you will be expected to: • Provide confident, credible leadership within a multidisciplinary environment, • Apply advanced clinical judgement and governance expertise to complex occupational health issues, • Communicate effectively with senior leaders, managers and external partners, • Drive continuous improvement in clinical quality, safety and service delivery, • Balance strategic responsibilities with operational clinical leadership, • Travel across the Force area to support service delivery Knowledge and experience of applying health and safety legislation in an occupational setting West Yorkshire Police staff can access a wide range of benefits designed to support work–life balance, wellbeing, development and financial security. These include: • Generous annual leave allowance - 29 days annual leave, rising to 34 days after five years of service (plus bank holidays), • Flexible working options, including agile working arrangements to help you manage your professional and personal commitments, • Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund, a secure Defined Benefit CARE (Career Average Revalued Earnings) pension scheme, • Membership options for the Police Treatment Centre and The Police Children’s Charity (eligibility-dependent), • Access to savings, discounts and cashback rewards through staff schemes, including eligibility to purchase a Blue Light Card, • Option to sign up to our Cycle to work scheme (eligibility-dependent), • Access to a wide range of internal wellbeing services and support programmes, • Opportunities for career development and training, • Supportive HR policies, including maternity, paternity and other family-friendly provisions, • A meaningful career with a clear sense of purpose supporting policing services that protect communities, • Opportunities to join staff networks, wellbeing groups, and sports clubs, • Training and development opportunities, depending on previous experience and skillset We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and a member of the Fair Work Charter. See here for more information: West Yorkshire Fair Work Charter business/growth-hub/better-business-practices/fair-work-charter/ For more information about what we offer, visit: Employee Benefits jobs-volunteer/benefits Added: 28th of August Closes: 22nd of September • Registered General Nurse qualification, • Formal qualification in Occupational Health Nursing recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, • Extensive post qualification occupational health experience, • Proven experience of leading teams and developing service delivery models, • Demonstrable experience of developing clinical practice and governance frameworks, • Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and use of data to inform decision making, • Experience of health surveillance processes and statutory compliance Looking for a senior occupational health leadership role where you can shape clinical standards and make a real impact? We offer an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing Occupational Health unit, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality care. West Yorkshire Police is seeking an experienced and forward thinking Senior Nurse Advisor – Clinical Governance Lead to provide professional, clinical and strategic leadership within our Occupational Health service. This pivotal role leads the delivery of a high quality, evidence based occupational health nursing service, supporting the health, wellbeing and operational effectiveness of over 10,000 officers, staff and volunteers. Working within a bio psycho social model, you will ensure robust clinical governance, high professional standards and continuous service improvement. This is a unique opportunity to influence Force wide health and wellbeing strategy, modernise clinical practice and lead a dedicated nursing team within a complex and high-profile organisation. You will lead and develop the Occupational Health Nursing service, with responsibilities including: • Providing professional and clinical leadership to the Occupational Health Nursing team, • Leading clinical governance, ensuring robust protocols, compliance with legislation and national best practice, • Working closely with the Head of Occupational Health, Force Medical Advisor and senior stakeholders to deliver improved clinical outcomes, • Overseeing health surveillance and monitoring programmes, ensuring statutory compliance, • Managing service performance, demand and capacity to minimise waiting times and maximise value for money, • Leading health awareness, risk management and wellbeing initiatives aligned to organisational and public health priorities, • Acting as a specialist clinical advisor in the development of Force policies impacting health and wellbeing, • Maintaining audit, assurance and external assessment processes, including SEQOHS compliance, • Holding a proportionate clinical caseload and contributing to nurse led clinics, • Providing line management, supervision and professional support to nursing staff To succeed in this role, you will be expected to: • Provide confident, credible leadership within a multidisciplinary environment, • Apply advanced clinical judgement and governance expertise to complex occupational health issues, • Communicate effectively with senior leaders, managers and external partners, • Drive continuous improvement in clinical quality, safety and service delivery, • Balance strategic responsibilities with operational clinical leadership, • Travel across the Force area to support service delivery Knowledge and experience of applying health and safety legislation in an occupational setting West Yorkshire Police staff can access a wide range of benefits designed to support work–life balance, wellbeing, development and financial security. These include: • Generous annual leave allowance - 29 days annual leave, rising to 34 days after five years of service (plus bank holidays), • Flexible working options, including agile working arrangements to help you manage your professional and personal commitments, • Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund, a secure Defined Benefit CARE (Career Average Revalued Earnings) pension scheme, • Membership options for the Police Treatment Centre and The Police Children’s Charity (eligibility-dependent), • Access to savings, discounts and cashback rewards through staff schemes, including eligibility to purchase a Blue Light Card, • Option to sign up to our Cycle to work scheme (eligibility-dependent), • Access to a wide range of internal wellbeing services and support programmes, • Opportunities for career development and training, • Supportive HR policies, including maternity, paternity and other family-friendly provisions, • A meaningful career with a clear sense of purpose supporting policing services that protect communities, • Opportunities to join staff networks, wellbeing groups, and sports clubs, • Training and development opportunities, depending on previous experience and skillset We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and a member of the Fair Work Charter. See here for more information: West Yorkshire Fair Work Charter business/growth-hub/better-business-practices/fair-work-charter/ For more information about what we offer, visit: Employee Benefits jobs-volunteer/benefits #J-18808-Ljbffr