Clinical Nurse Specialist - Occupational Health
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora
- Whanganui, Waikato
- $116,040-127,674 per year
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Whanganui District
- Occupational Health
- Fixed Term (12 weeks from date of appointment), 36 hours, 0.9 FTE
- Grade 2 Senior Nurse scale - $116, 040 - $127,674
- Leading, reporting on, and monitoring designated Occupational Health projects, both across the organisation and within business units
- Facilitate health risk assessments and oversees staff health monitoring in relation to identified workplace hazards
- Manage infectious disease exposure as it relates to kaimahi, including contact tracing, vaccinations, and supporting the respiratory protection programme.
- Ensures effective rehabilitation and return to work processes are implemented for work injuries, non work injuries and illness of staff
- Is actively involved in the promotion of staff health, injury prevention and wellbeing initiatives
- Completes health screening and makes referrals for further assessment as required
- Ensures the effective implementation of Te Whatu Ora's worker vaccination programme
- Actively contributes towards a positive and collaborative team working environment
- You will be part of a welcoming and supportive local, regional and national occupational health team, who are transitioning through change into a new occupational health structure.
- You will have support from an Occupational Physician and the national programme leads for Infectious disease, health risk, workforce development, and injury management.
- You will be a registered nurse in New Zealand with a current practicing certificate
- You will have experience in occupational health and safety practice, as well as knowledge of injury prevention and return to work methodology and health risk management principles.
- You will be an authorised vaccinator or happy to work towards this qualification
- You will have an up-to-date level 4 first aid/intermediate CPR or able to work towards this
- You will have at least three years of post-graduate experience and a post graduate qualifications in occupational health is desired but not essential.
- You will have strong work organisation and prioritisation skills including the ability to adapt to workflows and service priorities.
- You will be able to work effectively within the complexities of the multi-disciplinary environment and establish relationships quickly to support outcomes.
- You will have a professional approach to relationships and decision making and be able to problem solve creatively to deliver the best support to our kaimahi.
- You will be passionate about occupational health and about supporting health care staff to deliver quality services whilst maintain their health and wellness.