Occupational Health Screening Nurse in Manchester

Greater Manchester Police is one of the largest police forces in the UK and is responsible for keeping its diverse population of almost 3 million safe, spread over more than 1,200 sq. km. Manchester has been billed as the most diverse city in Europe with its population speaking at least 200 different languages. GMP is committed to ensuring that the make-up of our workforce is reflective of the communities we serve, recognising that having a diverse workforce makes us more approachable and relevant to the public.

The Occupational Health Screening Nurse role will see you working in a skilled and experienced multi-disciplinary team that is proactive in providing professional and customer-focused advice, support, assessments, and guidance to managers, staff, and prospective employees in relation to physical and mental wellbeing. You will play a key role in supporting the delivery of police officer and staff recruitment medicals and the delivery of our statutory health surveillance programmes.

This post will be based predominantly at our Occupational Health and Wellbeing unit based at Sedgley Park Training Centre, Prestwich, M25 0JT, but there will be some requirement to travel to other GMP venues on occasions for training purposes and to deliver health promotion activities. If you are passionate about promoting employee wellbeing and looking to make a difference to the health of Police Officers and Staff serving the population of Greater Manchester, then we would love to hear from you.

Occupational Health experience in either the public or private sector would be an advantage as would experience of the policing environment; however, for the right candidate who will complement our existing team, bring transferable skills, and can demonstrate a passion for improving workforce health and wellbeing, experience may not be necessary as full training will be provided.

The role offers a generous annual leave entitlement of 24 days + bank holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years, and 32 after 10 years of service (pro rata). The post is for 4 days (29 hours/week) due to current resources this will be Tuesday to Friday working; we would be willing to consider applicants who only wish to work 3 days.

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to join the Blue Light Card scheme and receive discounts from many high street retailers, and a Credit Union which offers financial products exclusively to the police family. For a nominal monthly sum, there will be an opportunity to join GMP’s Sports and Social Club which offers a range of activities such as indoor football, tennis, squash, and badminton as well as an extensive gymnasium. There are also bar and restaurant facilities with function rooms that can be hired for private events. Discounts are also available for cinema and theatre tickets.

Further details of the requirements and duties of the post can be found in the link below. If you have any additional questions, please email jill.smith@gmp.police.uk.

Shortlisting criteria: candidates should refer to the personal specification contained in the job description, and all items marked as ‘E’ essential must be demonstrated in the supporting information when submitting your application to ensure you are successful through shortlisting.

To be eligible to apply for a police staff role in GMP, you need to demonstrate that you have the appropriate right to work in the UK and to carry out the hours or type of work that you are applying for. Due to the Equality Act (2010), the sickness will not be checked until the conditional offer stage of the recruitment process and therefore candidates need to ensure that they have a good attendance record for the last 2 years for Staff and officers and for 12 months for apprentices.

The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against a disabled person in all areas of employment, including recruitment. The Police Service welcomes people with disabilities and will do its best to make reasonable adjustments to the working arrangements and/or the working environment providing it is possible to do so. Should you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know during the selection process. Please contact GMP Recruitment at gmprecruitment1@gmp.police.uk.

As an equal opportunities employer, GMP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. Candidates with a disability meeting all essential criteria should be progressed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

How to Apply: To apply please exercise the following link: Occupational Health Screening Nurse (RN) (part-time) – Grade NHS Band 5 (People Branch) (Ref 754) – Greater Manchester Police.