Junior Occupational Health Nurse at Unilever

Overview:

A Junior Occupational Health Nurse, with a Maximum of 3 years relevant OH experience, is required o provide comprehensive Health services (SHE) for the protection and promotion of total physical, mental, and social wellbeing of all employees.

JOB SUMMARY

• Primary Health Care
• Promotes, supervises, and performs prompt, effective medical assistance to employees in acute and chronic situations
• Responds to emergencies
• Diagnoses and treats clients
• Ensures adequate job restriction and protection
• Liaises with external service providers
• Prevents time away from work (‘Lost Time’)
• Provides cost effective and accessible service to clients
• Schedule, conduct and record checks on clients with chronic condition
• Occupational Health Care

Pre-placement Medicals

• Conduct pre-placement medical to prevent any liability to the company and to prevent illness/injury to employees and colleagues

Periodic Medicals

• Plans and conducts risk based medical surveillance including exit medicals, retirement medicals and ill health retirement medicals
• Evaluates, monitor and document risks on site
• Make recommendation on health matters to management
• Communicate potential health and safety hazards in the workplace.

Injury On Duty

• Administer First Aid and secondary treatment
• Maintains and checks emergency equipment
• Advise management on preventative and / or corrective action by investigating causes, frequency of injuries.
• Prevent Lost Time for employee and the company by treating IOD promptly.
• Rehabilitation (substance abuse causes)
• Monthly checking and replenishment of First Aid Boxes on site.

Rehabilitation

• Evaluate performance / progress, counsel and coach if necessary
• Monitor progress and co-ordinate community health services for rehabilitation purposes
• Administer the policies and procedures of the Company Medical and Occupational Health Department

Education

• Educate employees on health-related topics in either formal/informal groups or on a one-on-one basis
• Advise Line managers/departments on safety equipment
• Presentation to management on general matters affecting the safety and health of employees at work, in the workplace
• Monthly reports, as stipulated by Senior Occupational Health Nurse
• Represents Medical and Occupational Health at meetings
• Communicates appropriate information to immediate supervisors, managers and HR department (e.g. Fit to work documentation)
• Maintain employee records
• Purchase and replenish medical supplies
• Ensure legislative compliance
• Communicates within department and to internal/external stakeholders (e.g. responding to e-mail)

Research

• Maintenance of accurate and up to date medical records and or reports to track employee health / illness and provide the company with the required data, whilst maintaining employee’s right to confidentiality
• Investigate illness / injury episodes and trends to determine health and safety needs. Communicates this information to relevant stakeholders for the development of safety programmes
• Monthly statistical reports for management
• Evaluate findings of periodic medicals
• Assessment of ‘Employee Risk Factor report’
• Schedule, conduct and record checks on employees with chronic condition

Running Wellbeing Programmes

• Plans and executes HIV roadmap
• Plans and executes wellness drives and the mental wellbeing program

Covid Compliance Programme

• Manage reporting for Covid
• Education on Covid, vaccines and covid prevention for employees

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 2-3 years Occupational Health experience in a Manufacturing environment
• Drivers’ license
• Registered Nurse with Occupational Health Diploma / Certificate 
• Formal Qualifications Preferred (in addition to the above): 
• Registered Midwife 
• Community Health Certificate 
• Pharmacology 
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) training 
• SHE Certification 
• Audiometry 
• HACCP Certification