Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing

The At Work Partnership OH Consultations Thursday 16 January 2025 Online A one-day online workshop designed to help you improve your OH consultation skills and techniques. Early bird offer: Book & pay by 28 Nov 2024 to save £70+VAT! Certificate in OH Case Management 29-31 January 2025 Online A practical three-day qualification designed to train occupational health and other professionals in the theory and practice of case management skills. Special offer: Save £100 + VAT for bookings paid by 12 December 2024! Preview 2025: OH legal and professional update Wednesday 5 February 2025 Online Join us for an update on crucial developments in OH law and professional practice to help prepare you for the challenges ahead.  Secure your place - Early bird rates available online now! Book: https://lnkd.in/gCECapQ

BOHS Scotland 1 Day Conference 28 November, Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) Edinburgh The day will have a combination of speakers from HSE and industry, a practical workshop and a tour of IOM’s lab. We are looking forward to seeing you there for a day of networking and CPD. Topics will include weld fume, MWF and skin assessment. You can find more details and book your place. https://lnkd.in/eKQJuheQ

SOM events Leadership for Nurses: Career pathways for OH Nurses, Monday 2nd December 4-5pm - register here As a speciality field, Occupational Health has many career opportunities and diverse career pathways for nurses. Not only will these pathways be explored but so will leadership opportunities. Leadership is an essential component in OH Nurse career progression and a significant part of the strategic role of Occupational Health working with employers and wider public health. This webinar will explore how a career as an OH nurse can be developed both organically and as a planned career progression depending on specific areas of interest and pathways chosen. Areas of importance in career development will be touched upon alongside learning and development to support growth and progression into leadership. The use of case studies will be used to demonstrate feasibility and direction will be given to wider reading for those whose interest in a particular area of progression and leadership. https://lnkd.in/e-eicmgH

OH Conference 2025 in Brighton ‘Save the Date’ Following the success of our Annual Scientific Conference in Belfast, next year we will be in Brighton on the 17th and 18th June 2025. Brighton promises to be another exciting international meeting for our profession. So please save the dates, look out for future updates and join us in Brighton. Hotel and venue details to be announced in due course.

NIHR funding for work and health research Going live in November Work & Health Development Award (up to £120,000 over 10 months) and Research Awards (up to £2million over 3 years). More details on priorities, the awards, timelines etc will be available at call launch on the 05 November. Further details can be found via the link below. We will also be hosting a webinar in December to run through the awards and the application process.    https://lnkd.in/eD9hpDuS

The At Work Partnership How to manage back pain at work - a new approach Friday 6 December 2024 Online This one day workshop looks at how to assess and treat biopsychosocial obstacles to recovery in back pain, with the focus on addressing psychological factors, to improve consultations and employee outcomes. Book & pay by 25 October for early bird rates! OH Report Writing workshop Tuesday 10 December 2024 Online Attend this one-day online workshop to ensure that your OH reports provide management with the information that they require, and meet all your legal obligations. Save up to £75 with early bird rates when you book & pay by 21 Oct! Book: https://lnkd.in/gCECapQ

Protect those working alone Lone workers can be at greater risk of harm as they may not have anyone to help or support them if things go wrong. Employers should provide training, supervision, monitoring and support for those working alone. HSE's leaflet 'Protecting lone workers: How to manage the risks of working alone' is free to download. It is for anyone who employs lone workers, or engages them as contractors, including self-employed people or those who work alone. The leaflet is supported by our lone working guidance pages which includes advice aimed at lone workers themselves. The HSE also have a lone workers video setting out the key advice. https://lnkd.in/ex3b3qhW

The Society of Occupational Medicine Occupational Health Awards 2024 - now open    Join us in celebrating the superb work that occupational health professionals undertake every day. The Awards showcase OH and its value to organisations and the wider community.   The awards will be presented at the SOM Christmas Drinks Reception at Melia Manchester Hotel on the evening of Thursday 12th December. Categories: • Outstanding Occupational Health Initiative • Outstanding Occupational Health Practitioner • Outstanding Contribution by an Employer to Workplace Health and Wellbeing • Outstanding Occupational Health Team • Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion, sponsored by NEBOSH • Outstanding Contribution to the Development of OH Globally • Outstanding Contribution to Occupational Health Research • SOM Lifetime Achievement Award The closing date for entries is 5pm Friday 1st November. The Awards are free to enter. Rules of entry here. Please send your award submission(s) via our online form. We look forward to receiving your entry. If your company is interested in sponsoring an award, do contact us. https://lnkd.in/eKSpNHqC

FOHN and BOHS survey Health risk management We are conducting a survey to assess the present competence of OH nurses in health risk management and identify the need for additional training. It is about fact finding rather than highlighting gaps in your practice.   Often the risk from health hazards present in the workplace is not readily apparent, recognised or understood. They can cause serious ill-health over the longer term from repeated relatively low levels of exposure if appropriate controls have not been applied. Are you confident that you would recognise all the health risks in your workplace so that they are managed to avert harm to the workers in your care?   Below is the link to the survey for you to complete by 15th November. https://lnkd.in/eQdDzZbD

GOVERNMENT ISSUES RALLYING CRY TO THE NATION TO HELP FIX OUR NHS   ·    Health Secretary calls on entire nation to shape the government’s plans to overhaul the NHS  ·    Public, clinicians and experts urged to submit ideas for its future as new online platform Change.NHS.uk goes live today – putting staff and patients in driving seat of reform ·    Responses will shape government’s 10 Year Health Plan to fix broken health service and deliver government mission to build an NHS fit for the future    The biggest national conversation about the future of the NHS since its birth is set to be launched today (Monday 21 October), as the entire country is called upon to share their experiences of our health service and help shape the government’s 10 Year Health Plan.       Members of the public, as well as NHS staff and experts will be invited to share their experiences views and ideas for fixing the NHS via the online platform, Change.NHS.uk, which will be live until the start of next year, and available via the NHS App.      The public engagement exercise will help shape the government’s 10 Year Health Plan which will be published in spring 2025 and will be underlined by three big shifts in healthcare - hospital to community, analogue to digital, and sickness to prevention.    The launch of the new online platform will take place at a health centre in East London, where the Secretary of State will meet with the Chief Executive of the London Ambulance Service before the first engagement event involving NHS staff from across the healthcare system as a start to the national conversation.