Pre-Employment Health Assessment - Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Pre-Employment Health Assessment - Royal Bournemouth Hospital Pre-Employment Health Assessment - Royal Bournemouth Hospital
The Royal Bournemouth andChristchurch HospitalsNHS Foundation TrustROYAL BOURNEMOUTH & CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITALSNHS TRUSTOCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTWHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE ENCLOSED HEALTH DECLARATION WOULD YOU PLEASEREMEMBER THAT IF YOU HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AGAINST HEPATITIS B THAT YOU ENCLOSE:DATES OF VACCINATIONSCOPY OF BLOOD REPORTIF YOUR HEPATITIS C STATUS HAS BEEN CHECKEDON A BLOOD TEST,PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THE RESULTPLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENINGPROCESS AND FAILURE TO COMPLY COULD CAUSE DELAY IN YOUR HEALTH CLEARANCEFORMS/Pre Employment Health Questionnaire Version 2 14 July 2010 8
The Royal Bournemouth andChristchurch HospitalsNHS Foundation TrustThe Royal Bournemouth HospitalCastle Lane EastBournemouthDorsetUnited KingdomBH7 7DW01202 704217/704213Fax 01202 (704513)Health Clearance for Exposure-Prone StaffThe Royal Bournemouth Hospital classifies all Medical Staff, Midwives, Operating Theatre Workers and certainother Nursing Staff in acute clinical areas as potentially exposure-prone. Naturally students on placement inthese areas are also judged potentially exposure-prone. As such, these staff groups need additional clearanceto work in their clinical areas. The basic clearance will also naturally be required.The Department of Health issued guidance in March 2007 (Health Clearance for tuberculosis, hepatitis B,hepatitis C and HIV: New Healthcare Workers - DOH – Health Protection Division, March 2007), alsoavailable at www.dh.gov.uk/publications with the following recommendations:Exposure-prone workers new to the NHS or entering training posts where exposure-prone proceduresmay be undertaken should be tested for HIV and Hepatitis C.The testing should be done in an Occupational Health department and be identified and validated (iephoto id such as passport or driving licence should be seen at the time the sample is obtained and acopy made).These tests need to be performed just once in the person’s career. After this time it is the professionalresponsibility of the staff member to report any risks, personal or professional and be retestedaccordingly.If staff refuse to have the tests the employer will need to exclude them from performing exposure-proneprocedures and this may impact on their future career.TB screening. Employees new to the NHS should not start work until screened for TB, or untildocumentary evidence of such a screen conducted within the previous 12 months is received.Screening may involve Chest Xray, skin testing and history-taking.Please be advised that when you are screened for employment or training here you may be asked to undergothese tests. If you have any reason to be concerned it is recommended that you arrange testing elsewhere(possibly at a GU Medicine clinic) in advance of attending Occupational Health so that you will know the resultsof any testing done here. Please advise our nursing staff if you wish to speak to one of us in confidence prior totesting. Due to the nature of Occupational Health it is not possible to give individual pre-test counselling to allstaff, hence the advice above.FORMS/Pre Employment Health Questionnaire Version 2 14 July 2010 9
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The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Bournemouth</strong> andChristchurch <strong>Hospital</strong>sNHS Foundation TrustROYAL BOURNEMOUTH & CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITALSNHS TRUSTOCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTWHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE ENCLOSED HEALTH DECLARATION WOULD YOU PLEASEREMEMBER THAT IF YOU HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AGAINST HEPATITIS B THAT YOU ENCLOSE:DATES OF VACCINATIONSCOPY OF BLOOD REPORTIF YOUR HEPATITIS C STATUS HAS BEEN CHECKEDON A BLOOD TEST,PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THE RESULTPLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENINGPROCESS AND FAILURE TO COMPLY COULD CAUSE DELAY IN YOUR HEALTH CLEARANCEFORMS/<strong>Pre</strong> <strong>Employment</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Questionnaire Version 2 14 July 2010 8
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