Volunteer Health Assessor - North and East

About us

The Occupational Health team is piloting a new Volunteer Health Assessor role in the North and East region. To support this initiative, we are recruiting a small number of volunteers with existing healthcare qualifications and experience, who are geographically dispersed across the region, to assist stations with the onboarding of new volunteers.

The impact you will make

You will support our Lifeboat Medical Advisor Network by undertaking RNLI health assessments to ensure our crew meet the required medical standards to maintain our service.

What you will be doing

• Conducting health assessments in line with RNLI Protocol (Blood Pressure and Pulse, Snellen Eye Chart, Ishihara Colour Vision Test, Urine Dipstick Test, Health Assessment Questionnaire and clinical discussion.

• Maintaining awareness of relevant RNLI and policies, procedures and general medical standards.

• Upon request from OH, regional or local station management, coordinate and facilitate health assessments across a cluster of lifeboat stations.

• Complete assessment paperwork in line with policy and GDPR using the online occupational health system.

What you need for this role

• Be a Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register or be a Registered Health Care Practitioner on the HCPC Register

• Professional Indemnity

• Where applicable we will carry out appropriate enhanced safeguarding checks applicable to your operational jurisdiction. (ie DBS, PVG or Garda checks)

What’s in it for you

• Join an inclusive and diverse organisation

• Gain the satisfaction of supporting a lifesaving team in your community to continue to save lives.

• Opportunity to use your specialist knowledge and training to contribute to the delivery of our lifesaving service

• Engage with medical peers who also support the RNLI across the UK and Ireland

• Reasonable out of pocket expenses reimbursed

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.