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22 November 2024Webinar
FREE for ALL (please log in on the SOM website first).
Webinar summary:
Leadership for Nurses: Transitioning from Adviser to Manager
This engaging webinar series, hosted by the Society of Occupational Medicine, is tailored for nurses in occupational health looking to step confidently into leadership roles. Discover practical insights to tackle common challenges, like imposter syndrome and skill gaps, while exploring tools that foster growth, resilience, and leadership. Learn from expert-led sessions on building essential skills in management, networking, and evidence-based practice, with a focus on overcoming barriers and maximising professional impact.
The Leadership for Nurses Webinar Series provides a strategic roadmap for occupational health (OH) nurses transitioning from adviser roles to management positions. The series addresses key topics, including:
• Challenges and Self-Reflection: Understanding common hurdles like feeling isolated, facing imposter syndrome, and navigating the initial steps toward leadership.
• Overcoming Barriers: Strategies for success include mentorship, professional networks, stakeholder engagement, and continuous learning in leadership and management.
• Toolkit for Success: Practical guidance on skills like evidence-based practice, establishing clear expectations, and ensuring a strong professional voice.
This series empowers OH nurses to embrace their leadership potential, providing tools and knowledge to thrive in managerial roles and contribute effectively to workplace health and safety.Speakers:
Netsai Chirenda Specialist Occupational Health Nurse & Deputy Head, Center for Occupational Health and Wellbeing (COHWB), Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Netsai is a skilled occupational health leader who holds a key leadership role in providing services to more than 15,000 NHS staff and various external contracts through the COHWB. With extensive experience across public and private sectors, including aviation occupational health at Virgin Atlantic, she brings a diverse and innovative perspective to her work. Netsai is also an active member of the Society of Occupational Medicine's Diversity, Inclusion, and Leadership working groups.
Rachel Chetty
Rachel is a specialist occupational health nurse and a chartered member of CIPD.
As the Associate Director of People for Operational HR at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Rachel leads a dedicated team of HR and Occupational Health professionals. Their primary goal is to create and implement effective people policies and initiatives that promote performance excellence in patient care delivery, while also actively engaging with and addressing the health needs of our workforce to enhance employee health and overall workplace experience.
Chair: Janet O'Neill
Janet is an OH specialist nurse, Deputy Head of the NSOH, Head of PAM Academy, Board director and trustee of iOH and Queens nurse
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29 November 2024Hybrid
Join the RCN and SOM in-person or online at this popular one-day conference
Friday 29th November 2024
The RCN and SOM are delighted to announce that the popular RCN and SOM Joint Occupational Health Nursing Conference will return for its seventh year in November 2024.
This hybrid conference will cover a broad range of topics designed to support the continuing professional development of occupational health nursing professionals.
Learning outcomes:
- Refresh on back to basics for health surveillance programmes, report writing and workplace wellbeing
- Understand the context of modern noise exposure profiles
- Expand knowledge on mentoring, health of drivers, neurodiversity and sleep at work.
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29 November 2024London
£295 for SOM Members (please log in on the SOM website first). Non-members £350. There is a maximum of 20 places.
Refresher course for competency in conducting occupational audiology in line with CNWR2005 and L108
Date and Time: Friday 29th November 2024, 10am - 4.30pm
Venue: Free Churches Offices, 27 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9HH
Please note that this is an in-person event only. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Trainer - Melanie Brewster, Clinical Physiologist (Audiology)
A one-day (6.5 hours) face-to-face refresher course for OH physicians, nurses, technicians and other clinicians wishing to refresh their competency in conducting occupational audiology in line with CNWR2005 and L108.
Provides the skills necessary to take and record a medical and noise history, conduct otoscopy, and perform pure tone air conduction (AC) audiograms to national standards. Candidates will learn to interpret and triage AC audiograms using the HSE classification scheme, recognise red flags, and ensure compliance with CNWR2005 and L108.
6 CPD points accredited by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) and SOM Certificate of Attendance.
Delegate fee - £295 SOM member £350 non SOM member
Duration 6 hours (6 CPD points)
Trainer Melanie Brewster
Clinical Physiologist (Audiology) RCCP 1529, Dip Safety Management, Cert OH Law
Melanie Brewster is an NHS-trained Clinical Physiologist specialising in audiology. Alongside private and medico-legal practice she provided the assessment service for the claimants from the NCB and war pension directorate in the early 1990s and branched out into occupational health in 1996 setting up her own Occupational Health company which specialises in noise. Melanie was instrumental in the 2021 changes in CNWR 2005 guidance and still works in the NHS part-time as an external consultant.
Melanie is an advocate for the correct identification of noise-induced hearing loss and has over 35 years of experience in interpreting audiograms in the industry. She provides specialist Occupational Health risk assessment and reports for employees identified as having hearing loss including advising on the compatibility of hearing aids and hearing protection and the management of safety-critical workers with hearing loss.
Melanie has been a trainer for many years alongside advising major insurance companies on NIHL claims, validating medico-legal audiograms and several papers published in her subject.
(SOM members please log in on the SOM website to get the discount).
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01 December 2024Webinar
Occupational Health Technician Course
Available online throughout the year
Price £490 + VAT
A highly interactive online course, suitable for new entrants to the profession as well as a refresher course on the core principles for existing technicians. You can work through this course independently at a time that suits you.
This course is split into 2 parts, comprising a total of 18 E-Learning Modules:
Part 1: Online Learning Modules - Introduction to Occupational Health
This is a full introduction to all aspects of the role of the Occupational Health Technician including necessary background information and the main duties and areas of work you will undertake. These interactive E-learning modules provide you with all the knowledge you require to competently undertake this exciting role, whilst also increasing your confidence and understanding of what the job really entails.
Part 2: Online Learning Modules - Theoretical Concepts behind Practical Requirements of the Role
These further E-Learning modules look at the more practical aspects of an Occupational Health Technician role. They will improve your theoretical understanding of the practical tasks you will undertake in your day to day role. Alongside this is an Occupational Health Technician Competency Booklet, put together in conjunction with the SOM, for your supervisor to sign off.
Download the Course Overview here.
Click here to book or email admin@eoph.co.uk for further information.
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02 December 2024Webinar
FREE for ALL (please log in on the SOM website first).
Webinar summary:
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.
Speaker Bio:
Janet O'Neill is an Occupational Health Nurse specialist of 25 years’ experience. She has a certificate in OH, a PG Diploma in OH and an MSc in Workplace Health and Wellbeing. She is the head of training and development for PAM Group and is the Deputy Head of the National School of Occupational Health focusing on training, quality and workforce development. Janet is a SOM member and active supporter and a trustee board member of iOH. She is sub editor of OH today and an assistant editor for the Journal of Occupational Medicine.
Chair: Professor Anne Harriss
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06 December 2024Webinar
How to manage back pain at work: A new approach
Friday 6th December 2024, A Virtual Course
Would you like to learn a new strategy to manage one of the leading causes of sickness absence in the UK?
The At Work Partnership 'How to manage back pain at work - a new approach' course is essential learning for all OH professionals and will provide new skills to successfully assess, treat and manage employees with back pain.
Join this one-day workshop to examine the tools to effectively manage back pain in the workplace. Looking at theory and practice, the workshop will provide an overview of the biopsychosocial approach and will show OH professionals how to recognise the role that psychological factors, such as fear avoidance beliefs and behaviours, catastrophic thinking styles and passive coping styles, can have on the experience of back pain and what you can do to treat it.
Conducted virtually via zoom, you will learn new skills that can be used on a day-to-day basis in occupational health to achieve better OH outcomes.
Benefits of attending
• Knowledge of the role that biopsychosocial factors play in preventing recovery from back pain and what you can do to change this
• A toolkit to successfully treat psychological factors to promote recovery
• Techniques to help employees move without fear
• Access to a flare-up plan for use when employees’ back pain becomes overwhelming
• Guidance on how to help line managers to manage employees’ back pain
• An understanding of how your day-to-day clinical work and outcomes can be enhanced by addressing psychological obstacles to recovery
Expert speakers:
• David Rogers - chartered physiotherapist at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham
• Sharon Wilday - consultant cognitive behavioural psychotherapist and honorary clinical lecturer at the University of Birmingham
EARLY BIRD RATE OFFER: Book and pay before 25th October 2024 and save £50 + VAT!
For full course details and to book online please visit: https://bit.ly/BackPain24 or contact conferences@atworkpartnership.co.uk
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12 December 2024North West
SOM Commercial Providers Event (in-person only)
Date: Thursday 12th December 2-5pm
Includes entry to the SOM Occupational Health Awards 2024, taking place 5-7pm
Venue: Melia Manchester Hotel, 1 First Street, Manchester, M15 4RP
Speakers include:
- Professor Diana Kloss
- Professor Neil Greenberg
- Dr Mike Goldsmith
The Commercial Providers Event will open with tea/coffee at 2pm for a 2.30pm start. The event will draw to a close at 4.30pm for discussion, ending at 5pm.
The Commercial Providers Event will be followed at 5pm by the SOM Occupational Health Awards and Drinks (including canapes), which will run from 5-7pm.
Dress code: Business attire.
The cost to attend is £75 (includes entry to the SOM Occupational Health Awards 2024).
If you would like to attend the SOM Occupational Health Awards only, please click here.
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12 December 2024North West
SOM Occupational Health Awards and Drinks Reception at the Melia Manchester Hotel
Thursday 12th December 5-7pm. £25 per ticket*
Thanks to our generous sponsors NEBOSH.
There is a limit of numbers of 50. The Reception will include drinks, nibbles and our annual SOM OH awards ceremony. Come along and celebrate what has been achieved by us all this year, meet old friends and new in a relaxed setting.
Dress: smart casual. Please bring your email ticket with you!
Venue Address: Melia Manchester Hotel, 1 First Street, Manchester, M15 4RP
Agenda (TBC):
5pm Arrival
5.30pm Welcome
5.40pm The Awards
6.10pm Thanks and end of Awards
7pm Close
*Please note, this ticket is only for entry to the Awards. If you would like to attend the Awards and the SOM Commercial Providers Event (taking place prior to the Awards, at 2-5pm), please click here to register (your ticket for the Commercial Providers Event will include entry to the Awards).
Liability: neither the SOM nor the venue is able to take responsibility for injury or damage to persons or property.
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18 December 2024East Midlands
FOR SOM MEMBERS ONLY £30
We have secured a factory visit of Triumph Motorcycles, in Hinckley, near Leicester on Wed 18th December 2024 starting at 1.30pm. The tour will last 90mins.
This visit will offer an opportunity for SOM members to learn and ask workplace risk based questions to help with their CPD.
You can find out more online here https://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/for-the-ride/experiences/factory-visitor-experience/visitor-information
There are a maximum of 14 places, which will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
This event is for SOM Members ONLY. If you are not a member, please join online here.
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31 December 2024Webinar
The four courses aim to help delegates understand the facts about drug & alcohol misuse in the workplace including legal considerations, how to compile a substance misuse policy and interpretation of reports generated by the laboratory.
Collection Officer Training
Who should attend: Anyone who undertakes Chain of Custody collections; OHA / OHNAs; Occupational Health Physicians; GPs; HR Managers; Health & Safety Officers; trade union members
Course content:
- Preparing a site for collection
- Mechanics of a urine collection, trouble shooting and common errors
- Collection demonstration for back-to-lab and Point of Collection [POC] devices
- Breathalyser selection, calibration and verification with demonstration
- What happens to the samples in the laboratory
- Oral fluid and hair collections
Cost: £275 per delegateMRO Training, part 1
Who should attend: OHA / OHNAs; Occupational Health Physicians; GPs
Course content:
- The role of the Medical Review Officer [MRO] including the Medical Review
- Laboratory process
- Adulteration checks and how donors try and mislead the testing
- Drug metabolism looking at the fact and fiction behind positive samples
- Evaluation and debate of Chain of Custody cases through result interpretation
Cost: £275 per delegateMRO Training, part 2
Who should attend: OHA / OHNAs; Occupational Health Physicians; GPs
Course content:
- Use of alternative biological samples such as hair, oral fluid, sweat and sweat vapour
- Pros and cons of Point of Collection [POC] devices, how to develop protocols consistent with the principles of Chain of Custody
- Quality and accreditation, UK Guidelines for Workplace Drugs Testing, minimum service level to expect
- Alcohol including biomarkers such as EtG/EtS, FAEE
- Evaluation via MCQs
Cost: £275 per delegatePolicy Workshop
Who should attend: HR Managers; Health & Safety Officers; Occupational Health professionals; trade union members
Course content:
- Drawing up a draft substance misuse policy
- Timelines for policy introduction and educational requirements
Cost: £165 per delegate for a half-dayOn-site courses can be tailored to your requirements. Please call for further information and details of costs
Venues and dates available throughout 2024:
Policy, afternoon
Collection Officer
MRO1
MRO2
Zoom UK/GMT
05-Feb
06-Feb
07-Feb
08-Feb
Zoom UK/BST
05-Aug
06-Aug
07-Aug
08-Aug
Zoom UAE BST-3hrs
14-Apr
15-Apr
16-Apr
17-Apr
Zoom UAE BST-3hrs
29-Sept
30-Sept
01-Oct
02-Oct
Dates and start times can be adapted to your time zone. Please contact Helen Vangikar for further details.
All delegates will receive an information pack and certificate(s), and MRO1 and MRO2 are accredited and qualify for CPD hours from the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians [UK].
To view further course details please click here.
For more information please email: helen@helenvangikar.com or visit www.helenvangikar.com.