BSc Nursing (Mental Health)

If you are holding an offer for this programme, you will be required to undertake an Occupational Health (OH) screening for your placement experience.

Please be aware of the recent UK Government policy update about the need to be fully vaccinated before you commence your programme with us in September. View Guidance for Nursing, Midwifery and Nursing Associate Students.

The OH screening is carried out for various purposes:

  • To confirm your fitness to complete the course including placements
  • To indicate where additional support and adjustments are required for you to complete the placement aspects of your course
  • To confirm your fitness for employment within nursing.

 

You will need to undertake your OH check with Royal Free Hospital Occupational Health (OH) Trust.

Please do not go to or contact any other OH Trust for your OH Check.

The RF Occupational Health Service will send you an email invitation to complete your OH Questionnaire via an online system. The email sender will be noreply@opasg2.com. 

Please read this email and follow the link provided to complete your Occupational Health Questionnaire. This is also known as your pre-placement OH assessment.

Please complete this as fully as possible and to the best of your knowledge. This includes details of any vaccinations you have received and the medical history that you have available to you or through contacting your GP.

You must complete your Occupational Health Questionnaire as soon as possible, this is to ensure there are no delays in starting your placement.

Upon receiving your completed OH Questionnaire, the Royal Free Hospital OH Team will contact you to arrange an appointment. Your appointment will take place on the Trust premises so please be prepared to travel to the hospital site when required.

You may also be required to attend follow-up appointments at the Trust. It is essential that you attend all appointments, including any follow-up appointments, as you will not receive OH clearance unless you do this.

When you come to your OH appointment, please bring with you:

  • Photographic identification (passport, driver’s licence or current Middlesex University student ID card if you have been issued one)
  • Your original completed OH Questionnaire
  • Evidence of any medication you're on
  • Your medical records

Make sure you:

  • Eat and drink prior to your appointment unless advised not to do so
  • Allow plenty of time to attend your appointment. If you are late, you will not be seen by the OH nurse or doctor

Please also note that you may be required to have an injection or a blood test at your appointment.

If you cannot attend your appointment, you must contact the Royal Free Hospital OH Trust directly, at least 48 hours in advance of your appointment.

If you are likely to miss your scheduled OH appointment please contact RF, preferably by telephone call.

Tel: 0207 830 25 09 / 10 / 11

Or if this is not possible please email: rf.occupationalhealth@nhs.net

Please be aware that if you do not attend your appointment or inform RF within 48 Hours, a ‘did not attend’ (D.N.A) will be marked on your Occupational Health Record.

The University are notified of this and are charged.

Frequent D.N.A appointments are recorded by the University and can be escalated which may have implications on your placement.

Once you have attended all your appointments and have been fully Occupationally Health screened, the Royal Free Hospital OH Team will provide your OH clearance directly to the University.

Please note that you will not be allowed to attend placement without being OH cleared.

Should you be OH cleared with adjustments / recommendations, these will need to be reviewed by the University to ensure that any reasonable adjustments can be effectively implemented to enable you to undertake your programme of study safely.

Having HIV, Hepatitis B or C will not hinder you becoming a student nurse. However, there may be restrictions on certain types of practice experience.

Further information is available from the Department of Health documents:

Healthcare workers with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C

You will be encouraged to take the COVID-19 vaccination. This may or may not be offered by the Royal Free Hospital OH Trust but they will advise you on where you can go to get this done.
You are advised to follow any instructions given by the Royal Free Hospital OH Team at the earliest opportunity to avoid any inconvenience or delays with starting your course.

Should you have any queries regarding your OH Check, your first point of contact should be directly with the OH Team at the Royal Free Hospital:

Tel: 0207 830 25 09 / 10 / 11

Email: rf.occupationalhealth@nhs.net

Royal Free Hospital
Occupational Health and Wellbeing Centre
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG