Occupational Health Trust for BSc Midwifery (Short)

If you have been assigned to undertake your Occupational Health (OH) Check with the North West London (NWL) Occupational Health Service, you will need to follow the guidance below.

The NWL Occupational Health Service will send you an email invitation to complete your OH Questionnaire via an online system. The email sender will be CAM.no-reply@hostedcohort.co.uk.

Please follow the instructions provided but do not reply to this email address as it's not monitored. Please check your junk/spam folder if you have not received this email.

Please complete the OH Questionnaire as fully as possible and to the best of your knowledge, including any immunisation and medical history you have available to you or that you can obtain from your GP. You have the option to also attach any evidence (PDF format only) to your OH Questionnaire.

You must complete your OH Questionnaire as soon as possible to avoid any delays in starting your placement.

The OH Check process can take several months to complete in full. Please note that for this programme, placements start in October.

Once you have fully completed your OH Questionnaire, please ensure that you select Submit so that your completed OH Questionnaire returns to the NWL Occupational Health Service for assessment.

You will be contacted by the NWL Occupational Health Service 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)
• 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 NWL Occupational Health Service directly, at least 48 hours in advance of your appointment. You will find their contact details in the communication you've been sent as well as below.
Please be advised if you do not attend your appointments and do not inform them at least 48 hours in advance that you will not be able to attend or will be late for your appointment, you will be marked as ‘did not attend’ and the cost of the missed appointment may be passed on to you.
The cost of a missed appointment is approximately £75 - £200 depending on the type of appointment and the individual Trust policies. This also includes appointments arranged via video link.

Once you have attended all your appointments and have been fully Occupationally Health screened, the NWL Occupational Health Service 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 midwife. However, there may be restrictions on certain types of practice experience.

Further information is available from the Department of Health documents:

• Healthcare Workers with HIV: Guidance on Management and Patient Information

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 NWL Occupational Health Service but they will advise you on where you can go to get this done.
You are advised to follow any instructions given by the NWL Occupational Health Service 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 NWL Occupational Health Service:

You are advised to call rather than email for a prompt response.

Tel: 020 3317 3350
Email: occupationalhealthcnwl@nhs.net

North West London NHS Occupational Health Service
7A Woodfield Road
London
W9 2NW