Senior Occupational Health Advisor

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

We have a great opportunity for a Band 7 senior Occupational Health Advisor to join us at the Employee wellbeing Service at Barts Health. You will be working with an established, friendly team that offers an innovative model to preventative health for all Barts staff.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team of occupational health specialists.

• Work flexibly remotely and occasionally onsite
• You will have the opportunity to undertake clinics (consulting with staff on their new roles and ensuring that they have the correct immunisations requirements).
  • Providing immunisations
  • Phlebotomy
  • Monitoring of blood borne virus'
• Complete Health surveillance. Training or updates can be provided
• Be a case manager for management referrals, including complex dependent on experience. Current model if for no more than 6 management referrals per day
• Take part in peer audit with regular access to teaching from experienced OHAs
• Have access to clinical supervision and a multi-disciplinary team
• To provide line management responsibilities to a small group of occupational health staff.

Main duties of the job

To participate in an efficient, effective, comprehensive, high-quality Occupational Health service using evidence based Occupational Health.

To provide Occupational Health Advisors services including the full remit of occupational health needs. The role will predominately be focused on case management of management referrals, with an emphasis on providing quality, evidence-based reports to allow managers to provide support to staff with reasonable adjustments. The post holder will ensure a proactive comprehensive service is provided and delivered to the highest standard and support the delivery to Barts Health NHS Trust and associated external contracts.

The post holder is also required to work with other senior occupational health advisors, to implement and monitor policies, standards and guidelines within the Barts Health NHS Trust service. To provide line management responsibilities to a small group of occupational health staff.The Specialist Practitioners are required to act as a professional leader to the team and to encourage and maintain a supportive and learning environment, where there is a focus on lifelong learning and reflective practice. The senior occupational health advisor will have line management responsibilities for the occupational health advisors. They will also deal with the complex management referrals.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

* Previous applications for this post need not apply. *

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 2 years occupational health experience post OH qualification or equivalent.
• Health care setting, audit and use of evidence based practice.
• Sickness absence/return to work assessments.
• Experience of managing people
• Supervising, teaching and mentorship skills.

Desirable criteria

• Management or leadership qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in writing reports and collating statistics using excel
• Leadership and influencing skills
• Proven ability to deal effectively with difficult and sensitive issues
• Excellent negotiation and persuasion skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good skills in dispute resolution

Desirable criteria

• Previous line management experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Microsoft word and power point Microsoft Excel
• Current OH issues within the NHS
• Health and Safety legislation

Desirable criteria

• People Management Processes

Skills

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Occupational Health
• Certificate/Diploma/BSc or equivalent
• Management qualification
• Evidence of OH post qualification study at BSc/MSc level
• Effective communication for people management

Desirable criteria

• Spirometery Qualification
• Audiology Qualification

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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