Qualified Occupational Health Nurse Advisor - Swansea, United Kingdom - Occupational Health Staffing Limited

Occupational Health Staffing Limited

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Swansea, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Ref:
SR-851

Senior Occupational Health Advisor

Location:
Home based + occasional travel to Swansea

Job Type:
Permanent - Full Time

Occupational Health Staffing are looking to recruit an experienced senior occupational health advisor to work on a full time permanent basis from home plus occasional travel to Swansea.

In this role, you will focus on;

Client engagement and service delivery, in line with contract expectations
Day to day leadership and direction of contract teams to deliver the client service effectively
Audit activity as agreed with Clinical Performance Manager
Ad hoc project activity

This role will be working remotely from home with travel to Swansea when required. You will be working with one client.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide specialist occupational health advice and support to line managers and HR managers
Preparation of occupational health policies, standards and procedures
Regular liaison with designated client personnel and presence at client meetings and events
Prepare objectives and targets for measuring performance of occupational health service for direct reports, and provide mentoring, support and coaching to the client facing team
Monitor referrals through collation, analysis and interpretation of healthrelated data e.g. sickness absence referrals
Production of progress reports for the client and interpretation of client management information
Day to day leadership and direction of contract teams to deliver the following client service effectively in line with contractual agreements: Review preplacement health assessment questionnaires within agreed timescales and advise whether the applicantis suitably fit for employment, along with any recommended workplace adjustments.
Where necessary obtain medical reports and arrange referral to an independent medical specialist
Utilise local medical resources to support the service where relevant i.e. Occupational Health Physician, physiotherapist, osteopath ensuring that a high standard of service is provided within the agreed service level agreement
Provide managers with occupational health advice on short and long term sickness absence cases, outlining in detail rehabilitation and redeployment options where appropriate
Proactive case management of frequent, short term and longterm absences providing prompt intervention in instances of: work related, muscularskeletal and psychological stress cases.

To Apply:

You will be a Registered General Nurse with current NMC Registration.
Previous experience of working as a Senior OHA or an OHA ready to step up
You will need to be a proactive, friendly and professional person who is confident managing their own workload.
The role also involves travelling to clinics, so a full UK driving license is a must.

Salary:
£48,000