Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-CR-593
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £42,471 - £50,364 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 23/05/2024
Employer heading
Occupational Health Advisor
Band 6
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
ICH understands the importance of ensuring good staff health and wellbeing, to individual and Trust success, and ultimately to positive patient outcomes.
Recent significant investment into the OH Service means that, as an integral member of the expanding well-resourced OH Multidisciplinary Team, you will be supporting the delivery of a SEQOHS accredited efficient and effective OH Services to the Trust employees and some external clients.
You will undertake comprehensive evidence-based OH Assessments, provide risk-based intervention following exposure incidents, and offer expert OH advice in the management of sickness absence cases. Also, as a member of a close working team you will support the development of team and trust colleagues' by sharing your expertise and support the building of others' competence in the management of health at work.
In addition to your clinical responsibilities, opportunity to participate in policy and process development, auditing and other governance related activity, will ensure job variation, opportunity for growth and career progression.
Main duties of the job
- As part of a multi-disciplinary team the purpose of this role is to support the protection and promotion of the health and wellbeing of current and prospective employees, and those from contracted and other organisations as per Trust arrangements
- In accordance with Trust / Department policy and procedures, to deliver OH clinical activity such as management referral consultation and reporting, health clearance activity, and risk management & exposure related advice and intervention
- As a specialist practitioner, provide evidence-based opinion, intervention and guidance to Trust management and partner organisations to support their line and risk management responsibilities, assist in safeguarding against risks arising from work and the working environment and to influence the application of safe and healthy work practices
- To take responsibility for specific areas of occupational health service delivery and actively promote the work of the OH service by acting as a key link for managers and HR to named clinical programme groups or external clients.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st level Registered Nurse
- Specialist Occupational Health Qualification
- Part 3 NMC Register: SCPHN
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- 3 years+ wide range of OH nursing including 1 year+ NHS OH experience
Desirable criteria
- Project management
Skills/ knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Current OH clinical knowledge
- Broad knowledge of recent NHS developments
- Able to identify and solve complex problems at an operational level.
- Confident presentation skills
- Proven track record of analysing, evaluating and presenting complex data in a concise and understandable way
- Excellent communication skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caroline Mabbs
- Job title
- Head Of Occupational Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
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