Job summary
Employer heading
Occupational Health Advisor/Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
The role requires the post holder to be involved in the delivery of a variety of Occupational Health tasks which aims to promote health, safety and well being among all our staff.
This role is a case management role doing up to 5 cases per day - management referrals or PPQ clearances.
we would consider hybrid working for this role.
Main duties of the job
The role will be predominantly case management but it will also consist of pre-employment assessments. you will be participating in the reduction and management of presenteeism and absenteeism, delivering and promoting the health and well being strategy and working collaboratively with key personnel such as managers, HR, psychological services, OH physician, physiotherapists and other available services that our staff can access via Occupational Health.
As a qualified OH Advisor you will be required to work autonomously but you will be working within a friendly, enthusiastic, helpful in house multi disciplinary team and you will be fully supported at all times.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
**If you do not have the relevant qualification, please consider applying for the Band 5 practice nurse post, as there maybe to opportunity to access the training required, subject to funding approval.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Trust is proud of its commitment to the health and well being of all its employees. To support our service further, we are excited to recruit an OH Advisor on a full time basis. The OH Advisor will be required to work within the in house service/dept, managing a diary case load of approx 5 management referrals per day (or the equivalent). We pride ourselves on quality and therefore offer a one hour appointment to undertake a management referral to ensure the assessment and report is of a high quality.
We promise a kind and enthusiastic team, focused on our values of being professional, kind, responsive, patient centred and safe. We are passionate about providing a quality Occupational Health, Safety and Well being service to our 4,000 staff so if you would like to work within this fantastic team and service, please apply
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Occupational Health qualification
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
- Minimum of 2 yrs experience post OH qualification
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
- J Rowntree
- Job title
- Head of Occupational Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01722336262
- Additional information
J Rowntree
Head of Occupational Health
Occupational Health & Safety Services
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Telephone: ext 5665
Mobile : 07342 057555
Email: [email protected]
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