Role: Occupational Health Advisor REF 361623
Contract Length: Until September 2024
Location: Carmarthen
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £26.84 per hour
Spinwell is recruiting for an Occupational Health Advisor for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ADVISOR
- Undertake sickness absence consultations for Police officers and Police Staff and formulate management reports and rehabilitation programmes.
- Triage Occupational Health referrals for assignment to the Occupational Health Adviser (OHA), Force Medical Adviser (FMA) or other specialist advisers.
- Liaise with the Occupational Health Manager on all aspects of Occupational Health and keep updated with changes to national standards and legislation, impacting on the Police Service.
- Consult with Managers and other relevant stakeholders to support case management and sickness absence.
- Advise on reasonable adjustments and liaise with external support agencies such as Remploy.
- To incorporate all aspects of Health & Safety at Work Legislation, disability provisions of the Equality Act, Working Time Regulations, Data Protection and other relevant legislation within their daily activities.
- Identify, evaluate and control potential or actual hazards to health and safety in the workplace, to prevent ill health and accidents, in conjunction with the Health and Safety Adviser.
- Identify, develop and evaluate well- being and health promotion initiatives in line with the client health and wellbeing strategy
- Deliver presentations and training sessions to promote health and wellbeing within the Force.
- Ensure all equipment is managed and maintained to a high standard
- Liaise with administration staff to ensure effective workload management.
- Responsible for supervision and development of clinical staff as directed.
- Oversee the provision and management of the vaccination, health promotion, medical screening and health surveillance programmes.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ADVISOR
- Must be a registered nurse on part 1 of the NMC Register with a specialist qualification in Occupational Health
- Must have significant post qualification experience in a clinical setting along with proven ability to practically apply medical knowledge and experience within a complex organisation with specialist requirements
- Must have previous experience of undertaking sickness absence consultations and producing comprehensive management reports
- Must be computer literate with good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Must be able to evidence ability to work autonomously, making sound evidence based decisions
If you are an Occupational Health Advisor, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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