About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Occupational Health Advisor to join the Centre of Occupational Health & Wellbeing. The post holder will work as a Senior Nurse Advisor with a broad range of Occupational Health experience, delivering client-focused programmes of care that meet the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of the workforce.
The role involves managing a clinical caseload, providing expert occupational health advice, and supporting staff to remain in or return to work safely. The post holder will also support with the day-to-day operational running of the service. providing clinical leadership and contributing to service delivery, quality improvement and governance.
Main duties of the job
Deliver high-quality, client-focused Occupational Health programmes of care, responding to the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of the workforce. Manage a specialist clinical caseload, including case management, health assessments, statutory health surveillance, immunisation and advisory work. Provide expert, evidence-based Occupational Health advice to employees, managers and HR, supporting safe return-to-work and stay-at-work decisions. Work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team, exercising advanced clinical judgement. Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to junior staff, acting as a role model for best practice.Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit, governance and SEQOHS compliance. Build effective working relationships across the Trust and with external stakeholders to support organisational objectives. Support the day-to-day operational running of the Occupational Health service.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
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Job description Job responsibilities
The Senior Occupational Health Advisor provides specialist, evidencebased Occupational Health and Wellbeing services, delivering advanced clinical practice, leadership, education and service improvement in line with national standards, including SEQOHS accreditation requirements. The post holder works autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team to support employee health, organisational priorities and safe systems of work.
Please refer to the Job Description for full duties and responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria Essential
Registered Nurse with a recordable Occupational Health qualification (e.g. SCPHN (OH) Part 3 NMC or equivalent) and evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development.
Desirable
Master Level Degree in relevant subjects Experience in NHS and private sector OH capacity at senior level.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address John Radcliffe, Centre of Occupational Health and Wellbeing
Headley Way
Headington
OX3 9DU
Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)