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About the Role
Occupational Health Advisor
Are you skilled at building positive relationships with employees and fostering a supportive environment as an Occupational Health Advisor? If so, we would love to hear from you!
At EDF, success is personal. Here you’ll develop a career that’s unique to you. Whether you want to move horizontally, deepen your specialty, or advance through the levels — it’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and be part of our mission to help Britain achieve Net Zero.
The opportunity
We’re recruiting for an Occupational Health Advisor to join our team in our Hove office. As an Occupational Health Advisor, you’ll offer a focused driven mindset for all Occupational Health matters liaising with staff as appropriate. Staff will range from new to legacy EDF employees also including line managers, and HR professionals, where you will provide comprehensive advice and guidance on statutory legislation affecting Occupational Health for our EDF employees.
This full-time role is based in our Hove office, working to a hybrid model with a minimum of 3 days a week on-site.
Pay, benefits and culture
Alongside a competitive salary ranging from £44,000 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.
We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.
At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on-site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.
Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. We support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.
What you’ll be doing
Your roles and responsibilities will include:
* Providing Occupational Health advice and guidance to Line Managers on sickness, absence and rehabilitation issues. Working closely with HR and the line manager to ensure successful rehabilitation case management of individuals including restrictions of duties.
* Conducting health assessments through health screening and statutory health surveillance to ensure employees are fit for work.
* Performing DSE Assessments where appropriate.
* Undertaking health promotion campaigns and wellbeing medicals.
* Supporting and promoting mental wellbeing.
* Acting as a collection officer for drug and alcohol testing.
* Providing guidance, support and advice on the implementation of Occupational Health strategies, policies and procedures in line with company/statutory policies/legislation and business objectives.
* Offering comprehensive advice to line managers on statutory legislation affecting Occupational Health.
* Serving as a focal point at the location for all Occupational Health matters, liaising with staff as appropriate.
* Establishing close working relationships with H&S, HR, local stakeholders, and management teams.
* Ensuring the site Occupational Health Strategy supports the Business Plan process.
* Implementing, maintaining, and complying with service quality systems, procedures, and standards through corporate and clinical governance.
* Supporting less experienced staff members.
* Conducting audits.
Who you are
You must hold a Registered Nurse qualification with a Postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health nursing, demonstrating your commitment to continuous professional development. Your expertise in medical confidentiality, ethics, and accountability is essential for providing comprehensive and responsible care to our EDF employees.
Additionally, proficiency in First Line management/Team Leader skills, Display Screen Equipment Assessment, Mental Health awareness, Drugs and Alcohol testing, NEBOSH certification or diploma, and managing health and safety courses will greatly contribute to employee well-being and a safe work environment.
Applications close on 29th June.
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