Job overview
ICH understands the importance of ensuring good staff health and wellbeing, to individual and Trust success, and ultimately to positive patient outcomes and has invested significantly in its in-house OH Service.
As part of a well-resourced multi-disciplinary team, you will work with others to protect and enhance the health of current and prospective employees. You will provide proactive and reactive advice and intervention, including referral case management, OH duty nurse activities, immunisations, venepuncture, health clearance activity, and risk management & exposure related advice and intervention to unplanned clinical incidents and outbreaks.
Main duties of the job
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. To support the Senior Occupational Health Adviser: Business Partner in the supervision, mentoring and supporting of the Trainee OH Adviser, OH Nurses, OH Technicians, Administrative Staff, and others as appropriate.
6. Within levels of competence, deputise for the Senior Occupational Health Adviser: Business Partner and or IPC Lead, in his/her absence.
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. Please talk to us at interview.
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
7. 1st level Registered Nurse
8. Part 3 NMC Register: SCPHN OH
9. Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
10. 3 years+ working as an OH Advisor/Nurse
Desirable criteria
11. I year+ NHS OH Experience
12. Project management
Skills/ knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
13. Current OH clinical knowledge
14. Broad knowledge of recent NHS developments
15. Proficient user of Microsoft Office, Teams and OH Record Systems
16. Able to identify and solve complex problems at an operational level.
17. Good understanding of complex issues within healthcare organisations and knowledge of recent policy developments
18. Proven track record of analysing, evaluating and presenting complex data in a concise and understandable way
Communication skills
Essential criteria
19. Excellent written communication skills
20. Ability to establish credibility and maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary colleagues.
Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).
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