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NHS Borders is looking to permanently appoint to a Head of Occupational Health role to help the organisation fulfil its statutory obligations and to provide strong & visible leadership for the Staff Health & Wellbeing agenda.
NHS Borders has recently adopted a new organisational strategy which is ambitious in its strategic plans for the period 2025-2030. It puts people at the centre of all we do and commits to delivering consistent care to a set of high standards and commits to the pursuit of continuous improvement.
This is an important role for the organisation and needed to support management and staff to stay healthy & resilient in a very busy environment where resources can be in limited supply and staff & managers can have multiple, different and competing demands. The NHS Borders Occupational Health Department also has a commercially orientated arm, and we are keen to achieve an optimal mix of serving the NHS Borders workforce well and generating income which can be re-invested in NHS services. The department plays a vital role in our compassionate leadership approach.
Informal discussion welcomed by: Andy Carter, Director of HR, OD and OH&S andrew.carter@nhs.scot
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As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here .
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