Overview
This is a peripatetic role based in Exeter and the South West.
Principal Responsibilities
The post holder will contribute to our Occupational Health and Well-being Service and play a key role in the ongoing development of our company and service provision for clients. This role involves interacting with key clients alongside the delivery of occupational health services to these clients. In addition, the post holder will act as clinical lead, as a consultant supporting the remainder clinical staff for nominated clients. The role includes improving quality and safety standards, delivery of targets, service modernisation, cost reduction programme, governance and risk.
General Responsibilities
* Act as a clinical lead, offering support and assisting with training of the Occupational Health Advisors and Occupational Health Technicians.
* Share information about quality improvement and patient safety within the practice team.
* Deal with complex case management and be responsible for escalated casework from the Occupational Health Advisors and Occupational Health Technicians.
* Assess the fitness of workers for specific tasks, ensuring a satisfactory fit between person and job, and recommending suitable adjustments to enable safe and effective work, considering health issues or disabilities.
* Monitor the health of workers potentially exposed to hazards at work through health surveillance programmes.
* Advise employees and employers regarding work-related health issues.
* Assess potential cases of occupational injuries and illness; investigate, manage and report cases appropriately and determine if it is a single case or part of a wider incidence.
* Manage immunisation programmes for workplace biological hazards and for business travellers.
* Work with employers to promote best practice in physical and mental health in the workplace to help prevent sickness absence.
* Visit workplaces and advise on safe and healthy conditions through informed scientific assessment of physical and psychological aspects of the working environment.
* Case manage employees on sick leave, coordinating with other health professionals to support the earliest return of functional capacity and return to work.
* Recommend suitable alternate work when a worker cannot perform their normal job due to health reasons, temporarily or permanently.
* Determine whether employees meet medical criteria for ill health retirement under relevant pension fund rules.
* Ensure people have the necessary health information to undertake their work safely and improve their health.
* Analyse data from surveillance programmes using epidemiological methods to identify trends and recommend remedial measures to improve worker health.
* Promote compliance with relevant health and safety legislation.
* Help develop policies, practices and cultures that promote and maintain physical, mental and social wellbeing of all workers.
* Ensure targets and KPIs are met while adhering to Company protocols and workplace rules and procedures.
* Actively support and promote the LATUS group of companies and all its policies including Equal Opportunities.
Skills & Experience Required
* Hold a valid GMC Registration.
* Ideally be a Fellow or Member of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (F/MFOM); a recognised postgraduate qualification in Occupational Medicine or Health will be considered.
* Experience working in an Occupational Health role in public and private sectors.
* Experience dealing with complex case management and providing advice related to work on health and health at work.
* Good clinical diagnostic skills and understanding of appropriate treatment practices.
* Knowledge of HSE and DWP guidance on fitness for work and safety at work.
* Ability to carry out health screening.
* Working understanding of relevant employment law in an occupational health context.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Good people skills and ability to build relationships with clients and their employees.
* Be self-confident and well organized in daily work.
Learning/CPD
Lifelong learning builds skills and knowledge through experiences encountered across an individual’s lifetime. With a qualified Occupational Health Physician, GMC qualifications and membership support continued professional development (CPD) to meet new standards and legal/regulatory requirements.
Why Join Latus Group
* Bupa – opt in to the cash plan for reimbursements for things like optical or dental care.
* Pension: Now
* Birthday off
* Life Assurance
* Yodha APP – Health and Wellbeing app with same-day GP and counselling, physio guidance and gift card discounts.
* Private Medical Insurance (PMI) through Vitality.
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