Health Case Advisor – Part time £25/30k pro rata. Permanent role. Our award winning client has an interesting vacancy within their occupational health company for a Health Case Advisor (Case Manager) based in Tewkesbury on a part time basis 3 days per week. The ideal candidate for this role will have a keen interest in people, health and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and enjoy communicating at all levels. You will need excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to gently probe and sometimes ask difficult questions. The successful candidate's main duties will consist of Case Management and immediate support for employees who are absent from work as well as liaising and advising HR Contacts and Managers on health and occupational health issues. The role is telephone triage so candidates will need a confident telephone manner. Training will be given but the ideal candidate will be degree educated within a health-related subject (such as psychology, occupational health, sports therapy, nutrition, or physiotherapy) and have work experience from within an office based customer focussed role. My client is looking for someone who is self –motivated, ambitious, keen to learn and have a successful career within the health industry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing and dynamic company. Key Responsibilities Case Management: * Proactively manage cases of absent employees as requested by their companies. * Deliver return to work assessments, OH and healthy lifestyle advice. * Liaise with managers/HR/employees over the telephone in a professional manner * Answer incoming calls and respond appropriately * Case plans to be completed and updated as required * Compile reports in a timely manner * Ensure systems are kept up to date with relevant information * Access appropriate evidence to support case management advice to clients * Locate appropriate Clinicians, refer for appointments and send relevant information to employee * Proactively manage all cases, seeking guidance and input from colleagues, in-house specialists and the complex team where required All of the above is supported with access to online evidence based research in conjunction with a multidiscipline team including nurses, physiotherapists, doctors, surgeons, psychologists, health and safety experts and occupational health experts. Personal Attributes: * Previous experience of working within a customer focused environment (such as call centre, personal injury claims, sales or emergency response) * Administration experience * Ability to communicate (and report) to all levels * Able to listen, assess, ask probing questions while adhering to confidentiality * Good IT skills – Microsoft Office. Able to work within a paperless office. * Good time management skills and able to organize own workload * Ideally educated to degree level (but experience would be considered in lieu of this criteria) * Keen interest in health, nutrition, exercise and people This is a permanent role with excellent opportunities to progress. Hybrid working an option after probationary period. To apply for this role please email an up to date CV or call us for more details. First Choice Recruitment are a privately owned independent Recruitment service provider, we act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and as an employment business for temporary recruitment. Our service is a free and confidential service to work seekers