About the job

Summary

We are looking for a Senior Occupational Health Adviser to join the Occupational Health and Staff Wellbeing (OHSWB) Service. The OHSWB is committed to protecting the health and wellbeing of all UKHSA employees, providing a comprehensive service to staff utilising a combination of internal and external expert services.  The service is SEQOHS accredited.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team the post holder will contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of an efficient, effective and high quality OH service, providing specialist knowledge and expertise that is responsive to the current and evolving unique needs of the UKHSA.  

They will ensure service delivery is in line with best practice, compliant with departmental policies & procedures and meets all legislative requirements. 

The role will require some travel to other UKHSA sites to ensure consistency of service delivery.

UKHSA provides strategic leadership and vision for protecting and improving the nation’s health. Its ambition is to lead nationally and enable locally a transformation in the health expectations of all people in England regardless of where they live and the circumstance of their birth. It will achieve this through the application of research, knowledge and skills. It is a distinct delivery organisation with operational autonomy to advise and support Government, local authorities and the NHS in a professionally independent manner.

Job description

·       Deliver a proactive occupational health service that protects and promotes the physical and psychological wellbeing of all UKHSA employees.

·       Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for designated area of the organisation, building strong working relationships through understanding the health risk profile and ensuring timely OH input to new or changing projects and work streams; attending key meetings; and responding in a timely manner to incoming queries. 

·       Lead on projects to drive service delivery improvements e.g. Safe Effective Quality Occupational Health Services (SEQOHS). 

·       Manage a clinical case load and lead on complex case management, providing professional advice to line managers, employees, HR and others.

Responsibilities

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Security Clearance Level Requirement:

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.

People working with government assets must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard checks.