Interim PT Occupational Health Advisor
Job Ref: Lincolnshire BL 365363
Pay Rate: £25.96 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 15 Wednesday and Thursday
Role Length: This opening assignment is for 2-3 months
City: Nettleham, Lincoln
NB: Police Vacancy - only for candidates with a minimum of 5 years continuous UK address history. Please note that this vacancy is subject to a strict security vetting procedure.
The post holder will provide wider expertise in Occupational health service provision, including sickness/absence case management, health surveillance, fitness for task medicals and employee health advice and health risk management.
Candidates must have previous experience in the delivery of sickness/absence case management and previous experience of working within a blue light emergency services organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Provide independent, objective specialist sickness/absence/case management advice to line managers and HR, using relevant evidence-based clinical diagnostic tools.
2. Refer employees into other Lincs Police occupational health services, liaise with appropriate treating clinical services, line management and HR in the effective management of workplace presenting ill health.
3. Maintain clinically relevant health records and reports, ensuring the information is adequate, relevant, up to date, and remains confidential within the appropriate hard or software systems employed.
4. Participate / undertake health surveillance, fitness for task, new starter and wider employee health advice and risk management in the workplace both remotely and if directed face to face.
5. The role may involve other employee driven health services such as body fluid exposure assessment, travel health advice, pre and post deployment screening and participation in support for major incident events.
6. Participate in clinical supervision and clinical governance system activities relating to management of professional practice, employee risk, risk to self and other police colleagues.
7. Maintain own professional portfolio, professional society registrations for practice and participate in appropriate evidence-based research and continuous professional development.
8. Deliver some training input, increasing the overall awareness of health and the impact line managers may have, encouraging positive engagement.
Qualifications:
1. Degree or diploma in Occupational Health Practice.
2. Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and confirmed fitness to practice.
Skills & Experience:
1. Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
2. Theoretical and practical knowledge regarding anxiety disorders, depression, and trauma.
3. Previous experience of record keeping, creating, retrieving, and amending occupational health records and files.
4. Ability to plan and prioritise tasks, managing own workload effectively and using initiative.
5. Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
Full UK driving license desirable.
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