Senior Occupational Health Advisor: IPC Lead
ICH understands the importance of ensuring good staff health and wellbeing, to individual and Trust success, and ultimately to positive patient outcomes.
Recent significant investment leads to the introduction of a Senior OHA: IPC Functional Lead role.
Working within a well-resourced multi-disciplinary team, with responsibility to partner Infection Prevention and Control, you will work as a Snr OHA, supporting the delivery of OH Services to the Trust. As a functional lead, you will be responsible for building a deep understanding of Trust IPC risks, controls, and staff protection, both current and predicted, and will act to ensure the OH team can respond accordingly.
Accountable for relationship building and staff OH-IPC health risk management, this role offers opportunity for professional development, visibility within the organisation, and the opportunity to influence at a divisional level.
Main duties of the job
As part of a multi-disciplinary team, the purpose of this role is to support the protection and promotion of the health and wellbeing of current and prospective employees, and those from contracted and other organisations, as per Trust arrangements.
In accordance with Trust / Department policy and procedures, deliver OH clinical activity such as management referral consultation and reporting, health clearance activity, and risk management & exposure related advice and intervention.
As a specialist practitioner, provide evidence-based opinion, intervention and guidance to Trust management and partner organisations to support their line and risk management responsibilities. Assist in safeguarding against risks arising from work and the working environment and influence the application of safe and healthy work practices.
Support the line management, development, and mentoring of others (clinical and administrative).
To ensure the maintenance of service delivery, deputise (within level of competence) for OH Managers: Operational and Governance, Snr OHA: Business Partners, and all other clinical staff within the OH Team.
As Snr OHA: IPC Functional Lead, lead the OH-IPC service, providing proactive specialist advice, guidance, and analysed reporting to the IPC Directorate, Trust management, all staff, and the OH team. Attend and actively represent at Trust IPC meetings, on behalf of the ICH OH-IPC Service.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare, you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative, and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working, and wellbeing, and a staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan, or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time, or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
* 1st level Registered Nurse
* Specialist Occupational Health Qualification
* Part 3 NMC Register: SCPHN
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Qualification Diploma / Degree in Health & Safety, Wellbeing / Health Promotion / Business Management
Experience
* 3 years+ wide range of OH nursing including 1 year+ NHS OH experience
* 2 years+ OH Team Leader / Mentor / Manager
* 5 years OH experience including 3 years+ NHS OH experience
* Project management
Skills/ knowledge/ abilities
* Current OH clinical knowledge
* Broad knowledge of recent NHS developments
* Proficient user of Microsoft Office, Teams, and OH Record Systems
* Competent in business consultancy and partnering
* Effective negotiating, influencing, and leadership skills and ability to build and motivate others
* Good interpersonal skills and able to establish credibility and maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary colleagues
* Able to identify and solve complex problems at an operational level
* Understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
* Effective role model, demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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