SYP - Occupational Health Advisor – June 2020

Role: Occupational Health Advisor

Department: Occupational Health

Location: Ecclesfield, Sheffield

Salary: Band E/F £30,024 - £39,669 depending upon experience

Hours: 37

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Purpose:

To assist the senior Occupational Health Advisor and support other members of the team in the delivery of an effective and efficient customer-focused service in compliance with legislation, and relevant guidance. To improve service provision standards of health and wellbeing to support force objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct face to face and telephone consultations maintaining clinical objectivity and impartiality at all times in line with occupational health guidance
• Produce concise written reports to management indicating an employee’s fitness to work, advising on adjustments and providing timescales.
• Undertake case management of complex cases liaising with the Occupational Health Physician where necessary and providing appropriate and effective evidence based advice to support the employee and management
• Work within the Occupational Health team liaising with the occupational health physiotherapist and counsellors in order to provide robust reports which support an individual’s rehabilitation back to work and utilise relevant organisational policies to support effective return to work plans.
• Utilise a bio-psychosocial approach combined with functional assessment to address barriers to work and inform robust work recommendations.
• Be able to interpret legislation, policies and procedures to support effective return to work plans
• Deliver OH services which complies with confidentiality and codes of professional practice
• Undertake vaccination programmes and advise on infection control issues
• Sensitively and effectively manage contamination incidents
• Undertake pre-employment screenings by assessing and advising on fitness for work and providing details of work place adjustments for managers to consider.
• Provide advice on improving individual health and wellbeing and signpost to relevant external agencies and charities to help individuals access support and make lifestyle changes.
• Participate in regular clinical audit to generate continuous service improvements in quality and assist in the preparation for SEQOHS accreditation
• Be able to prioritise work with effective time management to ensure all tasks are completed accurately and within set timescales/KPI’s
• Assist in the delivery of health promotion activities with the wellbeing coordinator

Skills and experience:

• NMC registered RGN with qualification in occupational health nursing (Degree or Diploma)
• Experienced in report writing and complex case management
• Experienced in spirometry, audiometry and administration of vaccinations
• Proven ability to manage a challenging workload and support future OH plans
• Ability to travel within South Yorkshire Police to deliver an agile Occupational Health service
  
  

For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and agile working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service ( accessible 24/7)

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years / 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy. Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted. Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted. If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date:

Tuesday, 14th July 2020 at 23:55

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the Talent Acquisition Manager, Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Sara Addison on 07469 412686. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

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Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcome applications from under-represented communities. For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/join-team-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

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