Senior Occupational Health Advisor

To participate in an efficient, effective, comprehensive, high-quality Occupational Health service using evidence based Occupational Health.

To provide Occupational Health Advisors services including the full remit of occupational health needs. The role will predominately be focused on case management of management referrals, with an emphasis on providing quality, evidence-based reports to allow managers to provide support to staff with reasonable adjustments. The post holder will ensure a proactive comprehensive service is provided and delivered to the highest standard and support the delivery to Barts Health NHS Trust and associated external contracts.

The post holder is also required to work with other senior occupational health advisors, to implement and monitor policies, standards and guidelines within the Barts Health NHS Trust service. To provide line management responsibilities to a small group of occupational health staff.The Specialist Practitioners are required to act as a professional leader to the team and to encourage and maintain a supportive and learning environment, where there is a focus on lifelong learning and reflective practice. The senior occupational health advisor will have line management responsibilities for the occupational health advisors. They will also deal with the complex management referrals.

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

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