Occupational Health Advisor

First Group UK; Reading; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Job description

Part Time – Monday, Tuesday and Friday

Reading

Who are we?

GWR is the proud custodian of Brunel's railway - one of the most prestigious networks in the world. We have some of the newest trains in the country and exciting plans to extend our services. With more than one hundred million passenger journeys each year, we carry people to over 275 stations in the South West, from Cornwall and South Wales to London, passing through beautiful country and some of the UK's top tourist destinations.

We are transforming the way people think about train travel, empowering our team of over 6,000 people from all different backgrounds to make it a great experience for our customers. Together, we will revalue rail as a very special way to travel – relaxing, fast, efficient, friendly and fun.

About the team

This is a great opportunity for a qualified Occupational Health professional to join our Occupational Health & Wellbeing team to manage increasing service demands. You will ensure the occupational health service delivery can develop further to meet business needs.

Our aim is to provide occupational health best practice, and we are making a measurable difference to the health of our employees. We believe our people are the key to success, and we require a highly effective candidate that has the natural ability to work both as part of a great team and independently.

About the job:

To be considered for this role you must be a Registered Nurse with a degree or diploma in Occupational Health, preferably on part 3 of the NMC register. As the ideal candidate you will be highly motivated, able to work autonomously and as part of a team working within a commercial environment.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Case work.
• Health surveillance.
• Delivering wellbeing activities.

You will need to:

• Be a Registered Nurse with degree or diploma in Occupational Health.
• Preferably be on part 3 of the NMC register.
• Have good clinical knowledge and experience of case management, health screening/surveillance (including audiometry and spirometry) & undertaking health risk assessments.

As a minimum you will have:

A sound knowledge of the relevant legislation, regulations and operational requirements of this position is required. In addition to this you will have a personable approach with excellent verbal and written communication skills, alongside the ability to build relationships within all areas of the business.

About the location:

Based mainly in the Reading Occupational Health clinic, with some requirement to cover other clinics along the GWR line as needed. Train travel is provided.

Working pattern:

The working pattern is Monday, Tuesday and Friday.

The Reward:

As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including on-going development, defined benefit pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, company-sponsored health care plan, discounted shopping and gym membership and an employee assistance programme.

We all belong at GWR. This is our vision for providing an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.

We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA, ethnicity, religion and disability. We maintain zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.

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