Occupational Health Advisor

Greencore Group Lts; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Occupational Health Advisor (022684) Warrington, England

Why Greencore?

We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.

We are looking for an Occupational Health Advisor to join us to cover our Warrington and Crosby sites.

What you'll be doing

As an Occupational Health Advisor you will:

1. Provide new starter screening for all colleagues to ensure compliance with statutory and company standards.
2. Ensure health surveillance is undertaken on all colleagues in accordance with the risk assessment legislation.
3. Respond to sickness absence referrals and provide guidance to the business regarding rehabilitation programmes, work adaptation or redeployment so that appropriate action can be taken.
4. Ensure the safekeeping of all confidential medical records in accordance with the business and NMC guidelines to ensure auditable information is in place.
5. Provide advice on individual health issues and promote health education within the workplace to maximise colleague understanding.

Please note: This role requires flexibility to accommodate colleagues across all shift patterns.

What we’re looking for

1. Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and successfully revalidated every three years.
2. Experience within the occupational health arena, preferably food manufacturing but not essential.
3. A desire to nurture a career in the public health and wellbeing sector with a keen interest in undertaking the SCPHN qualification in occupational health.
4. Fully conversant with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant guidance and data protection legislation.
5. A good knowledge base of health promotion and health and safety at work.
6. Good communication skills, written and verbal.
7. Team player with a strong desire for success.

At Greencore, we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

What you’ll get in return

1. Competitive salary and job-related benefits.
2. 25 days holiday.
3. Pension up to 8% matched.
4. Company share save scheme.

If this sounds like you, join us, grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.