Senior Occupational Health Advisor / Clinical Lead

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are seeking a Senior Occupational Health Advisor/Clinical Lead to join our friendly team. You will support the delivery of the Occupational Health Service to the MSE group and external organisations, ensuring that a proactive, comprehensive and clinically sound service is provided that supports the Trust's workforce strategy and business objectives.

You will significantly contribute to the proactive development of an Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service for all staff in the Trust and external organisations.

Manage the day-to-day functioning of the pre-employment pathway processes and health screening of all new starters being onboarded into the Trust. Clear processes, which are compliant relative to Exposure Prone Procedures (EPP), clinical and non-clinical staff are a responsibility of this role.

Main duties of the job

1. To support the Deputy Manager of Occupational Health & Wellbeing in leading and advancing clinical practice in line with Department of Health guidelines, NHSE NHS health at work standards agreed by NHS confederation of employers and legislation covering the duty of care for health and safety of service users and staff.
2. Providing reports of activity and compliance areas to Public Health England (PHE) schedule of immunisations for health care workers.

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of this job opportunity please see the job description and specification attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered nurse
• Post registration, Occupational Health qualification/NMC Specialist registration

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of NHS processes and appraisals

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. The use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.