Occupational Health Advisor
Occupational Health Advisor
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Job Description
Selex ES wish to recruit an Occupational Health Advisor, to work full time (5 days per week/37 hours). Please note that Selex ES operate a flexible working scheme.
The role will be Southampton based with responsibility for the small Portsmouth and Bristol sites too. The applicant will be required to work autonomously.To provide an Occupational Health Service in a customer and quality focused manner whilst supporting the overall business objectives to meet the legislative and policy requirements of Selex ES Ltd operations. This is a generic occupational health role which is carried out within a complex and dynamic environment with a wide range of potential hazards, requiring the post holder to maintain appropriate knowledge. The Company is technologically innovative and this requires adaptability and flexibility in its occupational health provision.
Key Responsibility Areas
Provide a proactive, responsive and timely service to the client group by:
Developing effective working relationships with senior managers, managers, SHE and human resources, sustaining a culture, which promotes health in the workplace.
Ensure aims, objectives and standards are met by:
Contributing to effective clinical nursing practices within occupational health, developing own and others’ knowledge and practice across professional and organisational boundaries.
Provide an advisory service to clients including work-place risk assessment and health promotion by:
Providing advice on occupational health issues such as: sickness absence, injury absence, business travel health, pregnant workers, substances hazardous to health, and first aid at work.
Undertaking work-place ergonomic and environmental assessments.
Undertake and report on routine biomedical investigations and/or interventions.
Provide health promotion activities to minimise risk and provide one to one or group health education or training as required.
Ability to interpret health and safety legislation and advise on appropriate health surveillance.
Ability to interpret, advise and communicate on legislation for Equality Act (Disability) to ensure the health and safety and well being of employees.
Provide a responsive and timely service to all customers requesting advice on those referred on health grounds by:
Carrying out fitness assessments. Advising managers on fitness to carry out the job role, future attendance and performance of the member of staff referred.Advising on rehabilitation plans to facilitate an early return to work of
employees. Liaising with the ultidisciplinary team and external agencies to facilitate a healthy workforce.
Maintaining good communications with Human Resources to ensure the appropriate involvement of Occupational Health services in assessments.
Utilising knowledge required for care of mental health in the workplace at the level of the organisation, individual and groups.
Provide health surveillance services to clients by;Providing on-going preventative health programmes including health questionnaires, audiometry,vision screening, lung function and other health surveillance as required by current legislation and policies. Using professional judgement and discretion to interpret health surveillance results.
Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential:
RN qualification Level 1 of the Nursing & Midwifery Council [NMC]
Occupational Health Training (Certificate / Diploma / Degree)
Experience of health surveillance (including spiromtetry) and ergonomics
Desirable:
Audiometry, hand arm vibration assessments, overseas health travel The job holder must be self-motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skill to ensure the optimum standard of service is delivered to the Company. It is expected that the post holder would work within the scope of NMC accountability standards and the company supports the PREP requirements for registration. The post holder will have accountability for taking healthcare decisions and to be responsible for outcome thereof. Commitment from the post holder is required to undertake further education and training appropriate to extending and updating skills /knowledge necessary to fulfil the role and to ensure that professional knowledge is up-to-date. The post holder is required to maintain the highest standard of confidentiality, interpersonal communication and motivation skills.
Intrinsic Job Factors
Display Screen Equipment User
Office based Tight deadlines Some UK travel
Driving
Demanding work environments
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