Occupational Health Advisor

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ADVISOR, CONTRACT, INSIDE IR35, RATE: NEGOTIABLE, CAN BE BASED FROM ANY LOCATION OR WFH, 4 DAYS A WEEK, 1 STAGE INTERVIEW, 6 MONTH CONTRACT WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF EXTENSION

Yolk Recruitment are looking for a Occupational Health Advisor to join a leading Defence and Aerospace company to join the health team by providing support with Occupational health services in a customer and a quality focused manner.

Responsibilities

• Occupational Health Strategy - Supports the development and implementation of occupational health policies and the health & wellbeing strategy as directed by the Occupational Health Manager/Senior OHA's and in line with the OH department objectives.
• Lifestyle screening/health surveillance/travel health - Delivers pre placement screening & travel screening and health advice
• Information Technology - Ensuring maximum use is made of IT systems and Cohort OH software, supporting the development of information systems to enhance the service provided
• Case Management - Delivers face to face, video and telephone calls to undertake case management consultations confidently.
• Personal Development - Take responsibility for own personal development ensuring knowledge and skills are up to date. Undertaking professional training as is deemed necessary to improve personal performance and knowledge.
• Problem solving challenges: - Aligning legislative requirements against business needs, Balancing employee needs against business needs.
• Review of Health Surveillance results as required
• Perform duties not specifically identified in the job profile but which are in line with the general responsibilities of the post.
• Prioritising workload

Skills

• Holds a Registered Nurse qualification - RN (1) on current NMC register - Essential
• Holds an OH (RN3) Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) qualification on current NMC register - Essential
• A successful track record of achievement as an OH professional in a large organisation delivering a comprehensive programme
• Experience, ability and resilience in dealing with case management
• Competent OH report writing skills

• Experience with delivering health surveillance & travel health

• PC literate including MS office and COHORT