Occupational Health Advisor

Overview of role

• Working closely with the HR team and line managers, the
• Occupational Health Advisor is responsible for delivering an
• exceptional Occupational Health service across the site. Core activities
• include maintaining health surveillance compliance and fitness
• assessments, as well as health and wellbeing promotion and case management

Key Accountabilities

• Be part of the “Safety First” culture, ensuring safe working practices are role modelled.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory responsibilities for health surveillance.
• Carry out pre-employment health screening to ensure fitness for work within the scope of relevant legislation and framework for best practice.
• Work closely with HR and line managers in relation to absence and ill-health case management,and capability matters.
• Arrange, promote and coordinate a programme of health promotion campaigns.
• Provide health education through written information and participation in training sessions
• Complete periodic surveillance KPIs for submission to the central Health & Safety team
• Maintain effective relationships with the wider Occupational Health and Health & Safety network teams

The Right Person

• RGN status (Part 3) plus recognised Occupational Health qualification.
• Competent and up-to-date with surveillance requirements.
• The ability to provide appropriate expert, timely, effective and practicable Occupational Health advice.
• The ability to build effective relationships, and the credibility to offer pragmatic solutions whilst influencing management.
• Self-motivated with passion, enthusiasm and tenacity.
• An organised and methodical approach to records management, in line with data protection protocol.

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