Occupational Health Advisor

Overview

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Are you skilled at building positive relationships with employees and fostering a supportive environment as an Occupational Health Advisor? If so, we would love to hear from you!

At EDF, success is personal. Here you’ll develop a career that’s unique to you. Whether you want to move horizontally, deepen your specialty, or advance through the levels – it’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and be part of our mission to help Britain achieve Net Zero.

The Opportunity: we are recruiting qualified Occupational Health Advisors to join our team in our Hove, Sidcup, Gloucester Business Park and Exeter offices. You’ll offer a focused, driven mindset for all Occupational Health matters, liaising with staff as appropriate. Staff will range from new to legacy EDF employees, including line managers and H&S and HR professionals, where you will provide comprehensive advice and guidance on statutory legislation affecting Occupational Health for our EDF employees.

These roles can operate in a hybrid model with a minimum of 3 days a week in the OH Department.

Pay, Benefits And Culture

Salary: competitive, with a package ranging from £48,000 depending on experience, plus a market-leading pension scheme. Benefits include enhanced parental leave, electric vehicle leasing, health insurance, product discounts, critical illness insurance, technology vouchers, gym membership, season ticket loans, and more.

EDF UK embraces flexibility and supports collaboration, connection, and comfort whether you’re in office, on site, or remote. We strive to ensure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated. We’re committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and aim for an inclusive workforce with representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability, and social mobility. We are a disability confident employer and will help with your application; please let us know if you need reasonable adjustments.

We foster a dynamic and inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds and experiences drive fresh thinking and innovation. Success is personal and we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide Occupational Health advice and guidance to Line Managers on sickness, absence and rehabilitation issues. Work with HR and the line manager to ensure successful rehabilitation case management, including any restrictions of duties.
• Support and promote mental wellbeing.
• Maintain the location Occupational Health department.
• Contribute and attend OH peer group meetings.
• Conduct health assessments through health screening and statutory health surveillance to confirm fitness for work.
• Act as a collection officer for drug and alcohol testing.
• Undertake health promotion campaigns.
• Provide guidance and support on the implementation of Occupational Health strategies, policies and procedures in line with company/statutory policies/legislation and business objectives.
• Provide comprehensive advice to line managers on statutory legislation affecting Occupational Health.
• Coordinate at the location for all Occupational Health matters liaising with staff as appropriate.
• Establish close working relationships with EDF managers, H&S, HR and the local NHS community.
• Ensure site Occupational Health Strategy supports the Business Plan process.
• Implement and maintain service quality systems, procedures and standards through governance.
• Undertake external and internal audits such as SEQOHS.
• The role may include line management responsibility.

Who You Are

To excel as an Occupational Health Advisor, you should hold a Registered Nurse qualification with a Postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health Nursing, ideally on Part 3 of the register. Demonstrate commitment to continuous professional development, medical confidentiality, ethics, and accountability in providing care to EDF employees.

You should have extensive case management experience and knowledge of health promotion campaigns. Knowledge and experience with fitness-for-work medicals and health surveillance are desirable (audiometry, spirometry, skin surveillance, HAVs – training available).

Additionally, proficiency in First Line Management/Team Leader skills, Display Screen Equipment Assessment, Mental Health awareness, Drugs and Alcohol testing, NEBOSH certification or diploma, and managing health and safety courses will contribute to the role.

Applications

Applications close for this role on 29 September, with interviews scheduled over the following two weeks. We look forward to hearing from you.