Occupational Health Physician in Manchester

The post holder will contribute to our Occupational Health and Well-being Service and play a key role in the ongoing development of our company and service provision for clients. This role involves interacting with key clients alongside the delivery of occupational health services to these clients. In addition, the post holder will act as clinical lead, as a consultant supporting the remainder clinical staff for nominated clients.

The role includes:

• Improving quality and safety standards, delivery of targets, service modernisation, cost reduction programme, governance and risk.
• Acting as a clinical lead, offering support and assisting with training of the Occupational Health Advisors and Occupational Health Technicians.
• Sharing information about quality improvement and patient safety within the practice team.
• Dealing with complex case management and being responsible for escalated case work from the Occupational Health Advisors and Occupational Health Technicians.
• Assessing the fitness of workers for specific tasks, ensuring a satisfactory fit between person and job, recommending suitable adjustments to enable a person to undertake the work they have been selected to perform safely and effectively, considering any health issues or disabilities they may have.
• Monitoring the health of workers who are potentially exposed to hazards at work through health surveillance programmes.
• Advising employees and employers regarding work-related health issues.
• Assessing potential cases of occupational injuries and illness; investigating, managing and reporting individual cases appropriately and establishing if this is a single case or if there is wider incidence.
• Managing immunisation programmes for workplace biological hazards and for business travellers.
• Working with employers to promote best practice in physical and mental health in the workplace to help prevent sick leave.
• Visiting the workplace and advising on the provision of safe and healthy conditions by informed scientific assessment of the physical and psychological aspects of the working environment.
• Case managing workers who are on sick leave, working with other health professionals to ensure the earliest return of functional capacity and return to work.
• Recommending suitable alternate work in circumstances where a worker cannot perform their normal job, either temporarily or on a permanent basis because of a health problem.
• Determining whether employees satisfy the medical criteria for ill health retirement under the terms of the relevant pension fund rules.
• Ensuring people have the necessary health information to undertake their work safely and to improve their own health.
• Analysing data from surveillance programmes using sound epidemiological methods to identify trends in worker health and recommend any remedial measures necessary to improve worker health.
• Promoting compliance with relevant health and safety legislation.
• Helping develop policies, practices and cultures that promote and maintain the physical, mental and social wellbeing of all workers.
• Ensuring targets and KPI's are met whilst maintaining Company protocols and workplace rules and procedures.

With a qualified Occupational Health Physician, the professional qualifications and membership of the GMC encourage continued professional development (CPD) to enhance lifelong learning with new standards and legal/regulatory requirements. Hold a valid GMC Registration. Ideally be a Fellow or Member of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (F/MFOM), however a recognised post graduate qualification in Occupational Medicine or Health will be considered.

Experience required:

• Working within an Occupational Health role in public and private sectors.
• Dealing with complex case management and providing advice in relation to work on health and health on work.
• Possessing good clinical diagnostic skills and understanding the appropriate treatment practices.
• Knowledge of HSE and DWP guidance on fitness for work and safety at work.
• Ability to carry out health screening.
• Working understanding of relevant employment law in an occupational health context.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good people skills and the ability to build relationships with our clients and their employees.
• Self-confident and well organised in their daily workings.

Benefits include:

• Bupa - Cashplan for optical or dental treatment.
• Pension.
• Birthday off.
• Life Assurance.
• Yodha APP - Health and Wellbeing app with same day GP and counselling sessions, physio guidance and retail gift card discounts.
• Private Medical Insurance (PMI) through Vitality.