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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Description & Main Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to:

Conduct project work regarding the monitoring and audit of occupational health activities to ensure these are undertaken in the most efficient and effective manner, in accordance with the clinical governance strategy for the service. This will include, computer based and document review processes, customer and client surveys including MoHaWK surveys and maintaining SEQOHS accreditation.

Act in a calm and professional manner at all times, affording courtesy to all with whom he/she may come in contact through the course of his/her work.

To plan and organise activities or programmes for their own area, of work; and work with the OH Service Manager on service changes impacting outside their own direct area of activity.  He/she must comply with all CNWL and OHS policy and inform the Service Manager immediately of any difficulties in undertaking the requirements of the post.

Will have specific responsibilities in respect of mentoring and training.

In accordance with the CNWL policy you will be  provided with appropriate opportunities and support for their professional development and training.

You will assess  fitness to work of an individual in relation to the specific post for which they are to be employed, in accordance with Occupational Health Service standards and procedures. This will include the discussing and processing of highly complex and sensitive information, in situations where clients may exhibit hostile/ highly emotive, behaviour. High levels of interpersonal and communication skills are required especially where judgements on fitness for work, affects future employment.

You will protect employee health at work including; the organisation and undertaking (both internal and external) of vaccination clinics; vision screening programmes, workplace risk assessments; providing advice to management and employees on the measures necessary to protect against any physical, chemical, psychological, or microbiological hazards, arising from their work or from the conditions in which it is carried out.

  You will represent the Occupational Health Service at committees, working groups, and site visits; plan organise and undertake training.  Co-ordinate occupational health activities with other health, safety and welfare services utilised by the employer and employee.

You will promote employee health at work including the planning and undertaking of specific screening programmes; health and well-being project work and ad hoc occupational health training activity as directed by the OH service manager and / or requested by the contract managers.

You will support of individuals with disabilities in both gaining and sustaining employment through the provision of specialised advice concerning fitness for work; phased return to work involving modification, adjustment, restriction of duties either on a temporary or permanent basis; liaison with other health, safety and welfare services. Such advice may be supplied either within a one to one referral process, or in a range of group setting such as, case conferences or employer / manager groups. 

You will maintain client's clinical records, in accordance with professional standards, ensuring confidentiality of information held, and meeting legislative professional and clinical standards of record keeping.

You will take supervisory responsibility for:

You will oversee day-to-day operational activities related to assigned contract(s), ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of service. This will include ad hoc delegation of duties for clinical and administrative staff where circumstances require such and to report to the service manager of any operational or resource difficulties.

Deputise for the Occupational Health Service Manager in his/her absence or when requested to do so by the Service Manager.

For any other activity as commensurate with the post.

You will establish strong working relations with the authorised officers of the customer is an essential element of this post

You will  interview and support client through the various assessment processes and communicate complex and at time contentious information in a sensitive manner

You  will be required to establish and maintain good working relationships with all occupational health staff

Maintain professional relationships with staff from other NHS voluntary and local authority agencies

You will  plan, prepare and deliver specialist advice regarding fitness to work and protection, promotion, support of disability at work, via oral, written & electronic use and deal with highly complex, sensitive or contentious issues. The above may be on a 1:1 basis or to groups / small customers, as directed by the service manager.

For full responsibilities and Specification, see JD and PS.