Occupational Health Advisor, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire to £39500

Experienced Occupational Health Advisor wanted for key position with leading FMCG employer based in Leicestershire. This is an autonomous role within a nurse led UK OH team with responsibility for 500 site and field based associates.

Our client is a truly global influence in FMCG food, manufacturing and distributing a diverse range of products across continents. With 100 years of history, and being home to some of the worlds’ best known brands, this is a corporation founded on core values which demonstrate its commitment to the people that make things happen – people like you. A job here is never just a job – are you up to the challenge of a career with this market leader?

This role provides occupational health expertise and clinical leadership to the business and site team, aligning the service to local client needs. IT involves co-ordinating and auditing the work of the OH service providers to deliver a comprehensive service including; case management, clinical care, risk assessment, work related environmental issues, and where necessary to perform and maintain core health centre activities.

Accountabilities

 Manage and drive health promotion and health education programmes at site level, with some national co-ordination responsibilities

 Accountable for the provision of an effective case management service for all associates

 Managing the processes for work, non-work illness and injury

 Delivery of Health Surveillance programme to meet statutory requirements

 Occupational Health advocate to other disciplines both internally and externally to the business where an occupational health input is required.

 Advising the local management team, P&O and other key stakeholders of agreed strategic OH initiatives

 Ownership and preparation of nominated occupational health policies, standards and procedures for the national occupational health team

 To collect relevant metrics to establish priorities; monitor trends & plan appropriate interventions for the relevant business unit

 Prepare and disseminates educational and informational materials.

 Budgetary ownership and management of local site expenditure within the agreed framework

 Develops and maintains co-operation between public, professional, and voluntary agencies.


Background Experience and Qualifications needed:-

 You need to be a RN with specialist qualification in Occupational Health, with direct experience in occupational health, preferably in a commercial setting

 Have commercial business awareness

 Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills

 Strong psycho-social background conducive to perceiving and reacting sensitively to both the associate and organisational needs

 Ability to effectively interact and influence at all levels both within and externally to the business

 Demonstrated planning and organisation skills

 Computer Literacy

Salary in a band £34,000 to £39,500 plus a benefits package which includes 2 bonus opportunities, a contributory pension scheme and private health care, as well as a positive approach to your ongoing training and development.

This is an urgent requirement so please apply without delay