Head of Occupational Health

2 months ago

Truro, United Kingdom Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding role that directly supports our NHS workforce and have experience of leading a team and projects within the occupational health and wellbeing arena, then this could be the role for you

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is paramount, and a key people priority. As the Head of Occupational Health and Wellbeing, and a key member of the People Experience team, this role provides the opportunity for strategic and operational leadership. This role is responsible for bringing together the range of expertise from across the Trust and delivering clear integrated occupational health and wellbeing strategies to support the delivery of exceptional care.

We are looking for a person that is creative, proactive and passionate about staff health and wellbeing, and able to take the lead on occupational health and employee wellbeing across the Trust. Ensuring health and wellbeing initiatives become embedded and part of our culture. In addition to developing and refining a cohesive support package, for both preventative and responsive support, including critical incidents, the role requires developing the trust wellbeing brand and to regularly be on our hospital sites, working in collaboration with all our teams. The successful applicant will need to have experience of leading an occupational health and wellbeing service, in either the private or public sector.

They will need to have excellent people skills to build good working relationships with customers, both internal and external, sound knowledge of occupational health systems and processes, and experience of leading a team to deliver against corporate objectives.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.

The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England
- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.

The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.

Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.

Effectively lead, manage and be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality standards across the occupational health and wellbeing services in a way that is responsive to the needs of the organisations.

Work closely with relevant heads of departments to ensure that clients understand and adhere to OH policy and standards and intervene as appropriate.

Develop, write and advise on all areas of occupational health and help formulate long term H&WB/OH strategies for the organisation.

Manage the OH business support function, including procurement and provision of external business contracts, leading on tenders and negotiating external contracts with private, NHS, non-NHS, local authorities and commercial contractors (and ensure a smooth transition through decision making process to the management of contracts).

Develop and manage the team’s annual business plan, progress and dashboard reporting and risk and issue management.

Be responsible for the management of multi stranded budgets for several services including the OH&WB dept., internal SLAs and external contracts.

Manage business returns, including planning and workforce returns for NHS and non NHS contracts.

Work with senior managers to develop the services to maximise the potential for business growth

Form an integral part of mobilising staff testing, helpdesk provision, managing the, vaccination programmes and the delivery of other staff specific responses and requirements.

Develop and manage a content management system to ensure OH information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team, directorates and both trusts.

Provide leadership and development of the OH&WB service.

Write, manage and update policies and procedures and standard operating procedures, ensuring the adoption of best practice m

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