Occupational Health Advisor

Job Title: Occupational Health Advisor 
Contract: Permanent, Part-time and full-time hours available
Location: Northampton
Salary: Up to £43,000 per annum, depending on experience

As an Occupational Health Advisor at Medigold Health, you'll play a key role in supporting our clients to create healthier, safer working environments for their people.

You'll deliver a full range of clinical services, including case management, fitness-for-work assessments, health surveillance, vaccinations and phlebotomy. You'll be confident providing clear, practical guidance that supports both employers and employees, drawing on your professional judgement and up-to-date clinical knowledge.

You'll work both independently and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team, providing practical, evidence-based advice to help reduce absence, support return-to-work plans, and promote a healthy working environment.

If you're an experienced OHA who's confident managing a varied clinical caseload and looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you

Main Objectives

• Practice within the scope of the NMC professional practice and Code of Conduct and to work according to qualification, experience and competency.
• To ensure clinical standards of best practice are followed and company policies and procedures are adhered to.
• To fully utilise company IT systems in the performance of duties.
• To undertake health surveillance/medicals/health promotion activities as required.
• The delivery of the Occupational Health Service to Medigold clients and to ensure that the provision of the occupational health advice is at all times of the highest standard.
• Undertake clinical supervision/peer audit in relation to case management.
• To act as an ambassador and promote the Occupational Health services available.

Specific Responsibilities

• To provide professional occupational health case management advice for our clients expediting an early return to work for absent employees.
• Provide and maintain appropriate advice on health issues, health promotion and health education to employers and employees.
• Work autonomously and as part of the Medigold Health multi-disciplinary team to ensure that a satisfactory level of service is provided to all clients and their employees achieving current service level agreements.
  
• Undertake Health Surveillance, including vaccinations and phlebotomy as required.
  
• Practice within the scope of the NMC professional practice and Code of Conduct and to work according to qualification, experience, and competency.
  
• Ensure that CPD and other training needs are undertaken to ensure compliance with NMC requirement for continuing registration. Maintain evidence in support of Revalidation.
  
• Ensure that one is familiar with the requirements of all appropriate client contracts and Aide Memoirs.
  
• Maintain, store and handle medical records in accordance with Medigold-Health Data Protection Policy and GDPR requirements in order to preserve and respect client and employee medical confidentiality.
  
• Liaise with other service teams regarding both client and patient queries.
  
• Complete all clinical administration in accordance with Medigold-Health policies and procedures and to ensure that activities are completed within agreed timescales and Service level agreements.
  
• To participate in Clinical Audit activities as required.

Requirements for this role

• Nursing Qualification
• Occupational Health degree/diploma
• NMC registration.
• Demonstrable equivalent experience within Occupational Health departments.
• Experience of attending, presenting, and hosting client Wellness and health promotion days.
• Trained to undertake all clinical services including health surveillance, fitness to work medicals, vaccinations and phlebotomy.
• Experience with case management activities undertaking complex referrals.

Our Company Benefits

• 31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Pension Scheme
• Paid Professional Memberships and Indemnity Insurance
• Access to Company benefits and discount portal
• Access to a Health Cash Plan
• Free eyecare vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to confidential Employee Assistance programme
• Interactive mental health and wellbeing app