Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic consultant occupational physician to join our multidisciplinary occupational health team to participate in the on-going development and evolution of our occupational health services to the Trust and our external in Higher Education sector in our locality.
The occupational health services are in advanced discussion in collaborative working of several NHS occupational health services in Southwest London. The vision of the South West London Acute Provider Collaborative (SWLAPC) is: "To develop a clinically excellent well led occupational health service that consistently delivers high quality, cost effective services to all NHS staff working across SWL APC". It is an exciting opportunity for the appointed consultant to contribute to the shaping of innovative delivery of high-quality occupational health services to staff in healthcare and higher education sector. There will be opportunity for further expansion in intermediate future.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will play a key role in providing clinical work and leadership as well as contribute in overall service development, training, audit, and quality assurance. The post holder will also help in the business development of the service.
Clinical Activities
The post holder will have a clinical caseload and will also support the OH nursing team and specialty trainee with their casework. The clinical work will include:
- Pre-placement assessments
- Assessments regarding fitness for work, fitness for study and rehabilitation following sickness absence as well as assessment for ill health retirement.
- Management of risk from BBV 's and communicable diseases
- Supporting the team members in the multidisciplinary team and the trainee doctors in occupational medicine by providing specialist advice
- Health surveillance; in areas including skin, respiratory and radiation surveillance.
- Providing advice on assessment and management of health risks in the workplace
- Providing advice on assessment and management of environmental risks
- Policy writing, attending committee meetings of Trusts and Universities, clinical governance activities - shared with other members of the team
About us
The Department of Occupational Health is a long-established service within St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust providing occupational health services to over 9,000 Trust staff. In addition to being service provider to the Trust, the department provides occupational health services to 6300 staff and students of St George's, University of London and 3000 healthcare students at Kingston University. The main service is currently based over two premises within the St George's Hospital site in Tooting. The department's multi-disciplinary team currently includes a consultant (in addition to the advertised post) who is the Head of the Department, Head of Nursing & and Business manager, Head of Counselling and a team of counsellors, senior moving and handling advisors, one Specialty Registrar, Occupational Health nurse advisors and an occupational Health physiotherapist.
The department works very closely with the Wellness lead, Human Resources Department, Health and safety department, Virologists, Medical Microbiologists and control of infection team. St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Occupational Health Department is fully accredited to the standards for Safe Effective Quality Occupational Health Services (SEQOHS).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas:
- Effective contribution to reaching the Trusts vision, strategic objectives and key work programmes
- Promotion of the highest clinical standards in the management of OH work in conjunction with the Lead consultant and Head of Nursing and Business Manager to provide effective delivery and management of the service
- Participation in the teaching and clinical supervision of the OH team including clinical and educational supervision of SpR trainees in ccupational Medicine
- Active participation in both departmental and Trust matters concerning clinical governance and audit
- Active participation in continuing medical education for self and others
- Participation in regular audit activities of clinical activity and effectiveness that aid improvement and extension to OH service,
- Enhancement and development of the Trust OH services
Overview of OH Responsibilities:
Clinical Activities
- Pre-placement occupational health assessments
- Intra-employment assessments regarding fitness for work and rehabilitation following management or self-referrals. The post holder will have a clinical caseload and also support the OH nursing team and specialty trainee with their casework.
- Management of sharp and contamination incidents
- Support OH nursing team in their activities including immunisation programmes, pre-placement work health assessments, management of sharps injuries
- Providing advice on assessment and management of health risks in the workplace
- Providing advice on assessment and management of environmental risks
- Policy writing, attending Trust wide committee meetings, clinical governance activities shared with other members of the team
Management and Leadership
- Work in conjunction with the Head of Nursing and Business Manager and Lead OH consultant who is the Head of OH services to analyse the needs of the OH business and assist with the design and development of a structure and infrastructure to support excellence in service delivery
- Actively contribute to and influence the formulation of strategic management of employee health, safety and welfare issues to enable the provision of a safer, healthier environment for employees, patients and visitors
- Contribute to development of OH services ensuring that OH services and products are benchmarked and continuously improved
- Promote employee health and well being
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas:
- Effective contribution to reaching the Trusts vision, strategic objectives and key work programmes
- Promotion of the highest clinical standards in the management of OH work in conjunction with the Lead consultant and Head of Nursing and Business Manager to provide effective delivery and management of the service
- Participation in the teaching and clinical supervision of the OH team including clinical and educational supervision of SpR trainees in ccupational Medicine
- Active participation in both departmental and Trust matters concerning clinical governance and audit
- Active participation in continuing medical education for self and others
- Participation in regular audit activities of clinical activity and effectiveness that aid improvement and extension to OH service,
- Enhancement and development of the Trust OH services
Overview of OH Responsibilities:
Clinical Activities
- Pre-placement occupational health assessments
- Intra-employment assessments regarding fitness for work and rehabilitation following management or self-referrals. The post holder will have a clinical caseload and also support the OH nursing team and specialty trainee with their casework.
- Management of sharp and contamination incidents
- Support OH nursing team in their activities including immunisation programmes, pre-placement work health assessments, management of sharps injuries
- Providing advice on assessment and management of health risks in the workplace
- Providing advice on assessment and management of environmental risks
- Policy writing, attending Trust wide committee meetings, clinical governance activities shared with other members of the team
Management and Leadership
- Work in conjunction with the Head of Nursing and Business Manager and Lead OH consultant who is the Head of OH services to analyse the needs of the OH business and assist with the design and development of a structure and infrastructure to support excellence in service delivery
- Actively contribute to and influence the formulation of strategic management of employee health, safety and welfare issues to enable the provision of a safer, healthier environment for employees, patients and visitors
- Contribute to development of OH services ensuring that OH services and products are benchmarked and continuously improved
- Promote employee health and well being
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registerable medical qualification
- MFOM
- Full Registration with GMC and Name on Specialist Register for Occupational Medicine on date of taking up appointment (or within 6 months of entry if a UK trainee)
Desirable
Training and Experience
Essential
- Wide experience in all aspects of occupational health medicine culminating in award of CCT or equivalent.
- Specialist training in occupational health
- Participation in on-going CPD
Desirable
- Sound NHS experience for core issues such as infectious diseases and blood borne viruses and surveillance programmes
- Experience in providing OH services in Higher Education Institutions with healthcare students
- Undergone relevant training to be a Clinical and Educational supervisor
Administration
Essential
- Experience in day to day organisation of occupational health services in a busy Teaching Hospital
Desirable
- Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes in occupational health medicine
Management and leadership
Essential
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit
Essential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
- Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Research and Publications
Essential
- Experience of clinical research in one or more aspects of occupational health.
Desirable
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
Personal Skills
Essential
- Effective communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate with all medical and paramedical staff
- Flexible, able to cover colleagues' absence
- Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
Desirable
- Ability to introduce changes to system of working to improve quality
- Record of leading teams
- Able to extract data and analyse to monitor activity and change systems to improve quality and efficiency of the services
Personal attributes / St George's Values
Essential
- Professional attitude towards work, reliability, good record of attendance and tidy personal appearance
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of St George's Values
- Commitment to uphold St George's Values
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
Desirable
- Recognised Teaching skills course/qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registerable medical qualification
- MFOM
- Full Registration with GMC and Name on Specialist Register for Occupational Medicine on date of taking up appointment (or within 6 months of entry if a UK trainee)
Desirable
Training and Experience
Essential
- Wide experience in all aspects of occupational health medicine culminating in award of CCT or equivalent.
- Specialist training in occupational health
- Participation in on-going CPD
Desirable
- Sound NHS experience for core issues such as infectious diseases and blood borne viruses and surveillance programmes
- Experience in providing OH services in Higher Education Institutions with healthcare students
- Undergone relevant training to be a Clinical and Educational supervisor
Administration
Essential
- Experience in day to day organisation of occupational health services in a busy Teaching Hospital
Desirable
- Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes in occupational health medicine
Management and leadership
Essential
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit
Essential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
- Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Research and Publications
Essential
- Experience of clinical research in one or more aspects of occupational health.
Desirable
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
Personal Skills
Essential
- Effective communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate with all medical and paramedical staff
- Flexible, able to cover colleagues' absence
- Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
Desirable
- Ability to introduce changes to system of working to improve quality
- Record of leading teams
- Able to extract data and analyse to monitor activity and change systems to improve quality and efficiency of the services
Personal attributes / St George's Values
Essential
- Professional attitude towards work, reliability, good record of attendance and tidy personal appearance
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of St George's Values
- Commitment to uphold St George's Values
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
Desirable
- Recognised Teaching skills course/qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
