Job summary
Are you an experienced, motivated and passionate Occupational Health clinician? Are you ready for the next stage in your career? Do you have a passion and drive to ensure quality improvement and governance is embedded as well as being an operational leader with occupational health services? Then this may be the right job for you.
You will be committed to the OH team in the service delivery for all the Trust's employees and a number of external organisations, achieving a number of performance and financial targets.
The multi-disciplinary department is committed to achieving and sustaining high quality services, and has been SEQOHS accredited since 2013. The department consists of occupational health physicians, nurses and occupational therapists with the manual handling team and wellbeing service, supported by a business, data and administration team.
The successful applicant will have up to date knowledge of best evidence-based practice in occupational health and wellbeing and legal requirements. You will also require effective leadership and organisational skills.
Applicants should have established skills in Occupational Health and Wellbeing and should possess relevant experience in the NHS with specialist qualification or equivalent experience.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide a visible and effective presence for the Occupational Health team for guidance and support and be an effective role model for staff.o Provide leadership and management of the Occupational Health team and its service delivery to the Trust and external clients.o To work as one of the Senior Management Team and contribute to the service development. Deputising for the Head of OH.o Be responsible for the quality of the day to day operational service delivery, supporting the team to provide a consistent, high quality, safe service.o Lead, support and manage the quality and governance function by providing leadership, guidance, and expertise in all aspects of quality, risk management and governance.o Ensure compliance with all relevant Trust policies and procedures.o Provide clear professional advice to employees and stakeholders.o Work in a clinical role as required, managing own caseload, including case management. Anticipated 80/20 clinical/management role.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.
Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'.
We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day."
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will provide a visible and effective presence for the Occupational Health team for guidance and support and be an effective role model for staff. Provide leadership and management of the Occupational Health team and its service delivery to the Trust and external clients. To work as one of the Senior Management Team and contribute to the service development. Deputising for the Head of OH. Be responsible for the quality of the day to day operational service delivery, supporting the team to provide a consistent, high quality, safe service. Lead, support and manage the quality and governance function by providing leadership, guidance, and expertise in all aspects of quality, risk management and governance. Ensure compliance with all relevant Trust policies and procedures. Provide clear professional advice to employees and stakeholders. Work in a clinical role as required, managing own caseload, including case management. Anticipated 80/20 clinical/management role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will provide a visible and effective presence for the Occupational Health team for guidance and support and be an effective role model for staff. Provide leadership and management of the Occupational Health team and its service delivery to the Trust and external clients. To work as one of the Senior Management Team and contribute to the service development. Deputising for the Head of OH. Be responsible for the quality of the day to day operational service delivery, supporting the team to provide a consistent, high quality, safe service. Lead, support and manage the quality and governance function by providing leadership, guidance, and expertise in all aspects of quality, risk management and governance. Ensure compliance with all relevant Trust policies and procedures. Provide clear professional advice to employees and stakeholders. Work in a clinical role as required, managing own caseload, including case management. Anticipated 80/20 clinical/management role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent. Evidence of continuing professional development. Management/leadership qualification or equivalent relevant experience at senior level
Skills
Essential
- Extensive occupational health experience with demonstrable experience of working in similar capacity.
- Significant experience in leading a team, managing resources, organising and co-ordinating activities and quality standards
- Demonstrate an example of Occupational Health service delivery for clients. Describing the systems, resources and processes involved to deliver safe, effective practice for clients.
Governance
Essential
- How would you demonstrate that the Occupational health department provided a quality, safe service?
Knowledge
Essential
- Describe one current issue relating to NHS work and its impact to staff health, offering possible solutions for this issue.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent. Evidence of continuing professional development. Management/leadership qualification or equivalent relevant experience at senior level
Skills
Essential
- Extensive occupational health experience with demonstrable experience of working in similar capacity.
- Significant experience in leading a team, managing resources, organising and co-ordinating activities and quality standards
- Demonstrate an example of Occupational Health service delivery for clients. Describing the systems, resources and processes involved to deliver safe, effective practice for clients.
Governance
Essential
- How would you demonstrate that the Occupational health department provided a quality, safe service?
Knowledge
Essential
- Describe one current issue relating to NHS work and its impact to staff health, offering possible solutions for this issue.
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).
