Senior Occupational Health and Wellbeing Specialist Advisor
| Posting date: | 01 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £43,742.00 to £50,056.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2024 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9216-24-0767 |
Summary
Clinical Leadership To have specialist clinical knowledge of Occupational Health underpinned by theory and practical experience acquired through degree/diploma and ongoing specialist training courses Maintain highest clinical standards in delivering services e.g. Inoculation incident support and advice, vaccinations for healthcare workers and in running vaccination programmes such as seasonal flu. Provide support and advice to managers to enable them to manage complex health issues Ensure highest levels of clinical governance, through effective policies and SOPs To assist in the management core occupational health services, e.g., employment health assessment, health monitoring and surveillance programmes, health education and health promotion to reduce occupational symptoms, conditions and diseases, e.g. skin integrity and occupational health referral To ensure that service delivery is compliant with national standards, professional guidance, legislation and SEQOHS, which can be audited and evidenced based To ensure that OH practitioners participate in induction sessions and any additional training required in support of policies or as part of health promotion initiatives. Ensure that departmental protocols and policies are in place and adhered too. To set and monitor high standards of clinical care, underpinned by sound evidence-based knowledge and Essence of Care principles ensuring quality systems are in place to monitor practice. Health and Safety standards, leading investigation and follow up of all clinical incidents (as per the Trusts Clinical Incident Reporting policy), and complaints. Sharing lessons learnt from complaints/incidents within the wider corporate body and ensuring action plans are implemented. Maintaining own clinical competence and active NMC registration, acting as a role model demonstrating clinical excellence and clinical credibility within Occupational Health & Wellbeing. Act as a positive change agent and role model, identifying and initiating changes as required enhancing service provision. Lead and coordinate the development and review of the service lines clinical guidelines, procedures, protocols and policies to ensure they reflect current best evidence /practice, and national guidance. Assist in the development of Provide advice to the Occupational Health & Wellbeing staff on the development of new policies. Ensure that all new documents are appropriately disseminated within the service line, develop a system for the archiving of local policies. Participate in professional advisory groups and projects teams to provide expertise and specialists knowledge in relation to critical care nursing. This may be at a local national or international level For further details please see the attached JD.