Occupational Health Advisor based in Crewe

Whereby; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 49.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Abbott Occupational Health is seeking a proactive Occupational Health Advisor to work within a medical centre and client sites across the UK. You will deliver a full range of OH duties, including case management, medicals, health surveillance and wellbeing services, while mentoring colleagues and supporting clinical governance networks.

The role emphasizes customer-centric service delivery, strong clinical performance, and collaboration with HR and safety teams.

Qualifikationen

• Degree/Diploma/Certificate in Occupational Health or working towards with CPD evidence.
• NMC Part 3 registration or in progress.
• HAVS qualification and sample collection experience desirable.
• Strong organisational and reporting capabilities.
• Ability to travel between sites and adapt to client needs.

Aufgaben

• Provide sickness absence advice and return-to-work guidance.
• Conduct health surveillance and fitness-to-work assessments.
• Advise managers/HR on health matters within client policies.
• Support risk assessments related to employee health.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation and best practices.
• Contribute to clinical governance and peer review.
• Complete case management assessments and file documentation.
• Attend clinics and share best practices within confidentiality.
• Engage in reflective learning and clinical improvement initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Organizational skills

Written & verbal communication

Report writing

Clinical governance

Computer literacy

Travel between sites

Ausbildung

Occupational Health qualification (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

NMC Part 3 in process or registered

HAVS qualification (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Jobbeschreibung

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

The Opportunity

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

Within this function sits the Abbott Toxicology Business Unit in which we deliver Occupational Health services across the UK, helping customers/clients comply with health legislation and industry standards. We support them to manage the ongoing health of their employees and engage their workforce to improve and promote health and wellbeing.

Abbott Occupational Health provides a full range of services (managing health, safety and wellbeing) by both remote case management and onsite provision. We also provide access to our 20 medical centres across the UK.

We are recruiting an Occupational Health Advisor based in Crewe, in which you will work in a medical centre and on customer sites 4 days a week. You will be responsible for the delivery of a full range of Occupational Health duties including completing case management assessments, medical, health surveillance and wellbeing services.

You will be able to demonstrate that you are customer centric and business focused, striving to make a difference by building relationships and demonstrating excellence of clinical performance for our customers.

You will act as a proactive advocate, mentoring other health professionals and actively supporting the clinical governance network and peer to peer review process.

You will work as part of a nationally based team supported by the Clinical Team Leaders, where learnings are shared on a positive and professional basis.

This position full time; working 4 days a week on site

What You’ll Do

You will support the growth of a dynamic occupational health business ensuring you deliver exceptional clinical performance coupled with taking an active role in mentoring other health professionals.

Responsibilities include

• Work in conjunction with our customers, either at a medical Centre or customer site to provide support, advice and guidance to managers and employees in relation to sickness absence, workplace environment, risk assessment, stress management and return to work following absence.
• Conduct health surveillance / assessments including the undertaking of fitness to work in safety critical posts.
• Provide advice to managers and HR regarding staff who cannot undertake their normal duties and responsibilities, whilst working within the guidelines of customers policy.
• Provide advice and support to managers and supervisors undertaking risk assessments relating to health matters affecting their staff.
• Ensure that knowledge is maintained of up-to-date legislation and best practice relating to all Occupational Health issues.
• Work with head office to increase utilization of the service in the described area, including occasional covering of evening clinics, where the client demand dictates.
• As part of the clinical team, to own, update and communicate clinical manuals ensuring that information is accurate and can be referred to by the clinical teams.
• Participate in network learning opportunities and to undertake updates on clinical improvements from these.
• Actively complete performance related clinical goals. For example, delivery an update on a network day on a clinical innovation relevant to the network.
• Complete case management assessments.
• Attend clinic meetings that share best practice, client clinical delivery excellence and problem solves within professional boundaries of confidentiality.
• Undertake and act upon reflective learning from peer review and actively build a profile that conforms to NMC revalidation expectations.

Required Qualifications

• A Degree, Diploma or Certificate in Occupational Health (and be on Part 3 of NMC Register) or be working towards this with evidence of continual professional development.
• A qualification in Hand Arm Vibration and experience of collecting samples for drug and alcohol testing using chain of custody protocols is desirable.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage the diverse customer base and demands.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to produce clear and concise reports to managers.
• The ability to carry out medicals / surveillance including audiometry, spirometry, skin assessment, HAVS and safety critical medicals.
• The ability to conduct case management assessments and to produce clear succinct reports that provide structured advice to Line Managers and employers.
• Be able to work closely and effectively with HR, health and safety
  professionals and our occupational health partners to provide an
  efficient and cost-effective service to our customers.
• Be able to prioritize workload and use experience and initiative to refer complex cases appropriately.
• Be able to travel between sites.
• Be competent in the use of computers including Microsoft and Excel software.
• Able to identify key health issues and provide solutions in line with good practice.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Engineering

DIVISION:

TOX ARDx Toxicology

LOCATION:

United Kingdom > Abingdon : Remote

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable