Occupational Health Advisor (Junior)

DP World; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics and port management company is seeking a Junior Occupational Health Advisor in Southampton. This role includes delivering occupational health services, conducting medicals and health surveillance, and providing health advice to enhance the wellbeing of employees and contractors. Applicants should have a strong nursing background, ideally with an occupational health qualification and experience in a safety-critical environment.

Benefits

Market competitive compensation

Opportunities for personal growth

Dynamic work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of NMC Level 1 Registration, part 3 preferred.
• Demonstrable experience in Occupational Health nursing.
• Awareness of HSE legislation and health trends.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-house clinical expertise for health and safety.
• Conduct medicals, health surveillance, and case management.
• Support development of policies and procedures.

Skills

General nursing

Occupational health experience

Health surveillance skills

Communication skills

IT proficiency

Education

NMC Level 1 Registration

SCPHN qualification (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

OH/Medical systems

Job description

DP World is recruiting for a Junior Occupational Health Advisor to join our team at our Southampton port. As a Junior Occupational Health Advisor, the successful candidate will provide in-house clinical expertise to support the health, safety, and wellbeing of approximately 850 employees and 420 on-site contractors. The role involves delivering a professional and evidence-based occupational health service, including conducting medicals, health surveillance, case management, and drug and alcohol testing. The postholder will also contribute to health promotion initiatives, provide occupational health advice across the business, support the development and review of risk assessments and policies, and coordinate the annual flu vaccination programme. Working collaboratively with key departments and stakeholders, the Junior Occupational Health Advisor will play an essential role in promoting a safe, healthy, and productive working environment across the port.

How will you contribute:

• Play a vital role in the health and wellbeing of our employees and use your specialist clinical skills to provide expert assessments and the right solutions to match the client's needs with consideration to business need/policy/scope.
• Ensure comprehensive, accurate, clinical records are kept for all employees and always ensure a high level of confidentiality.
• Support the development and review of policies, procedures, and guidelines to maintain the Occupational Health standards and frameworks.
• Through high visibility and effective relationship building, establish a collaborative and professional relationship with all employees, managers and HR Business Partners, to deliver a comprehensive, business focussed and clinically sound Occupational Health service in accordance with current legislation, HSE guidance, Department of Health & NICE guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (as appropriate).
• Provide specialist advice to employees and management during periods of ill health and/or sickness absence, along with detailed medical reports summarising recommendations in accordance with best practice and the Equality Act, considering and reflecting the needs of the business.
• Proactively manage absence and sickness case management and referrals; ensuring outcomes and reports are communicated in a timely manner and ensure all clinical practice and outcomes is evidence based and is supported by risk assessments and medical standards, where appropriate.
• Act as the company Advisor on all aspects of Health and Wellbeing.
• Provide professional, sensitive and pro-active communication to all stakeholders and clients.
• Take responsibility for your own personal development to keep abreast of current developments within the occupational health and well-being space, OH nursing and engage in the appraisal process and NMC revalidations.
• Provide reports, metrics and data insights as needed.

What will you Bring.

• Demonstrable post registration general nursing as well as recent occupational health nursing/advisory experience within a range of sectors and industry settings.
• At least NMC Level 1 Registration, but part 3 of NMC preferred.
• Ideally holder of a SCPHN qualification but would consider DipOHPrac and/or OHNC or Diploma in OH Nursing.
• Experience working within a commercial and safety critical Occupational Health setting.
• Demonstrable experience and proven knowledge of undertaking health surveillance such as; audiometry, spirometry, HAVS etc., and undertaking safety critical medicals such as forklift truck, working at height and confined space etc.
• Solid experience and understanding of Health and Safety, risk assessment, clinical audit, research, evidence-based practice within clinical setting and policy/procedural development.
• Up to date awareness and understanding of HSE legislation, SEQOHS with a specific emphasis on work, health and well-being issues and knowledge of Health and Safety law, of the changing needs within the speciality and in health trends.
• Demonstrable experience and comfortable using IT systems; including MS Office, OH/Medical systems.
• Be able to provide evidence of meeting regulatory (i.e. recent and relevant) CPD/revalidation requirements.
• The ability to work autonomously and proactively, using your own initiative, but able to seek further evidence or advice as needed.
• An ability to effectively manage caseload, compliance and business and clinical priorities.
• To demonstrate effective time management and organisational skills during management of own workload and to be able to adapt to an unpredictable work pattern daily and deal with high volumes of workload.
• Excellent communication skills, imparting sensitive information, both written and verbally to clients, managers and other professionals whilst maintaining confidentiality boundaries
• Influencing skills, attention to detail and demonstrate experience in practical problem solving.
• Flexible to complete work according to service requirements.
• Due to location, your own vehicle and transport is required, along with a valid driving licence for the UK.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE

DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We believe that employees are happiest when they’re empowered to be their true, authentic selves. So, please come as you are. We can’t wait to meet you.

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