Occupational Health Specialist Lead Nurse/Lead AHP Practitioner

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; West Midlands Combined Authority; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job description

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

About
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is the operational name of Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board. The Health Board was established on the 1st October 2009 and covers the areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and South Powys.
As an Employer, we are adaptable, agile and flexible and can offer variations to working practices in line with our Agile Hybrid Framework and Home Working Policy. The Health Board employs over 13,000 staff, two thirds of whom are involved in direct patient care. There are more than 250 consultants in a total of over 1000 hospital and general practice doctors, 6,000 nurses, midwives, allied professionals and community workers. The Health Board is led by the Chairman, non-executive directors, the Chief Executive and other executive directors. The Board is supported by the Senior Management Team.

Contact
Address: Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital, Llanfrechfa, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, NP44 8YN
Contact Number: 02921 500200

Vacancy status: Ref:040-NMR172-0425 Vacancy ID:7134593
Accepting Applications Until:

Key details
Location: St Woolos Hospital, Stow Hill, Newport, NP20 4SZ
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 08.30-16.30)
Salary: £54,550 - £61,412 per annum (Yearly, Band 8a)
Main area: Occupational Health

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via the email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Job Overview
An exciting opportunity awaits a motivated, innovative NMC registered nurse or Allied Healthcare professional registrant. As part of our dynamic Occupational Health (OH) team, the post-holder will provide leadership for the development and delivery of an effective Occupational Health service for the staff and managers within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. The role will involve cross-site working but the successful candidate will be based at St Woolos Hospital.

Advert
Day to day professional and operational responsibility, supporting the Head of Occupational Health to ensure high quality, effective and efficient services. We are looking for a dynamic, adaptable and highly innovative individual with a range of experience at a senior level in leadership, management and clinical practice including OH experience. The post is multifaceted and is suitable for an agile thinking individual who has the passion to influence and lead the development of the OH service and act as the clinical lead for the OPAS-G2 database to realise its potential. The post-holder will be a visible professional clinical leader with responsibility for the enhancement and modernisation of OH practice and development of clinical staff to meet the needs of our current and future workforce.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Welsh language skills are desirable.

Person specification

Qualifications And Knowledge
Essential criteria

• Registered nurse or Allied Health Professional with current professional registration
• Post registration qualification in occupational health nursing/ equivalent for Allied Health Professional
• Masters degree or equivalent experience
• Relevant clinical and management experience
• Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in the speciality
• Evidence of ability to work collaboratively/autonomously and manage clinical workload
• Knowledge of key professional issues and guidelines relating to professional practice
• Knowledge of relevant guidance, legislation and evidence based practice
• Knowledge and understanding of strategic, political and social initiatives that impact on service delivery
• Highly developed specialist knowledge of current developments, change management and service improvement

Desirable criteria

• Management training/leadership course
• Possess a relevant health and safety qualification
• Member of specialist interest groups and networks locally and nationally
• Research activity that has led to publication

Experience
Essential criteria

• Significant post graduate experience
• Experience of working in an Occupational Health setting
• Specialist knowledge of Occupational Health and familiar with current legislation regarding Occupational Health and aware of developments in it
• Experience leading multiple staff/multidisciplinary teams at a management level
• Understanding of, and ability to develop and use workforce and management information
• Proven experience of creating opportunities through partnership working
• Experience of budgetary management and setting
• Experience of auditing and monitoring

Desirable criteria

• Advanced skills in research and audit
• Experience of leading a MDT case management model

Skill and attributes
Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with managers and staff at all levels
• Excellent influencing skills
• Effective organisational skills
• Experience of dealing positively with organisational politics
• Ability to work without supervision or guidance using their own initiative to solve complex multi-stranded problems
• Ability to deal with highly complex, sensitive and distressing situations, assessing and recommending courses of action
• Good IT and keyboard skills
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and to work under pressure
• Ability to deal with verbal aggression and written aggression in a calm and professional manner

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh

Other
Essential criteria

• Highly motivated
• Ability to prioritise a heavy workload
• Display exemplary personal and professional standards of behaviour and integrity at all times
• Committed to equal opportunities
• Good team player
• Ability to travel within ABUHB geographical area in a timely manner and to other sites in Wales as required.
• Ability to identify and take action when own or others actions undermine equality and diversity
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Helen Knight
Job title: Senior OD and Occupational Health Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01633 238340