Senior Consultant — Occupational Health Physician, NHS

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Occupational Health Physician to lead clinical services within the Staff Health & Wellbeing Centre in Lancashire. The role requires Membership/Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine or GMC Specialist Register eligibility within six months, and offers flexible working with options for full-time, part-time or job-share.

The post involves specialist assessments, advising on treatment and redeployment, and

Qualifications

• Membership/Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, CCST/CCT/EEA equivalent in Occupational Medicine, or be eligible for GMC Specialist Register admission within six months of interview.

Responsibilities

• Make a specialist assessment of a patient's health status and occupational health needs (by history, physical examination, clinical procedures and relevant tests).
• Obtain or arrange for additional medical or paramedical information from specialists or relevant therapists.
• Make a functional assessment of the patient's physical and psychological capability for their job (or the job they might be asked to do) and make highly specialist clinical decisions following assessment of complex cases.
• Assess the impact of a patient's work on their health.
• Assess the risk a patient's health or fitness poses to the safety of themselves and others.
• Provide patients with information on their health, its occupational impact and the steps needed to control and reduce their personal risks.
• Communicate respectfully with patients and ensure they are fully informed.
• Provide advice on the relevant options for treatment, rehabilitation and redeployment to both clients and managers as appropriate.
• Advise on the short- and long-term modifications to a patient's work dictated by their state of health
• Keep a clear, concise and contemporaneous patient record that details the clinical findings, the results of tests, reports given and received, decisions made, and advice given to patients and others, and relevant details of treatments and referrals.
• Involve other health and occupational health professionals where appropriate, including the patient's general practitioner.
• To provide advice to other specialists/professionals and to non-specialists within the clinical field and to give advice to Occupational Health Advisers.
• Communicate with human resources and line managers about the patient in an ethical and meaningful way, while maintaining the important requirement of medical confidentiality.

Education

Membership/Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, CCST/CCT/EEA equivalent in Occupational Medicine, or eligible for GMC Specialist Register admission within six months of interview

Job description

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Occupational Health Physician to lead clinical services within the Staff Health & Wellbeing Centre in Lancashire. The role requires Membership/Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine or GMC Specialist Register eligibility within six months, and offers flexible working with options for full-time, part-time or job-share.

The post involves specialist assessments, advising on treatment and redeployment, and