Senior Occupational Health Advisor

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in the UK seeks a qualified Occupational Health Nurse Advisor to join its dynamic team. The role involves conducting assessments, providing expert advice, and mentoring colleagues within a nurse-led service. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and a commitment to high-quality health care for NHS staff. This position is essential in driving health initiatives and ensuring clinical governance standards are met, contributing to the overall wellbeing of the team and service users.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an occupational health setting.
• Demonstrated ability in complex management referral assessments.
• Experience in service development and mentoring colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Conduct management referral and pre-employment assessments.
• Provide expert advice via clinician helpline.
• Support strategic planning and enhance service quality.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical expertise

Collaborative teamwork

Advisory skills

Occupational health knowledge

Education

Qualified Occupational Health Nurse

Job description

Are you a qualified Occupational Health Nurse Advisor with proven experience in an occupational health setting and ready to take on a role in a dynamic, nurse-led service? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our innovative occupational health team, where your clinical expertise and leadership skills will drive health and wellbeing initiatives for NHS staff across South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching Trust and our partner Trusts.

In this role, you will not only work independently carrying out complex management referral assessments, pre-employment assessments, and providing expert advice via our clinician helpline, but you will also take a proactive and collaborative role in service development, mentoring colleagues, and ensuring clinical governance standards are met. You will champion best practice, support decision-making, and contribute to strategic planning to enhance the quality and reach of our service., You will collaborate closely with an experienced multi-disciplinary teamincluding RMNs, physiotherapists, OTs, and counsellorswhile acting as a key point of clinical leadership within the nurse-led model.

We are committed to delivering high-quality care that meets both local and national standards, and were looking for someone who shares that commitment, demonstrates strong leadership, and is ready to support the growth and transformation of the service within a forward-thinking environment.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.