University of Leeds, Head of Occupational Health

www.som.org.uk - Jobboard; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Leeds is seeking a Head of Occupational Health to lead and manage its occupational health service. This role will involve developing strategies, ensuring high-quality service delivery, and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance workplace wellbeing. The successful candidate will need strong leadership skills and a commitment to excellence in occupational health practice.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an Occupational Health service required.
• Understanding of the occupational health landscape is crucial.
• Able to maintain effective relationships at a senior level.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Occupational Health Service and develop processes.
• Ensure high-quality delivery of occupational health services.
• Collaborate internally to provide expert advice on health-related activities.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Professionalism

Stakeholder Collaboration

Policy Development

Neurodiversity Awareness

Education

Qualified Clinical Professional

Job description

University of Leeds, Head of Occupational Health

Head of Occupational Health
Wellbeing, Safety & Health
Salary University Grade 8 (£48,149 to £57,422)
This role will be based on the University campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. The University is open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you a qualified clinical professional with experience of leading an Occupational Health service? Are you committed to providing a high performing and professional Occupational Health service? Are you a leader that can build and maintain effective relationships at a senior level to support and influence service standards?

You will manage the Occupational Health Service and develop and implement processes and procedures meeting the needs of the University. You will collaborate with key stakeholders internally to ensure the provision of expert support and advice on a range of occupational health related activities.

Reporting to the Head of Health and Wellbeing, you will have responsibility for the delivery of a professional in-house occupational health service, maintaining robust systems to gather intelligence data (e.g. Cority). You will develop and build on initiatives such as pre-registration support for medical and healthcare students, pre-employment health screening and other proactive health services. You will ensure the provision of a timely, high quality, effective and efficient service and provide support, advice and assistance to staff and users of the service.

You will understand the occupational health landscape and bring your own ideas about how a large, complex organisation can best support with key themes such as neurodiversity, policy development and the emerging role of AI.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

The closing date for this role is Tuesday 1st July.