Occupational Health Advisor

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Health Advisor to work for Lincolnshire Police on a part-time basis.

This role will be working out of Lincolnshire Police Headquarters in Nettleham and you will be working 15 hours a week Wednesday and Thursday's. This is a temporary ongoing position.

PLEASE NOTE DUE TO POLICE VETTING CRITERIA YOU MUST HAVE RESIDED WITHIN THE UK CONTINUOUSLY AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS

JOB PURPOSE AND SCOPE: The post holder will provide wider expertise in Occupational health service provision, including sickness/absence case management, health surveillance, fitness for task medicals and employee health advice and health risk management.

The post holder will however principally be undertaking sickness/absence case management via the Occupational Health service delivery software system.

The role will be expected to follow appropriate clinical procedures, processes and evidence-based practice. There may be requirement for the post holder to deliver employee driven health services, such as health surveillance, fitness for task medicals by arrangement / agreement. These face-to face interventions are likely to be complemented by remote body fluid exposure assessment, travel health advice and vaccination guidance.

Risk management will be a key consideration throughout all the work undertaken by the OHA, as such the role will require regular clinical supervision and participation in governance meetings. The successful post holder will also be required to maintain their own professional portfolio, and any necessary professional society registrations for practice, undertaking continuous professional development and following an evidence-based practice.

Whilst the ability to spend some time working with the team based in Lincolnshire would be beneficial, it is not essential, and applicants may adopt a fully remote approach to case management.

Should the post holder have the ability to do so, they may be involved in undertaking health surveillance, fitness for task exercises, and new starter / recruitment medicals.

All staff employed by Lincolnshire Police are expected to work towards our three main priorities to 'Stop crime and anti-social behaviour', 'Protect from harm' and 'Help those in need'. Working together to make Lincolnshire the safest place to live, work and visit. Lincolnshire Police is dedicated to promoting equality of opportunity to the people of the East Midlands and treat all individuals fairly, with dignity and respect.

Demonstrate the force values at all time. All staff involved in carrying out functions in this role will do so in accordance with the principles of the Code of Ethics. The aim of the Code of Ethics is to support each member of the policing profession to deliver the highest professional standards in their service to the public.

CORE WORK AREAS:

1. Within the confines of consent clinically assess referred employees and provide independent, objective specialist sickness/absence/case management advice to line managers and HR, using relevant evidence-based clinical diagnostic tools.
2. Refer employees into other Lincs Police occupational health services, liaise with appropriate treating clinical services, line management and HR in the effective management of workplace presenting ill health.
3. Maintain clinically relevant health records and reports, ensuring the information is adequate, relevant, up to date, and remains confidential within the appropriate hard or software systems employed.
4. Participate / undertake health surveillance, fitness for task, new starter and wider employee health advice and risk management in the workplace both remotely and if directed face to face.
5. The role may involve other employee driven health services such as body fluid exposure assessment, travel health advice, pre and post deployment screening and participation in support for major incident events.
6. Participate in clinical supervision and clinical governance system activities relating to management of professional practice, employee risk, risk to self and other police colleagues.
7. Maintain own professional portfolio, professional society registrations for practice and participate in appropriate evidence-based research and continuous professional development.
8. Deliver some training input, increasing the overall awareness of health and the impact line managers may have, encouraging positive engagement.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Health Practice
• Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and confirmed fitness to practice.
• Previous experience in the delivery of sickness/absence case management.
• Experience of using Microsoft Office packages
• Previous experience of record keeping, creating, retrieving, and amending occupational health records and files.
• Ability to plan and prioritise tasks, managing own workload effectively and using initiative.
• Be adaptable and capable of responding to change.
• Communicates effectively and clearly both verbally and in writing, avoiding jargon.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge regarding anxiety disorders, depression, and trauma
• Ability to develop strong working relationships within Lincolnshire Police and with relevant partners.
• Emotionally intelligent, demonstrating awareness and acceptance of how others feel
• Self-motivated and focused on delivering high quality services.
• Committed to maintaining continuous professional development and training
• Value confidentiality, with previous experience of working with sensitive personal data and obtaining consent within the occupational health setting.

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