Overview
An opportunity to play key role within one of the UK’s leading food manufacturing businesses.
This is a brand-new position and, as such, a huge opportunity to help shape the Occupational Health function.
The successful Occupational Health Advisor will support the prevention of work-related illness and injury by providing proactive robust clinical advice and recommendations to the company.
The Role
Reporting into the Environment, Health & Safety Manager, the successful Occupational Health Advisor will handle their own diary and case load and work autonomously.
The successful Occupational Health Advisor will:
- Provide specialist advice and actionable recommendations to line managers and HR in relation to employees’ health concerns.
- Complete fitness for work Health Assessments for new starters.
- Attend regular meetings with HR and Operational Managers to provide an overview of
- Occupational Health activities and updates on employee health issues including absence cases.
- Assist the HR Manager to monitor, review and develop Occupational Health Policies and procedures to ensure they meet current legislation and Health & Safety Executive (HSE) guidance on best practice and clinical standards recommendations.
- Assist with the implementation and running of the health surveillance programme in line with HSE guidelines including COSHH; Control of Noise AT Work Regs (2005), Control of Vibration at Work Regs (2005) and ensure clinical standards are met.
- Support management with the completion of individual risk assessments and workplace assessments where a health need has been identified as a concern.
- Support the site in developing its Mental Health wellbeing strategy.
- Proactively support the organisation in the delivery of wellbeing initiatives.
- Support with facilitating environmental surveys and provide Occupational Health related advice to colleagues.
- Deliver presentations / training sessions to promote health and wellbeing.
- Take part in departmental audits.
The Candidate
The successful Occupational Health Advisor will:
- Have an Occupational Health Diploma or Degree.
- Be an outstanding communicator, with a positive demeanour who can form effective and working relationships with stakeholders.
- Be able to work effectively with external bodies, GPs, Consultants, Health and wellbeing agencies.
- Have experience within a manufacturing environment.
