Job summary
Internal Only
Location: Across sites, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (frequency of visits to each site, to be agreed locally)
We have an opportunity for a qualified and experienced occupational health advisor to work as a Team Leader within a supportive, multi-disciplinary team, delivering occupational health & wellbeing services to Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust. We require a highly motivated and experienced occupational health specialist nurse with excellent communication skills, creativity, and good problem-solving skills.
You will be responsible for the effective delivery of an occupational health service to employees across both trusts and external clients, ensuring a cost-effective, high-quality evidence-based service is provided.
The successful candidate will encompass both clinical and managerial responsibilities, supporting the growing multidisciplinary team, service delivery and quality standards. As Team Leader you will play a key role in the day to day operational delivery of OH services. You will provide competent, comprehensive and specialist expert advice to service users, whilst also providing a high standard of occupational health clinical guidance to the clinical team on health screening, fitness for work, workplace adjustments, support for blood borne virus exposures, immunisation and infection control.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
Communication and Working Relationships
- The post holder will be providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or re-assurance skills are required. This may be because agreement or cooperation is required, or because there are barriers to understanding and/or providing and receiving highly complex information.
Analytical and Judgement
- Judgements involving a range of facts or situations, which require analysis or comparison of a range of options.
Planning and organising
- Planning and organisation of straightforward tasks, activities, or programmes, some of which may be ongoing.
Physical Skills
- The post requires physical skills which are normally obtained through practice over a period of time, or during practical training e.g. keyboard skills, or use of some tools and types of equipment.
About us
Our vision for Single Corporate ServicesIsle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.
This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.
Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services?Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The vision for our single corporate services is to:
- Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
- Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
- Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
- Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
- Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
- Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
- Build resilience for individuals and our teams.
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
For further details, please see enclosed Job Description.
If you have extensive occupational health experience and you are interested in progressing your career into a management role then this is the job for you.
Please note your application may be transferred to the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Applicant Tracking System (ATS) if you are selected for an interview.
This position has also been advertised on the Portsmouth Hospitals University Trusts jobs page. If you are interested in this position and wish to apply, there is no requirement for you to submit two separate applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The vision for our single corporate services is to:
- Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
- Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
- Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
- Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
- Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
- Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
- Build resilience for individuals and our teams.
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
For further details, please see enclosed Job Description.
If you have extensive occupational health experience and you are interested in progressing your career into a management role then this is the job for you.
Please note your application may be transferred to the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Applicant Tracking System (ATS) if you are selected for an interview.
This position has also been advertised on the Portsmouth Hospitals University Trusts jobs page. If you are interested in this position and wish to apply, there is no requirement for you to submit two separate applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Current RN, registration with NMC part 1
- 5 Years minimum experience of working within occupational health with evidence of professional development.
- Understanding of SEQOHS and NICE
Desirable
- Registered on part 3 of the NMC register)
- HAV's trained
Person Specification
Qualifications and Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Current RN, registration with NMC part 1
- 5 Years minimum experience of working within occupational health with evidence of professional development.
- Understanding of SEQOHS and NICE
Desirable
- Registered on part 3 of the NMC register)
- HAV's trained
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
