Job responsibilities
Job
Purpose:
Assist in delivering a comprehensive
occupational health service.
Protect, promote and enhance the health and wellbeing of the
Councils workforce. Providing advice to
departmental managers and employees relative to the provision of healthy
workplaces and the prevention of work-related ill health.
Main
Duties:
1. Carry
out pre-employment health assessments, including basic functional assessments.
2. Carry
out health assessments and welfare checks in relation to employee fitness for
work e.g. School Crossing Patrol, Driver checks, Sight/Hearing, Hand Arm
Vibration.
3. Production
and distribution of Health Unit reports.
4. Advise
on reasonable workplace Risk Assessments and adjustments in relation to the
health of individual employees.
5. Carry
out health assessment and surveillance for groups or individuals in relation to
statutory requirements, council policy and good practice.
6. Carry
out initial counselling consultations.
7. Give
presentations and briefing sessions on associated health matters.
8. Develop
corporate and specific policies, practices, and procedures as an integral part
of the Health Unit.
9. Carry
out risk assessments as an integral part of the Health Unit.
10. Undertake
health promotion activities in line with the national strategies and
initiatives.
11. Develop
a strong relationship with the Primary Care Trust any other Partnership with
which the Council interacts.
Organisational Chart:
Occupational Health
Nurse
AdministrationAssistant
Counselling/CBT
Provision
Occupational Health
Physician
Qualifications and Experience:
See
Person Specification.
Special Conditions:
Car
User Allowance payable if additional mileage incurred.
The post is customer facing therefore you must
have the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence
through the medium of English.
The post you are applying for is exempt from
the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore you are required to
declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings that are not
protected (i.e., filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders
Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013.
For further information, please refer to DBS filtering guidance at www.gov.uk/dbs.
General:
This job description is a representative
document. Other reasonably similar duties may be allocated from time to time
commensurate with the general character of the post and its grading.
The post holder is also expected to monitor the
effectiveness of the occupational
health and safety arrangements and systems and
to implement and promote appropriate improvements where necessary.
The person appointed will be expected to work
flexibly and the exact nature of the duties described above is subject to
periodic review and is liable to change.
All staff have a duty to take care of their own
health & safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions at
work. Staff must co-operate with employers and co-workers to help everyone meet
their legal requirements.
The Authority has an approved equality policy
in employment and copies are freely available to all employees. The post holder
will be expected to comply, observe and promote the equality policies of the
Council.
Note: Where the postholder is disabled, every
reasonable effort will be made to support all necessary aids, adaptations, or
equipment to allow them to carry out all the duties of the job.
The post holder will be expected to treat,
maintain, and store all personal and medical information and records, to which
they have access through his/her role, in an appropriately confidential manner
and in line with the procedures adopted by the Health Unit.
Since confidential information is involved with
the duties of this post, the postholder will be required to exercise discretion
at all times and to observe relevant codes of practice and legislation in
relation to data protection and personal information.
Undertake, and participate in training,
coaching and development activities, as appropriate.
