Occupational Health Clinical and Governance Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibility for Service Provision

1. Lead the clinical development of an effective and efficient occupational health service in support of current and future workforce demands in a complex and evolving work environment.

2. Provide expert advice and guidance to staff, line managers and human resource specialists.

3. Plan, develop, implement and review clinical systems and processes (including SOPs) to ensure that all OH services are appropriately and effectively delivered and evaluated in accordance with best practice and wider UKHSA policies. Lead on OH record systems clinical delivery and development

4. Develop, implement and review operational plans for protection and health surveillance of staff in compliance with legislative requirements

5. Develop, interpret, report and act on management information in the spirit of quality assurance & improvement. Deliver, maintain and develop standards and indicators on clinical aspects.

6. Contribute to achieving and maintaining SEQOHS accreditation for the OH service and support the development a culture of continuous quality improvement.

Governance

1. Contribute to the development, maintenance and review of systems and processes to establish & maintain effective communication alongside relevant confidentiality

2. Develop and maintain systems and processes to continually monitor delivery standards, e.g. identifying risks; clinical audit. Prepare and implement action plans to improve quality of services.

3. Respond timely and appropriately to risk alerts, concerns and complaints, undertaking investigation reports including root cause analysis. Develop corrective action plans where appropriate.

4. Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, professional guidance, UKHSA policies, procedures and guidelines. Take appropriate action if practice appears to contravene policy or negatively impact on patient (employee) safety or care.

Managerial / Leadership

1. Develop and maintain a credible and engaged professional occupational health team.

2. Contribute to the development and annual review of occupational health strategy and service delivery.

3. Identify, source and review the appropriate clinical skill mix

4. Propose, set and deliver challenging clinical indicators for service delivery.

5. Fairly, effectively, and robustly line manage clinical staff in OH (as per OH organogram) and in accordance with the UKHSA policies and procedures.

6. Develop and maintain systems & processes to ensure that work is appropriately planned, prioritised and allocated.

7. Demonstrate the UKHSA values in your own behaviour on a daily basis, to enhance the team dynamics and wellbeing of OH staff

Professional Development

1. Keep professionally up to date - especially regarding new and emerging legislation, guidance and ethical practice of occupational health in the areas most relevant to UKHSA.

2. Be responsible for your own learning and development; recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn and maintain a professional / personal portfolio. Lead and participate in appraisal, revalidation, clinical supervision and mentoring/development of more junior staff.

3. Develop and maintain systems and processes to ensure that OH teams clinical learning needs are identified and met. Ensure that learning is planned, implemented, evaluated and shared in order to develop and improve services.

4. Develop and maintain a professional network of sources of expert advice for the complex and changing OH needs of UKHSA

Other

1. The role will require travel across the many sites where UKHSA staff work and the ability to respond to complex and changing needs, conflicting priorities and peaks of pressure at work.2. You will need to be flexible in your approach to work, whilst ensuring your own health and wellbeing3. The above is an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the directorate.4. The job description and person specification will be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of UKHSA.

Selection Process:

This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your qualifications, knowledge and experience and skills and capabilities outlined in the essential criteria.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

Competency-based assessments

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the essential criteria, and this will be in the form of: a CV/ Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) a 750 word Statement of Suitability.

This should outline how your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

The CV / Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment

Please do not exceed 750 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview (competency based)

You will be invited to a (single) remote interview.

Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview

Interviews dates to be confirmed.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.

Please note: As this role falls under NHS AfC Terms and Conditions, benefits may vary slightly to those listed below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health professional
• Occupational Health Degree / qualification

Desirable

• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN),Part 3 NMC registration
• A recognised management qualification or evidence of significant study

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant postgraduate practical, technical and theoretical experience in occupational health
• Experience of leading and managing an occupational health service
• Experience of assessing current ways of working and introducing safe, efficient and cost effective practices
• Experience and understanding of planning and effective project management

Skills and Capabilities

Essential

• Ability to manage change effectively and minimize any adverse impact on wellbeing or service delivery

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Any UKHSA site

London

E14 4PU

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)