Occupational Health Physician

Job overview

This post provides an opportunity to be part of a consultant led NHS occupational health team, delivering comprehensive occupational health services to NHS Trusts in Gloucestershire as well as a range of private, public and voluntary organisations. The role will be an integral part of providing specialist medical support to Working Well clients in managing the health and wellbeing of their workforce.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 32 hours per week

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be required primarily to undertake face-to-face, virtual and telephone clinical assessments of workers with the subsequent provision of reports to management. Flexible working arrangements are available. There will also be opportunity to undertake workplace visits, engage in audit and undertake some support and teaching to occupational health nursing staff.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Medical Responsibilities.

• To work within the guidelines set by the GMC and Faculty of Occupational Medicine regarding consent
• To undertake occupational health assessment of employees in response to management referrals, pre-placement assessments and health surveillance escalations.
• To prepare impartial reports for managers to an agreed format and in response to management referrals, considering current employment, health and safety legislation and the policies and procedures of the relevant employer using our secure Occupational Health system (OPAS-G2)
• To liaise with treating practitioners where appropriate and with consent.
• To advise managers and employees on health risks at work or any relevant health issue affecting their staff.
• To take part in case conferences if appropriate.
• To participate in a in-hours duty doctor rota supporting case escalations from the OHAs/OH nurses, advising on inoculation injuries and contact tracing

Professional:

To provide advice to managers and HR on the appropriate use of the occupational health service

• To provide advice on relevant infection control issues involving employees in liaison with the Infection Control Team.
• To take a proactive part in regular team meetings
• To visit work places, where appropriate, to conduct needs assessments of work processes and hazards and provide recommendations to employers.
• To identify trends in health or work practices in order to inform health and wellbeing strategies for Clients.
• To participate in a comprehensive audit programme
• To contribute to Policy development/research as agreed by the Occupational Health Consultant.

Leadership:

• To support the Working Well management team in providing leadership, advice and guidance to the team with regards to changes in occupational health developments/ guidance/ practice. The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas