Job overview

ICH understands the importance of ensuring good staff health and wellbeing, to individual and Trust success, and ultimately to positive patient outcomes and has invested significantly in its in-house OH Service.

As part of a well-resourced multi-disciplinary team, you will work with others to protect and enhance the health of current and prospective employees. You will provide proactive and reactive advice and intervention, including referral case management, OH duty nurse activities, immunisations, venepuncture, health clearance activity, and risk management & exposure related advice and intervention to unplanned clinical incidents and outbreaks.

Main duties of the job

• As part of a multi-disciplinary team the purpose of this role is to support the protection and promotion of the health and wellbeing of current and prospective employees, and those from contracted and other organisations as per Trust arrangements.
• In accordance with Trust / Department policy and procedures, to deliver OH clinical activity such as management referral consultation and reporting, health clearance activity, and risk management & exposure related advice and intervention.
• As a specialist practitioner, provide evidence-based opinion, intervention and guidance to Trust management and partner organisations to support their line and risk management responsibilities, assist in safeguarding against risks arising from work and the working environment and to influence the application of safe and healthy work practices.
• To take responsibility for specific areas of occupational health service delivery and actively promote the work of the OH service by acting as a key link for managers and HR to named clinical programme groups or external clients. 
• To support the Senior Occupational Health Adviser: Business Partner in the supervision, mentoring and supporting of the Trainee OH Adviser, OH Nurses, OH Technicians, Administrative Staff, and others as appropriate.
• Within levels of competence, deputise for the Senior Occupational Health Adviser: Business Partner and or IPC Lead, in his/her absence.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.  

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly,  part time or job share.  Please talk to  us at interview.