Head of Occupational Health Services

Head of Occupational Health Services

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time
Kingston upon Hull, England
Posted 31 days ago
Job description
Are you an exceptional communicator with highly developed people skills, looking for an opportunity to shape a role to ensure maximum impact at employee and organisation level? Working as part of the Workforce and OD Management Team and reporting into the Director of Workforce & OD, you will need to be passionate about delivering excellent customer service and have a value set that fits with our Trust and the NHS We take the health and wellbeing of our employees very seriously. You will be responsible for the leadership and management of the OH team in the delivery of a service that meets the needs of all the Trust's employees and a number of external organisations, achieving a number of performance and financial targets. The multi-disciplinary department is committed to achieving and sustaining high quality services and has been fully SEQOHS accredited since 2019. The department consists of Occupational Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, a Back Care Advisor and Technicians, which is supported by an administration team. The successful applicants will have up to date knowledge of best evidence-based practice in Occupational Health and wellbeing and legal requirements. You will also require effective Leadership and Organisational skills. The Head of Occupational Health will provide dynamic leadership to the OH team and be a source of expert advice and support to the Trust on all matters pertaining to the Health & Wellbeing of the staff. The post-holder will have responsibility for the operational planning, development and provision of high quality, specialised occupational health services to the Trust. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day management of the service, the post-holder will work autonomously and exercise professional and individual responsibility for the systematic governance of occupational health practice within the Trust, working collaboratively with colleagues in the Workforce and OD division. There will be an expectation that the post holder will utilize analytical skills to develop and inform the provision of services and act as an ambassador for the Trust at all times. We are anaward winning and CQC rated good, health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale & Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of patients and service users. To find out about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services You'll join our team of over 3600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialities to change lives daily. We’re extremely proud of our Trust community, knowing you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need from your new team to get you started. We are committed to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them, ensuring they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care. For further information regarding this vacancy, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Jobs Advertisement