Senior Occupational Health Advisor: IPC Lead

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

ICH understands the importance of ensuring good staff health and wellbeing, to individual and Trust success, and ultimately to positive patient outcomes.

Recent significant investment leads to the introduction of a Senior OHA: IPC Functional Lead role.

Working within a well-resourced multi-disciplinary team, with responsibility to partner Infection Prevention and Control, you will work as a Snr OHA, supporting the delivery of OH Services to the Trust and, as a functional lead, you will be responsible for building a deep understanding of Trust IPC risks, controls and staff protection, both current and predicted, and will act to ensure the OH team can respond accordingly.

Accountable for relationship building and staff OH-IPC health OH-IPC risk management, this role offers opportunity for professional development, visibility within the organisation and opportunity to influence at a divisional level.

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 influence the application of safe and healthy work practices.
• Support the line management, development and mentoring of others (clinical and administrative).
• To ensure the maintenance of service delivery, deputise (within level of competence) for OH Managers: Operational and Governance, Snr OHA: Business Partners and all other clinical staff within the OH Team.
• As Snr OHA: IPC Functional Lead, lead the OH-IPC service, providing proactive specialist advice, guidance and analysed reporting to the IPC Directorate, Trust management, all staff and the OH team. Attendance and active representation at Trust IPC meetings, on behalf of the ICH OH-IPC Service.

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. .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential criteria

• 1st level Registered Nurse
• Specialist Occupational Health Qualification
• Part 3 NMC Register: SCPHN
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Qualification Diploma / Degree in Health & Safety, Wellbeing / Health Promotion / Business Management

Experience

Essential criteria

• 3 years+ wide range of OH nursing including 1 year+ NHS OH experience
• 2 year+ OH Team Leader / Mentor / Manager

Desirable criteria

• 5 years OH experience including 3 years+ NHS OH experience
• Project management

Skills/ knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• Current OH clinical knowledge
• Broad knowledge of recent NHS developments
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office, Teams and OH Record Systems
• Competent in business consultancy and partnering
• Effective negotiating, influencing and leadership skills and ability to build and motivate others
• Good Interpersonal skills and able to establish credibility and maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary colleagues
• Able to identify and solve complex problems at an operational level
• Understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Effective role model, demonstrable ability to meet Trust values

Desirable criteria

• Leadership skills
• Project management skills

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD (PDF, 407.2KB)
• FRF (PDF, 73.5KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)