PS/653/BCH - S6/S01 (B), S02 (C), A5 (H) - Occupational Health Advisor - Occupational Health Unit

Are you an experienced Occupational Health Advisor looking for a challenge? If you are, then we might just be able to help you find your next exciting OHA role! We are offering a great opportunity for you to join our multi-disciplinary Occupational Health, Team in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire.

The full time Occupational Health Advisor post will be across-site role, Sandy and Welwyn Garden City, based from either. As part of this multi-disciplinary team will report to the Snr OHA and will assist in the delivery of a professional, evidence based Occupational Health service which meets the needs of the 3 Police Forces. We believe our Service helps to achieve the Forces’ vision of purposefully adding value to the communities in which we work and live.

You will have the opportunity to use a range of your OHA skills and experience. Clinical support and ongoing training are paramount to our team. This enables our staff to achieve the right skill mix to excel in their roles. We are looking for an OHA who has a solid understanding of current Occupational Health issues and relevant legislation with proven experience of complex case management. We are passionate about supporting our employees with solution focused OH advice, which helps to promote a positive work life balance.

The role includes supporting the management of sickness absence within the police force in conjunction with line managers and Human Resources and requires you to be able to balance individual needs against the needs of the business whilst advising managers on fitness to work.

You will be a Registered General or Mental Health Nurse with a qualification in Occupational Health. Success in this role requires excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels of the organisation. Effective time management skills and IT skills are essential for this role. Previous experience of using OH IT systems would be an advantage.

If you are interested in applying for the advertised role please ensure you read the attached role profile, context sheet (if applicable) and recruitment information for applicants.

Interviews will either be by telephone or face to face held at Hertfordshire Constabulary Police headquarters, Welwyn Garden City or the Sandy Police House.

For further information or an informal chat please contact Anne Geraghty, Senior Occupational Health advisor on 01707 354130.

Internal applicants within Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary or Hertfordshire Constabulary (BCH), should upload either a CV or a completed ‘Staff internal role summary’ form, which can be found in the vacancy documents below. Please note you will be required to provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile.

This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until the conditional offer stage throughout the recruitment process. Any redeployee that wishes to apply should apply through the redeployment portal and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. Redeployees will take priority over other applicants at any point during the recruitment process up until a start date is agreed. Redeployee’s should notify the BCH Careers team and their HR Advisor of their application. All applicants will be notified if this occurs. 

This force is a Disability Confident employer. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for your application process, please get in touch with the Recruitment Team via the relevant force inbox, or directly with the manager contact for this role. We also offer the guaranteed interview scheme; this means that all candidates with a disability covered by the Equality Act 2010, who meet the minimum entry requirements for the role, will be invited to attend an interview. 

All applications must be submitted through our online recruitment website by clicking the apply button below. 

It is recommended that you download and store a copy of the role profile as this will no longer be available once the advert has closed.