Senior Specialist Practitioner - Occupational Health
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This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2259 is an eligible occupation, but we classified this role with low confidence (36% match). If the code is right — and East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is a licensed sponsor — it should qualify, but double-check the occupation eligibility rules against the actual role.
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Specialist Occupational Health Practitioner to join the Occupational Health Service at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
This senior clinical role provides the opportunity to deliver evidence-based occupational health services to Trust employees and a diverse portfolio of external clients, whilst providing clinical leadership, professional support and education across the Occupational Health Service.
Working autonomously within your scope of professional practice, you will manage a complex clinical caseload, provide specialist occupational health advice to managers and organisations, and contribute to the development of high-quality, safe and effective services. You will play a key role in supporting clinical governance, workforce development and quality improvement.
You will be required to travel across all ESNEFT Trust sites and other locations as needed.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously as an Occupational Health practitioner within a busy multidisciplinary environment.
- Experience of undertaking assessments and providing evidence-based advice and recommendations.
- Experience of managing and prioritising a varied clinical workload.
- Experience of supporting, educating or developing colleagues within an Occupational Health setting.
- Experience of contributing to audit, quality improvement or service development activity.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a commercial environment.
- Experience of workplace visits.
- Experience of using OPAS G2 Occupational Health database.
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to receive, interpret and communicate complex, specialist information to a range of stakeholders, including clients, employees, employers, HR colleagues and managers.
Desirable
- Knowledge of quality standards and accreditation processes relevant to Occupational Health, including SEQOHS.
- Knowledge of service improvement approaches, including audit, evaluation and the use of data to support improvements in Occupational Health services.
- Understanding of current developments and challenges affecting Occupational Health practice within NHS and external client environments.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse.
- Registered on Part 3 of the NMC Register as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in Occupational Health.
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to Occupational Health practice.
Desirable
- Teaching, mentorship or professional supervision qualification.
- Relevant Health and Safety qualification (for example NEBOSH or equivalent).
- Specialist training or qualifications relevant to service delivery, such as HAVS, health surveillance or workplace assessment.
About the employer
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Where this offer sits in the market
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