Occupational Health Nurse/Advisor (Southampton)

Occupational Health Advisor (OHA)

As an OHA you will be based in our medical centre in Southampton area with occasional days on customer sites, depending on the business needs. You will be responsible for the delivery of a full range of Occupational Health duties including case management, safety critical medicals, train driver medical assessments, health surveillance including HAVS 3, and wellbeing services.

What You'll Do

• Work in conjunction with our customers, either at a medical centre, customer site or remotely to provide support, advice and guidance to managers and employees in relation to sickness absence, workplace environment, health surveillance, stress management and return to work following absence.
• Conduct health surveillance / medical assessments including the undertaking of network rail and safety critical medicals.
• Provide advice to managers and HR regarding staff who are considered incapable of undertaking their normal duties and responsibilities whilst working within the guidelines of customer's policy.
• Provide advice and support to managers and supervisors undertaking risk assessments relating to health matters affecting their staff.
• Ensure that knowledge is maintained of up to date legislation and best practice relating to all Occupational Health issues.
• Work with head office to increase utilisation of the service in the described area, where the client demand dictates.
• Participate in the network learning opportunities, undertake updates on clinical improvements and actively complete performance related clinical goals. For example, deliver an update at a network day on a clinical innovation relevant to the network.

Required Qualifications

• Degree, Diploma or Certificate in Occupational Health (and ideally be on Part 3 of NMC Register) with evidence of continual professional development.
• A qualification in Hand Arm Vibration and experience of collecting samples for drug and alcohol testing using chain of custody protocols is desirable.
• The ability to carry out medicals / surveillance including audiometry, spirometry, skin assessment, HAVS and safety critical medicals.
• Experience in the rail industry to undertake train driver medicals with additional in-house training.
• The ability to conduct case management assessments face to face and remotely.
• The ability to work closely and effectively with HR, health & safety professionals and our occupational health partners.
• The ability to identify key health issues and assist in the development and provision of procedures and solutions.
• The ability to travel between sites, must have business insurance.
• Be competent in the use of computers including Microsoft and Excel software.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.