Occupational Health Unit Manager – Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service

Occupational Health Unit Manager

Full time, £44,711 per annum + benefits

About the role

We are seeking to fill an upcoming vacancy for the role of an Occupational Health Unit Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Occupational Nurse Advisor to work within a full remit in an inhouse Occupational Health Unit.

The Occupational Health Manager is responsible for ensuring the management and delivery of the Service’s Occupational Health function to support the vision and delivery of Creating the Safest Community.

Reporting directly to the Head of Health, Wellbeing and Safety you will be responsible for managing the Occupational Health Unit. The successful candidate will contribute to our strategic goals by shaping and driving the Health, Wellbeing and Safety Agenda, through the management departmental strategies. Ensuring efficiencies and quality service at all times by working alongside the head of H,W&S to develop, monitor and review all relevant OH organisational policies and procedures to ensure they are fit for purpose and are legally compliant.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a firm commitment to inclusivity, fairness, dignity and the highest standards of ethical behaviours and champion these in their day to day work in compliance with our ethical code of conduct.

We welcome applications from all sections of society with the necessary skills, qualifications and experience and encourage applications from underrepresented groups in our workforce or society.

As the Occupational Health Manager you will:

The successful candidate will need to be a registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) with a degree, diploma or certificate in Occupational Health (must be on part 3 of the NMC register). The Occupational Health Nurse Advisor should have at least 5 years’ experience and be able to demonstrate strong skills in:

• Health Surveillance
• Managing own clinical case load of complex cases both face to face and over the phone.
• Able to provide high standard, evidence based specialist advice and recommendations to managers, HR and others necessary departments through strong report writing skills.
• Have experience of leadership and management skills to support a clinical team.
• Provide clinical supervision and support to other team members where less experienced.
• Support Health Promotion projects

We are seeking a candidate who has demonstrable experience of:

• Manage the performance of our people through transparent, structured Personal Development Plans. Driving performance through objective setting, timely reviews and where required structured development plans.
• Manage appropriate and robust quality and assurance within the department.