Associate Director Occupational Health And Wellbeing Services

Join us as Associate Director Occupational Health andWellbeing Services and provide leadership and direction to our staff while designing and transforming the delivery of our Occupational Health services across our Integrated Care System in Cornwall.

It is an exciting time for Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (RCHT) - the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We have big ambitions to continue developing our partnerships, and our clinical services and facilities, to maximise the range and impact of local, specialist care. Key developments include a major digital transformation, the establishment of a medical school and the delivery of the flagship £292m Women and Children’s Hospital, which represents the biggest ever single investment in healthcare in Cornwall. Joining us is your chance to live in a beautiful part of the country and make a real difference to the health of its local community.

The Trust has an in-house Occupational Health and Wellbeing team which provides OH services to RCHT and a small number of other public sector organisations.

The dual Chief People Officer (CPO) has a clear vision of creating an exemplar OHWBS that supports staff from across the system from onboarding, during employment and if needed at the end of employment by delivering quality care that would enable SEQOHS accreditation.

In doing so would like to create a team of well trained, skilled and motivated practitioners that not only care for staff, provide professional advice to managers and deliver research. We would like to bring together all disparate parts of the wider system’s wellbeing offering, stabilise the team with good governance and leadership before expanding on the opportunity to grow new commercial income. We would like to expand on digital capability and look to consolidate current EAP offerings at least between RCHT and CFT to provide value for money for the healthcare system.

In May last year there was comprehensive OH review. The core scope and purpose of the review was to undertake to understand the drivers that have determined the current position the service finds itself in and identify areas for future development to ensure progression to the vision for the future OH Service.

A key part of your role will be to manage the transition to our new shared service model and the subsequent identification of opportunities to “on board” other organisations as the service develops.

This will involve close working with internal and external stakeholders, as well as external contractors, to share best practice across multiple disciplines and provide analytical advice and expertise.

You will need:-

• A post-graduate degree in Occupational Health and be able to provide evidence of ongoing professional development
• Significant senior management experience within large complex organisations
• Expert knowledge of Occupational Health requirements, health promotion and Wellbeing, especially within a health care setting
• Expert knowledge of the national and local policy relating to Occupational Health
• Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve key stakeholders
• Experience of expertly managing budgets and cost improvement plans
• Experience of managing large scale projects across multiple organisations  

Rewards and Benefits

We are offering a competitive salary package that features a range of financial and Wellbeing benefits that will help you to enjoy the amazing lifestyle that Cornwall provides. You will also have the chance to continue your professional development as a leader.

For more information about the role, please contact our retained Search Consultancy, Osborne Thomas, at rcht@osbornethomas.org or via telephone on 020 3280 3671.

Closing date: 17^th April 2024

As an organisation, we will endeavour to ensure that no one is discriminated against or treated unfairly due to: age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership or pregnancy/maternity.