Syp - Occupational Health Advisor

Role: Occupational Health Advisor                       

Department: People & Organisational Development

Location:  Escafeld House, Sheffield

Salary: £34,968 - £40,005 (Market Rate Supplement applies – up to £45,546)

(Market Rate Supplement will be reviewed on an annual basis)                            

Hours: 37hrs per week (part-time hours will be considered)                     

Contract Type: Permanent

We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Health Advisor as part of the Wellbeing Team and is critical to the core function of the overall wellbeing service.

As the Occupational Health Advisor, you will be required to deliver a range of Occupational Health services to South Yorkshire Police, including attendance management, pre-placement assessments, fitness for work medicals, vaccinations, management of contamination incidents and other services as required.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, Occupational Health Advisors’ will ensure that individuals have access to or are signposted to the support that they need to encourage attendance at work, manage any associated risks and to provide managers with guidance that will support a sustainable workforce.

As the Occupational Health Advisor, you will be responsible for:

• Conduct telephone consultations and manage complex caseloads maintaining clinical objectivity and impartiality at all times in line with Occupational Health guidance.
• Provide appropriate and effective evidence based Occupational Health advice to support employees and management across South Yorkshire Police.
• Provide a concise report to management indicating an employee’s fitness to work and detailing any advisory reasonable adjustments with timeframes in line with audit criteria.
• Utilise a bio-psychosocial approach combined with functional assessment to address barriers to work and inform robust work recommendations.
• Obtain specialist reports where appropriate to do so and liaise with the Physician, Physiotherapists and Counsellors in order to provide robust Occupational Health reports that support an individual’s rehabilitation back to work and utilise relevant organisational policies to support effective return to work plans.
• Deliver pre-employment and mandatory medicals advising on fitness for work, providing details of workplace adjustments for managers to consider and ensuring medicals are undertaken within agreed timescales to maintain frontline operational policing.

Skills and experience:

• Professionally qualified in Occupational Health Nursing (Degree or Diploma, with a postgraduate qualification) – along with significant understanding and practical experience in the health sector.
• Case management experience.
• Competence in delivery of immunisations, venepuncture, audiometry, spirometry.
• Knowledge and understanding of health and wellbeing issues facing Policing.
• Proven ability to manage a challenging workload and support future Occupational Health plans.
• Thorough understanding and application of professional regulatory frameworks and their relevance to South Yorkshire Police Occupational Health services.

For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Why work for us:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Flexible working arrangements including flexi0time and hybrid working
• A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust
• Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
• Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme
• Committed to embedding sustainability: Force sustainability strategy - SYP (southyorkshire.police.uk)
• Membership to the Sports and Social Club
• Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.

Smarter ways of Working:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community.

There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid.

This role has been evaluated as a Hybrid role.

Hybrid: Applicable when the work can be undertaken at any location, whether that be a SYP building or from home.

South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values:

At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness, Integrity & Trust, the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.

Closing Date:

Thursday 29 February 2024 at 23:55

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact details:

For further information about the role, please contact Hannah Moore on 07464 986546 or Melissa Nicholson on 07464 986552.

How to apply:

If you’re ready to join a dynamic team and make a difference, we want to hear from you. 

Please submit your CV and covering letter to Melissa Nicholson - Melissa.Nicholson@southyorks.pnn.police.uk

Candidate Information:

Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Expressions of interest are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.

It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome expressions of interest from these valuable underrepresented groups.

If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk

In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.