Occupational Health Advisor

MCL Medics is a reputable company established in 1999. Experts in the provision of Occupational Health Services, MCL Medics specialise in providing services tailored to each individual business’ exact requirements

We are currently recruiting for an Occupational Health Surveillance Nurse to join our team.

This is a part time position, 3 days per week, working on-site for our client in Motherwell.

This role is responsible for the service delivery of a full remit of occupational health services including:

Case management,

Health surveillance

Medical assessments.

Key Responsibilities

Advising and delivering nurse led fitness for work medical assessments.

Delivering medical screening results to the physicians for doctor led medical assessments.

Providing support for sickness absence management, giving advice as required on the referral process and promptly triaging referrals into the service for the booking team.

Complete accurate reporting to the expected standard of the business and within agreed timeframes/KPI.

Recognising and escalating cases appropriately to an Occupational Health Physician either via health surveillance or sickness absence management.

Delivering management reports from nurse lead sickness absence consultations addressing the client organisation’s needs.

Where required making the necessary requests for GP/specialist reports to support the decision-making process.

Advise clients on their risk assessment process to facilitate delivery of appropriate health surveillance requirements, in line with the appropriate Legislation.

Working with IT and the OH Clinical team to develop and take ownership of MCL Medics’ electronic health surveillance system.

Maintaining accurate individual medical records which comply with internal business standards and clinical standards.

Maintaining effective communication with colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team, managers, clients and external agencies to ensure a seamless service delivery

Ensuring the safe use and maintenance of equipment.

Supporting clinical governance issues and best practice standards including regular clinical audits.

Support lead nurses in relation to Client Reviews.

Essential Qualifications

• Must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered General Nurse, RN1, RNA
• Occupational health qualification at Degree level desired but not essential
• HAVS: a Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) approved training course in hand-arm vibration syndrome, or equivalent level of competency desirable but not essential.
• Noise-induced hearing loss: a British Society for Audiology approved course for industrial audiometricians, or equivalent level of competency desirable.
• Respiratory: Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology (ARTP) diploma, or equivalent level of competency.

Experience

• Previous experience in Occupational Health with a background covering various occupational health settings and environments.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Equality Act in relation to Occupational Health
• Working knowledge of supporting clients with sickness absence management
• Strong verbal and written English Communications Skills

What We Offer

We are committed to support our team to ensure they have the right skills to perform their role and further professional development. MCL Medics is a growing company with a variety of opportunities for career progression.

We offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), a professional but friendly working environment, employee benefits and rewards schemes and other valuable incentives.

MCL Medics confirms its commitment to equality of opportunity in all areas of its work. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, or sexual orientation.