Occupational Health Advisors (x2 Full-Time & x2 20-hour Part-Time)

FHQ
B003
Full Time
Permanent
£39,877.88 (£21,555.61 pro-rata'd for part-time roles)
£3,033.56
£4042.30 (pro-rata'd for part-time roles)

British Transport Police are currently recruiting for the following roles:

2 permanent full-time Occupational Health Advisors based in London paying £39,877.88 plus £2700.10 London Allowance.

1 permanent part-time (20 hours per week) Occupational Health Advisor based in either Cardiff.

1 permanent part-time (20 hours per week) Occupational Health Advisor based in Manchester or other Midlands, North West or North East locations may be considered.

The part-time roles are paying £21,555.61 per annum.

All of the above roles will attract a non-contractual market supplement of £4042.30 (pro-rata'd for part-time roles).

BTP is the national police Force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing. As Occupational Health Advisor with BTP, you will deliver a full range of Occupational Health services required by the BTP including case management, fitness for task medicals, health surveillance and supporting our Wellbeing services across regional sites. 

As Occupational Health Advisor, you will be required to:

  • Work across BTP medical centres, divisional sites or remotely to deliver case management, health assessment and health surveillance activities and using evidence-based knowledge, interpret results in order to provide expert opinion on fitness for work and where necessary identifying recommendations and adjustments taking into account organisational capability, medical standards and relevant legislation.
  • Provide expert advice; on an individual or group basis such as at sickness absence meetings by providing impartial, professional and expert occupational health advice and guidance to managers and employees in relation to fitness for work/tasks, sickness absence, workplace and environment risk assessment and availability of OH or 3rd party support.
  • Direct and educate managers in meeting their responsibilities in respect of employee wellbeing through attendance at sub-divisional Health and Safety meetings.
  • Represent BTP at relevant specialist networks and groups such as Occupational Health Nurse Advisors to the Police Service (OHNAPS) and to undertake and participate in network learning and information sharing to improve performance related clinical process and activities.
  • Regularly attend BTP locations as required. There will also be an opportunity for some remote working.

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

The successful Occupational Health Advisors will be required to evidence the following:

  • Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
  • Degree, Diploma or Certificate in Occupational Health (ideally on part 3 of NMC Register).
  • Proven Occupational Health experience and medical assessment skills relevant to case management, pre-employment and fitness for task assessments.
  • Experience of complex case management and medical assessment skills; management of medical information, confidentiality and provision of advice and recommendation .
  • Demonstrates an understanding of Occupational Health and Health & Safety best practice and legislative requirements in clinical OH practice.
  • Competency in undertaking safety critical medicals including medical history taking and assessment, screening of blood pressure recordings, hearing, vision/colour vision and lung function capabilities and advising on fitness for task of our employees.
  • Acts in a professional and knowledgeable manner and can command the confidence of line and operational managers, employees, trade unions, external partners and other stakeholders.

If you are interested in applying to these Occupational Health Advisor roles, then please submit your CV using the "Apply" button below.

In return for your experience, we can offer you:

  • Salary of £39,877.88 (£21,555.61 for 20 hour roles) plus £2700.10 London Allowance (for London-based roles only) per annum.
  • Non contractual skills payment of £4,042.30 (pro-rata'd for part-time staff) per annum.
  • Yearly base salary increments.
  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Family friendly policies including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
  • Bespoke benefits platform and access to Blue Light Card.
  • Employee assistance programme and dedicated wellbeing hub.
  • Group and/or individual Clinical supervision facilitated by a Clinical Psychologist.
  • Excellent peer support with Bi-monthly case review and support meetings.
  • Continuous professional development opportunities in a variety of formats.

BTP is an employer who cares about the impact we have on the environment and the wider challenges of climate change, and as such we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving Net Zero Carbon (NZC) through offsetting by 2035.

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 years. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

Internal candidates must have completed their probation for their current substantive posting and can only apply in tenure if Head of Department approval is emailed to Recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk prior to the vacancy closing. Internal candidates must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance and that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date. A minimum indicator of 3 / developing' or' 'Indicator 5 / no rating must have been achieved on the last reporting year PDR.

BTP has undertaken a review of Police Staff pensions and as a result of this the Police Staff pension will be changing. The current police staff pension is a Defined Benefit scheme which is administered by the Railways Pension scheme. The new pension scheme which is launching is a Defined Contribution scheme which is administered by Royal London. The new pension scheme is awaiting formal approval and an introductory date is not finalised. The earliest this will be is October 2022. If you have any queries, please contact the recruitment team – recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk

This opportunity is closed to applications.