Job summary
The Head of Occupation Heath ensures the smooth running of the Occupational Health Service providing senior leadership across the team. You will be part of the HR&OD senior team reporting directly to the Associate Director of People, and supports Trust activity both in relation to employee wellbeing but also in support of the wider responsibilities and objectives of HR&OD.

Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for managing the provision of the Occupational Health Service within a large, complex organisation. You will operate with an unusually high degree of autonomy. General strategic direction only is provided by the Chief People Officer and Chief Nurse (professionally)

Working with the senior clinical and managerial stakeholders you will lead on the delivery of a high quality service that delivers both proactive and reactive support to staff to facilitate improved health and wellbeing. The service will address the agendas of the People Strategy and Health & Wellbeing programme where you will be responsible for ensuring the service develops to reflect any changes in both.

You will be responsible for ensuing compliance with the responsibilities imposed by health and safety legislation as well as championing best practice in occupational health provision.

You will also be responsible for managing the external contracts for the provision of an Occupational Health Consultant Physician and the Cority Occupational Software system.

About us
We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification
Combined Values
Essential

• Combined Values

Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential

• Registered Nurse (with valid NMC)
• Post-registration Occupational Health Specialist Practitioner Nursing Qualification (part 3 of NMC Register)
• Educated to degree level in relevant OH qualification or equivalent experience
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable

• OH Diploma in management
• Masters level Qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Significant senior management experience within a large healthcare organisation
• Expert knowledge of all occupational health requirements within a healthcare setting
• Knowledge and experience of OH systems, both implementation and maximising use to support effective working and service improvements
• Experience of managing complex case load including both physical and mental health issues
• Expert knowledge of occupational health promotion
• Knowledge and experience of budget management and cost improvement initiatives

Desirable

• Experience of NHS occupational health services
• Management of EAP services including tender process
• Experience of managing projects across organisations

Skills and abilities
Essential

• Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical workable solutions to address them
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands
• Ability to manage and deliver deadlines and within resources
• Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust's and their own performance expectations
• Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships
• Strong analytical skills to interpret and present data and use this to drive forward and implement change
• Ability to manage budgets
• Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills
• IT literate including Microsoft Office suite, OH IT systems, e-mail, Zoom, Teams

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).