JOB DESCRIPTION

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry-leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

As an Occupational Health Advisor, you will be working in a medical centre and on customer sites and will be responsible for the delivery of a full range of Occupational Health duties including Case management, medicals, health surveillance, and Wellbeing services.

You will be able to demonstrate that you are customer-centric and business-focused, striving to make a difference by building relationships and demonstrating excellence of clinical performance for our customers.

You will act as a proactive advocate, mentoring other health professionals and actively supporting the clinical governance network and peer-to-peer review process.

You will be based in AHCC Medical Centre(s) in Croydon and Enfield 4 out of 5 days a week and will have the ability to undertake part of their role from home, as required.

What you'll do:

• Support the growth of a dynamic occupational health business ensuring you deliver exceptional clinical performance coupled with taking an active role in the mentoring of other health professionals.
• Work in conjunction with our customers, either at a medical centre or customer site to provide support, advice, and guidance to managers and employees in relation to sickness absence, workplace environment, risk assessment, stress management, and return to work following absence.
• Conduct health surveillance/assessments including the undertaking of fitness to work in safety-critical posts.
• Provide advice to managers and HR regarding staff who cannot undertake their normal duties and responsibilities, whilst working within the guidelines of customers' policy.
• Provide advice and support to managers and supervisors undertaking risk assessments relating to health matters affecting their staff.
• Ensure that knowledge is maintained of up-to-date legislation and best practice relating to all Occupational Health issues.
• Work with head office to increase utilization of the service in the described area, including occasional covering of evening clinics, where the client demand dictates.
• As part of the clinical team to own, update, and communicate clinical manuals ensuring that information is accurate and can be referred to by the clinical teams.
• Participate in network learning opportunities and undertake updates on clinical improvements from these.
• Actively complete performance-related clinical goals. For example, deliver an update at a network day on a clinical innovation relevant to the network.