Salary: Up to £44,428 plus £2600 supplement (pro rata)

Contract: Permanent

Hours - Full or part time hours available (term time available)

Location – Hybrid Working - Northallerton

 

 

If so, then you may be what we are looking for!

 

 

We are a small, high performing specialist practitioner team. Our workloads are manageable with OHAs dealing with no more than 5 cases per day. Our department responsibilities include overseeing the delivery of occupational health services, health promotion activity and health surveillance programmes to managers and staff across North Yorkshire Council, plus Schools & Academies and external contracts. 

 

 

As our Occupational Health Adviser, you will produce written bespoke occupational health reports for managers.  Providing effective advice on employment related health matters, including suitability for employment, fitness to work and rehabilitation to the required professional standards in compliance with legislation and local NYC policies.

 

The occupational health department provide OH services to the council and external partners. This provides our OHAs with a varied caseload that is both interesting and challenging.  We recognise the requirement for personal and professional development and provide time for relevant CPD and clinical supervision. This is a rewarding opportunity in which you will have the opportunity to develop both knowledge and skills delivering services internally and to our external partners. 

 

 

The ideal candidate will be Occupational Health qualified (Degree or Diploma), and a registered General Nurse possessing excellent communication skills. You will be customer, performance and solution focused and able to evidence commercial awareness. In particular, a strong knowledge and experience of how the practicality and effectiveness of Occupational Health advice impacts in realising outcomes.

 

 

Flexible hybrid working is highly supported to allow employees to maximise on work life balance. Our leave entitlement starts at 28 days (pro rata) plus all bank holidays, and you will have the opportunity to participate in our flexi-time scheme. Our local government pension is extremely generous and one of the few remaining defined benefit pension schemes in the UK with NYC paying over twice as much as employees. We also have a substantial Health and Wellbeing Service available to all employees with access to a Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme. Our Everybody Benefits platform gives you access to many money-saving offers and discounts at local and national retailers, discounts and savings available include supermarkets, high street and online stores, electronics, travel, dining out, gifts, health and beauty. You can also access local gym memberships at a discount, across the county. Plus, lots more, see our Total Rewards Brochure for full details. 

 

 

We would really recommend holding an informal discussion about our fantastic opportunity prior to applying, please contact Lindsay Risley, Occupational Health Clinical Lead Tel: 01609 79 8149 or email Lindsay.Risley@northyorks.gov.uk.

Applying is easy, register your details, and upload an anonymised CV.

 

Closing date: 19th November 2023

Interview date: 28th and 29th November 2023

 

NYCC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.