Consultant in Occupational Health

We are seeking an experienced clinical leader with a passion for improving health and wellbeing at work to be the new Clinical Lead for our occupational health service. We are looking for a dynamic and strategic individual to work across two acute hospitals and a large community provider. You will play a pivotal role in shaping strategy and aligning the occupational health service to the clinical and operational objectives of the NHS partners we serve. This will require you to be a skilled communicator, capable of engaging stakeholders at all levels from across multiple functions including colleagues from Health and Safety, Human Resources, Infection Prevention and Control as well as executive directors.

You will be a registered healthcare professional, qualified as a Consultant in Occupational Medicine, and with extensive experience working in large and complex healthcare settings. The postholder will have overall responsibility for the clinical function of the service, working across a multidisciplinary team focused on efficient occupational management of colleagues’ health and wellbeing.

Avon Partnership Occupational Health Service (APOHS) is an NHS service hosted by UHBW, in partnership with North Bristol Trust & Sirona care & health. We provide a specialist service to the local health community in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire as well as providing services to other private and public sector organisations in the local and surrounding areas.

This is an exciting time to join our service as we take forward a new strategy to ensure our NHS people are safe, healthy and protected in their roles. We know that looking after their health and wellbeing in turn has a positive impact on the quality of patient care they can give. This post will be central to realising our vision by providing clinical leadership focused on innovation and collaboration with our stakeholders. If you are ready to take on this leadership role then we look forward to hearing from you.

Interviews are scheduled for 10 Dec 2024 with a view to the successful candidate starting in post on 1 April 2025. The post will include a Recruitment and Retention premium of £20,000 per annum pro rata.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Annette Billing Job title: Associate Director Occupational Health Email address: [email protected]