Occupational Health Nurse Lead

Occupational Health Nurse Lead

THIS IS A CATEGORY "E" POST.
Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers BEFORE the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise

Ref:

WI40(e)

Full time

£52,566 - £55,840 per annum

Do you have a real passion for workforce health and wellbeing?

Are you a clinical leader who embraces change and works collaboratively?

Are you looking for a with greater flexibility allowing you to work some of your time from home?

If this sounds like the opportunity for you then we want you to help us make Newcastle a great place to work, visit and live in.

What the role will involve?

Newcastle City Council has big ambitions in a fast-changing city. We are proud to have an in-house Occupational Health service that promotes good health and wellbeing and facilitates support at the right time and in the right way. The role will support the organisation through an exciting period of change and will be integral to leading the reshaping of the Occupational Health service to support the council’s health and wellbeing priorities.

You will lead a small team of Occupational Health Nurses and the contract for physician, physiotherapy and counselling services who you will work with as a team. In addition to managing a busy service, you will be the council’s expert on occupational health, lead on complex case management and on the contract management and procurement of wellbeing and clinical services to support our people in the workplace.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who possess the clinical knowledge and expertise and is passionate about workforce health and wellbeing. You must be creative and innovative in how we reshape our service delivery to meet changing workforce needs. You will possess excellent stakeholder management skills, be empathetic and have a collaborative approach to working alongside colleagues to strengthen relationships. You will be an integral part of the Directorate Leadership Team making valued contributions to our People Plan helping to make Newcastle a great place to work and thrive.

You must be able to work flexibly including location and time.

What can we offer you?

If a competitive salary and pension with the option to opt in to an AVC scheme wasn’t enough, you will also have:

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<li>A generous annual leave allowance.</li>

<li>The option to buy additional annual leave.</li>

<li>Access to family supportive policies including maternity and adoption leave, maternity support leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, special leave, leave when caring for a terminally ill dependent, carers leave, leave for armed forces reservists, disability related special leave, career breaks and paid leave to support the electoral process.</li>

<li>An enhanced work life balance including agile working, part-year working, compressed hours and flexi time where appropriate.</li>

<li>Access to numerous salary sacrifice schemes including home electronics, car lease and gym membership.</li>

<li>Access to physiotherapy, counselling services and eye tests for VDE users through our Occupational Health Service.</li>

<li>Access to an extensive wellbeing programme including access to a 24-hour employee assistance programme for you and your immediate family.</li>

<li>Access to Mental Health advocates</li>

<li>Ability to join a staff network group who meet for support, to share information and raise awareness and include, Black and Minority Ethnic network, Disabled Employee network and LGBT+ network</li>

<li>Ability to join a trade union.</li>

<li>Access to a staff travel scheme.</li>

<li>Access to learning and development opportunities including a comprehensive corporate induction programme, access to e-learning, an annual performance appraisal, upskilling apprenticeships, access to Learning Resource Centres</li>

<li>A rewarding and most importantly access to a challenging career.</li>

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Additionally, we also offer you retail discounts on hundreds of the UK&rsquo;s highstreet and online retailers including travel, dining out, mobile and broadband from the point of receiving your offer of employment.

Who we are

Newcastle is an ambitious City, it is a city fast gaining a reputation for its innovation and progress. The heartbeat of the nation&rsquo;s green revolution and the subject of growing international investment. Newcastle is a city of ideas, innovation and progress where every single person who lives, works and visits can help contribute to their success.

We are committed to making a difference to the lives of our employees, we have ambassador status in the Better Health at Work Award and our passion for a health and wellbeing is inspired by our people. At the heart of this is a thriving Occupational Health provision to support a healthy workforce - are you ready to be part of it?

Our values

Everyone who works within one of our valuable public services makes an important contribution to delivering our vision and priorities of the City. How we do things is as important as what we do. In everything we do we strive to embed and live the Councils values

<ul>

<li>Proud</li>

<li>Fair</li>

<li>Ambitious</li>

</ul>

Why work for us?

We strive to be an organisation where equality, diversity and inclusion is part of who we are and how we work and where every member of our team is treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to building an inclusive and supportive workplace where you can bring your whole self to work and succeed in being your best.

Our people deliver amazing services, initiatives and projects to benefit the lives of our residents. They also develop, manage, and maintain the City&rsquo;s vital infrastructure and public spaces that our societies and communities rely on.

If you want to become an integral part of the team to make a citywide difference for our residents and visitors, then we want to hear from you.

For more information on the post, contact erin.turnbull@newcastle.gov.uk to arrange a conversation with a Directorate Leadership Team member.

The closing date for all applications is Thursday 4 April 2024.

Interviews to be held on Wednesday 17 April 2024.

Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form.

Before completing the form please ensure you read the supporting documents. Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your Northeast Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.

We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.

Permanent

Closing date:

15 April 2024