Job Description

Position Overview

• Location Type: Hybrid (Birmingham, East Midlands, Remote)
• Job Type: Full Time
• Salary: Not specified

About Abbott: Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health.

The Opportunity: 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.

We are looking for an Occupational Health Advisor (OHA), that will cover the areas of Birmingham and East Midlands.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a full range of Occupational Health (OH) duties including Case management, Mandatory, Regulatory, and General fitness medicals.
  • Examples of medicals: Rail industry medicals, Safety Critical medicals, Health Surveillance, Train Drivers medicals.
• Provide support, advice, and guidance to managers and employees regarding sickness absence, workplace environment, risk assessment, stress management, and return to work following absence.
• Lone working: Ability to work in medical centers and onsite without close or direct supervision.
• Conducting health surveillance and various medical assessments.
• Provide advice to managers and HR regarding staff who are considered incapable of undertaking their normal duties.
• Provide advice and support to managers and supervisors undertaking risk assessments relating to health matters affecting their staff.
• Ensure 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 and carry out dashboard work where required.
• Participate in network learning opportunities, undertake updates on clinical improvements, and actively complete performance-related clinical goals (e.g., delivering an update at a network day on a clinical innovation relevant to the network).

Requirements

• Degree, Diploma, or Certificate in Occupational Health (and be on Part 3 of NMC Register).
• Evidence of continual professional development.
• Qualification in Hand Arm Vibration and experience of collecting samples for diagnostics.

Location Breakdown

• 2 days: Birmingham Medical Center (B3 3HT)
• 1 day: East Midlands Medical Center (DE74 2NJ) or case management
• 2 days: Case management/remotely on customer sites across the area of Cambridge, Birmingham, East Midlands.