Occupational Health Advisor

The Service & Team: 

The team sits within the wider HR Business Operations function in People Services and brings together occupational health, wellbeing and business support to deliver a responsive, customer-focused service across the organisation

 

The Role:

We are looking to recruit up to 2.2 FTE posts which can be split across a flexible working multi role basis. 1 post will be case management and additional time (approx 1 day per week) to provide clinical audit, IHR support for the practice manager and capacity assessments) the remaining 1.2 FTE will solely be supporting case management. 

This is an operationally remote role/s working within Cornwall Council’s core delivery hours, Monday to Friday. The post holder will provide up to six digital appointments per day via Microsoft Teams and telephone, supporting occupational health case management referrals. predominantly supporting psychological health referral (approx 80% of case load) to help managers and employees navigate health-related matters at work, including fitness for work, workplace adjustments, attendance, and return-to-work planning.

Alongside this, there is protected time for clinical supervision, case discussion and wider team support. The role will also contribute to broader wellbeing activity where required, with occasional office attendance agreed in advance with the line manager. 
 

Working Pattern:

You will be working within Cornwall Council’s core delivery hours, Monday to Friday. The post holder will provide up to six digital appointments per day via Microsoft Teams and telephone

 

What you’ll need to succeed:

To succeed in this role, you will:

• Be a qualified nurse with registration on Part 3 of the NMC register (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Occupational Health), or be actively working towards this qualification. 
• You will bring occupational health knowledge and experience of case management, together with a compassionate and practical approach to supporting people at work. 
• You will be comfortable working remotely and managing a structured daily workload, while also having time for reflection, supervision and discussion with colleagues. 
• Have strong communication skills will help you build trust, provide clear advice, and work positively with managers, employees and the wider team. We welcome different working styles and recognise that people work best in different ways, so we are looking for someone who can work thoughtfully, seek support when needed, and contribute to a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
• Have an interest in wellbeing and a willingness to support wider team activity would also be valuable.

 

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

 

What you’ll get in return:

In return, we offer a supportive and flexible working environment, alongside a generous Local Government Pension Scheme package, a range of flexible working options, and access to flexi leave. You will also benefit from continued professional development, support with your CPD cycle, and reimbursement of relevant professional fees. In addition, the role offers up to 28 days annual leave, helping you to maintain a positive balance between work and personal commitments while continuing to grow your career within Cornwall Council.
 

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

 

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• a national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services

 

Additional Information:

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

 

The full role profile is attached here 

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

 

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Robert Ley at Robert.ley@cornwall.gov.uk

 

Application process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process_._

 

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

 

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.