Job Advertisement: Occupational Health Advisor

Position: Occupational Health Advisor
Location: South Yorkshire
Contact: Lewis, Service Care

About Us: Service Care is assisting South Yorkshire Police in recruiting a dedicated Occupational Health Advisor.

This role involves delivering a comprehensive range of Occupational Health services, including attendance management, pre-placement assessments, fitness for work medicals, vaccinations, and management of contamination incidents, among other services.

Role Overview: As an Occupational Health Advisor, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure individuals receive the necessary support to encourage attendance at work, manage associated risks, and provide managers with guidance to maintain a sustainable workforce.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct telephone consultations and manage complex caseloads, maintaining clinical objectivity and impartiality in line with occupational health guidance.


• Provide evidence-based occupational health advice to support employees and management across South Yorkshire Police.


• Produce concise reports for management on employee fitness for work, including advisory reasonable adjustments with timeframes in line with audit criteria.


• Use a bio-psychosocial approach combined with functional assessment to address barriers to work and inform robust work recommendations.


• Obtain specialist reports when necessary and liaise with Physicians, Physiotherapists, and Counsellors to provide comprehensive occupational health reports supporting individual rehabilitation and effective return to work plans.


• Deliver pre-employment and mandatory medicals, advising on fitness for work and workplace adjustments for managers, ensuring medicals are completed within agreed timescales to maintain frontline operational policing.

Requirements:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.


• Ability to manage complex caseloads and maintain clinical objectivity.


• Experience in providing evidence-based occupational health advice.


• Proficiency in producing detailed and concise reports.


• Ability to utilise a bio-psychosocial approach for assessing work barriers.


• Experience liaising with multidisciplinary teams to support employee health and rehabilitation.


• Competence in delivering pre-employment and mandatory medicals.

Join Us: If you are a committed and professional Occupational Health Advisor eager to support the well-being and efficiency of South Yorkshire Police, we encourage you to apply.

To Apply: Please contact Lewis at Service Care for more information or to apply for this position.

Contact Details:

• Name: Lewis


• Phone: 01772 208962


• Email: Lewis.Ashcroft@servicecare.org.uk