Occupational Health Adviser
- Posted 17 December 2024
- LocationAtherstone
- Job type Permanent - Full Time
- Discipline Occupational Health
- Reference025524
- Job FunctionOperations
- Contact NameLucy Plant
- Expiry date 24 January 2025
Job description
Why Greencore?
We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.
We are looking for a Occupational Health professional to join us covering our Atherstone, Tamworth and Bristol sites! This role is hybrid but travel is essential.
What you'll be doing
- Provides new starter screening for all colleagues to ensure compliance with statutory and company standards
- Ensures health surveillance is undertaken on all colleagues in accordance with the risk assessment legislation
- Respond to sickness absence referrals and provide guidance to the business with regards to rehabilitation programmes, work adaptation or redeployment so that appropriate action can be taken
- Ensure the safekeeping of all confidential medical records in accordance with the business and NMC guidelines to ensure auditable information is in place
- Provide advice on individual health issues and promote health education within the workplace to maximise colleague understanding
What we’re looking for
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) successfully revalidated every three years
- Experience within the occupational health arena, preferably food manufacturing but not essential
- A desire to nurture a career in the public health and wellbeing sector with a keen interest in undertaking the SCPHN qualification in occupational health
- Fully conversant with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant guidance and data protection legislation
- A good knowledge base of health promotion and health and safety at work
- Good communication skills, written and verbal
At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.
What you’ll get in return
- Competitive salary and job-related benefits
- Car Allowance
- 25 days holiday
- Pension up to 8% matched
- Company share save scheme
If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.