Occupational Health Practitioner

University of the West of Scotland – Professional Services

Multi Campus

Full time: 35 hours per week

The University of West of Scotland have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Health professional to join our team as an Occupational Health Practitioner.

As the subject matter expert, you will lead a high-quality, innovative, and cost-effective advisory service for university staff, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation while promoting wellbeing and reducing the risk and impact of occupational ill health.

The successful candidate will be a reactive and resourceful individual that uses their initiative when planning and developing the University’s occupational health strategy and policy, ensuring best practice and that all plans are in line with the People and Well-Being departments operational plan.

The successful candidate should have the following:

• Registered General Nurse
• Specialist Practitioner Degree in Occupational Health or equivalent
• Membership of appropriate professional institution(s)
• Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development.
• Experience of managing an OH service in a large organisation with demonstrable and significant experience in Occupational Health
• The ability to identify the need for the development of occupational health services and initiating, overseeing and auditing appropriate operating health surveillance programmes.
• A working knowledge of OH policy development and implementation
• Exposure to initiating and introducing in partnership with Human Resources streamlined OH services
• Familiarity with NHS practices.

About us

The University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland’s largest and most dynamic modern universities. Our reach across the country, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education. Our degrees provide students with a transformational experience; equipping them with highly sought-after graduate skills that set them up for global success in world-leading sectors, industries and businesses.

With cutting-edge courses, modern pedagogy and practical knowledge, we enable our students and staff to experience the joy of learning, teaching, research and innovation, and apply their knowledge for the benefit of others.

UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 200 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2023 Young University Rankings).

Our professional services teams are the backbone of UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support the vast range of work across learning and teaching, and research and innovation. You will join a supportive and dedicated team, playing a key role in a range of work that will help drive forward our ambition to deliver world-leading research, and graduates who will design, shape and build a new future.

We offer our staff a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package which includes:

• 24 days of annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays
• An additional days leave on your birthday
• Defined benefit contribution pension scheme (currently 19.3%), including death in service benefits upon joining the scheme.
• A flexible approach to working pattern and work-life balance
• Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
• Fitness facilities across our campuses
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources, including occupational health, physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional, career and research development opportunities.

Interview date: To be confirmed

The University reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date of any position where a high/low volume of suitable applications are received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, an early application would be encouraged.

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UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.

UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.

University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520.