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Occupational Health Adviser

Reference Number: ADV1833
Closing date for applications: 10 June 2014
Country: United Kingdom
City: Reading
Function/Discipline: Occupational Health & Wellness
Employment Category: This is a permanent role
: This role is offered on local conditions
Working Hours: 37.5
Full/Part-Time: Full Time
Number of Roles Available: 1
Salary: Competitive

The Organisation

BG Advance is one of the major business divisions of BG Group providing the functional and technical excellence that supports all of our activities. BG Advance encompasses the following key areas: Exploration, Petroleum Engineering and Developments, Engineering Projects, Operations and Well Engineering, Commercial and Assurance, Strategy and Portfolio Development, IT & Technology and HSSE. Coupled with the co-ordination and development of BG Group strategy and the longer-term planning and development of technical and commercial capabilities, BG Advance's focus is on developing best practice and improved standards and capabilities.

Position Summary

To provide a comprehensive travel health service at TVP and support other occupational health services on an ad hoc basis, including OGUK medicals, absence management and general primary care advice. Needs to be able to conduct clinical tests: venepuncture, immunisations, ECG, lung function, and hearing tests.
To contribute to the review and further development of the travel health services and support the delivery of health initiatives in line with the annual business plan.
Activities to be carried out in line with OH & Wellbeing operational procedures and departmental management systems ensuring professional practice is delivered to the best practice standards.

Key Accountabilities

To deliver a comprehensive occupational travel health service in line with OH & Wellbeing managements standards and department systems, including; travel health risk assessment advice, travel health education, immunization & chemoprophylaxis, advice & guidance for expatriated & traveling employees who have chronic medical conditions or medical emergencies.
To maintain good clinical practice for trhe adminstration of vaccines using patient group direction, patient specific direction and informed consent,
To monitor and evaluatate the service in line with good practice and support the review of clinical guidance and local arrangements.
To lead in the co-ordination, organisation and dleivery of the annual 'flu clinic.
To participate in the delivery of an occupational health screening service, including; risk based OH screening and wellbeing education by the OH & Wellbeing dept, advising employee on general health issues.
To provide other OH nurse services as required, to agreed local arrangements, including; managing self-referral cases with triage as necessary, undertaking specific risk assessments and advise on implementation of hazard control, participate in health promotion campaigns, respond to departments emergencies eg sharps injuries, infection control programme, liaising with GPs and specialists where required and using the PMI where appropriate to facilitate speedy access to care.Escalting cases and incidents to the senior nurse advisers as necessary.
To work with the OH team leader to proactively raise the profile of Occupational Health and the value it can offer departments and communicate the travel health services through intranet information and other agreed media.
To ensure timely ordering of occupational sundries for the work area e.g. vaccines, dressings and travel pack sundries in line with the department budget strategy. Ensure that equipment is calibrated, maintained and records/euipment logs kept.
To ensure the timely recording and reporting of key sets of health information, including health records, department statistics, service delivery and other correspondence.
Every individual has a duty to both themselves and those around them to ensure that safe practice is adhered to at all times. In addition to any specific accountabilities for HSSE, all employees are accountable for ensuring that they take care of themselves and adopt exemplary safe behaviours

Unique Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Attribute

Competent practitioner with experience in a wide range of industries similar to BG Group.
Experience of providing a range of occupational health services, including travel health assessment, screening and wellbeing.
Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register, with preferably a minimum of a Post Graduate Certficate/Diploma in Occupational Health or Travel Health.
Experience in occupational health practice including travel and fitness for work assessment
Competent to conduct health surveillance including: audiometry, spirometry and vision screening.
Able to take blood as part of routine health screening and urine samples for substance misuse testing.

Additional Information for External Candidates

BG Group values diversity and is committed to equal opportunities; applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates.

Please note that after the closing date you will no longer be able to apply for the vacancy. The specific time of closing is midnight UK time on the date displayed. BG Group also reserves the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date without prior notice.