Job overview

We are looking for experience Occupational Health Speciality Doctors to undertake bank shifts to support our team.  Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work from home or complete shifts at our base in Gloucester.

This post provides an opportunity to be part of a consultant led NHS occupational health team, delivering comprehensive occupational health services to NHS Trusts in Gloucestershire as well as a range of private, public and voluntary organisations.

Working Well are proud to be a SEQOSH accredited Occupational Health Service and a member of the professional Health @ Work Network of NHS Occupational Health Services in England. The service is hosted by Gloucestershire Health and Care Services NHS Foundation Trust and provides Occupational Health services to the NHS Health community within Gloucestershire.  In addition, the service has a sizeable external portfolio of non-NHS, private and public clients.

Main duties of the job

•  To work within the guidelines set by the GMC and Faculty of Occupational Medicine regarding consent
• To undertake occupational health assessment of employees in response to management referrals and self-referrals.
• To prepare impartial reports for managers to an agreed format and in response to management referrals, taking into account current employment, health and safety legislation and the policies and procedures of the relevant employer using our secure Occupational Health system (OPAS-G2)
• To liaise with treating practitioners where appropriate and with consent.
• To advise managers and employees on health risks at work or any relevant health issue affecting their staff.
• To take part in case conferences where appropriate.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.