Head of Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service

If you are an experienced, confident Occupational Health practitioner with a real passion for leadership, quality improvement and service transformation this is the role for you. The Clinical Head will play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of the service whilst supporting a skilled and enthusiastic multidisciplinary clinical team., Working jointly with the Operational Head, you will be reporting directly to the Associate Director of Workforce Operations. This influential role sits at the heart of the People Directorate, providing a unique opportunity to shape workforce health and wellbeing strategy, influence senior decision-making and lead the continued development of a national award-winning Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service.

• RGN Level 1
• Post graduate diploma or masters in Specialist Community, Public Health Nursing - as recorded on part 3 of the NMC register
• Recent and relevant continuous professional development
Experience:
• Extensive post registration nursing experience in an occupational health setting
• Extensive demonstrable operational management experience, with previous experience of managing large groups of staff
• Extensive experience of effective staff engagement and management.
• Demonstrates a high level of numerical and data analytical skills, including spreadsheets and databases;
• Experience of working autonomously as a clinical practitioner in a nurse led service
  
  Be Part of an Award-Winning Service Shaping the Future of NHS Occupational Health Services., We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance,
employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.