Occupational Health Business Partner - North Region

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.

What you'll be doing

• Leads and manages the effective and consistent implementation of all relevant OH standards in support of the overall wellbeing agenda
• Drives performance of OH delivery, ensuring key performance indicators (KPI's) and service level agreements (SLA's) are complied with
• Provide leadership, direction and develop the Technician, OHN & OHA roles to facilitate the delivery of the occupational health service
• Ensures compliance of the health surveillance / screening program of all colleagues in accordance with risk assessment legislation
• Responds to case management referrals, providing guidance to the business with regards rehabilitation programmes, work adaptation or redeployment so that appropriate action can be taken
• Compiles and records occupational health statistical data to deliver statutory reporting requirements, using the information to inform performance as a minimum
• Identifies health & wellbeing challenges/trends, providing advice on individual health issues and promoting health education in the workplace to maximise colleague understanding in keeping with the overall wellbeing agenda
• Nurture a clinical supervision structure that fosters continual professional development for all OH team members
• Ensures the safekeeping of all confidential medical records in accordance with the business and NMC guidelines
• Works within the guidelines of processes / policies and procedures to embrace the continual development aims of a robust clinical audit program
• Responds positively to changes in working practices to support continual improvements of service provision

What we're looking for

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with a qualification in Occupational Health (essential)
• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) successfully revalidated every three years
• Fully conversant with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant guidance and data protection legislation
• In depth knowledge of health and safety at work and ability to demonstrate assertiveness in ensuring compliance
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Team player with strong desire for success
• Able to work within a multidisciplinary team to support health and wellbeing initiatives both individually and on a broader level
• Able to proactively support change, adjusting approach to meet changing requirements
• Maintains a confident, controlled, and focused attitude in highly challenging situations
• Must be trustworthy and discrete with a flexible approach and work style
• Confident decision maker
• Experienced in time management with excellent organisational skills and ability to use own initiative
• Experience in contract management (new, transition and end of contract)

These may be trained or developed. These do not all need to be in place at recruitment.

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.