Join us as Head of Occupational Health and Wellbeing and provide leadership and direction to our staff while designing and transforming the delivery of our Occupational Health services across our Integrated Care System in Cornwall.

The opportunity at Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust

It is an exciting time for Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (RCHT) – the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We have big ambitions to continue developing our partnerships, and our clinical services and facilities, to maximise the range and impact of local, specialist care. Key developments include a major digital transformation, the establishment of a medical school and the delivery of the flagship £292m Women and Children’s Hospital, which represents the biggest ever single investment in healthcare in Cornwall. Joining us is your chance to live in a beautiful part of the country and make a real difference to the health of its local community.

• We currently offer an integrated Occupational Health and Wellbeing service delivered by a multidisciplinary team. You will have management responsibility for the scoping, design and provision of both our OH and Well-being offering for colleagues at RCHT.
• The OH&WB teams will assess the fitness of employees to work, support individuals with disabilities in both gaining and sustaining employment and work with managers on recruitment and retention of staff issues and on the reduction of sickness absence.
• A key part of your role will be to manage the transition to our new shared service model and the subsequent identification of opportunities to “on board” other organisations as the service develops.
• This will involve close working with internal and external stakeholders, as well as external contractors, to share best practice across multiple disciplines and provide analytical advice and expertise.

• A Post-graduate degree in Occupational Health and be able to provide evidence of ongoing professional development
• Significant Senior management experience within large complex organisations
• Expert knowledge of occupational health requirements, health promotion and wellbeing, especially within a health care setting
• Expert knowledge of the national and local policy relating to Occupational Health
• Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve key stakeholders
• Experience of expertly managing budgets and cost improvement plans
• Experience of managing large scale projects across multiple organisations