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Job Title: Workplace Health Assessor

Salary: £24,000 - £25,500 per annum + homeworking allowance

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday – 09:00 – 17:00)

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Blackburn - Home-Based

Reporting to: Access to Work Contract Manager

Role Objective: To deliver high quality assessments within a timely manner to assist in maintaining individuals within the workplace

Innovate Healthcare are a forward-thinking occupational health company working in both the private and public sectors. We employ a variety of health professionals dedicated to achieving the purpose at the centre of our practice; helping people to overcome the barriers they face relating to health and work.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Workplace Health Assessor. The role is suitable for new and recent graduates coming from educational backgrounds such as Sports & Exercise Science/Sports Therapy/Sports Rehabilitation or similar. Equally, we would love to hear from applicants who have experience in similar roles within the Workplace Health sector. Whilst previous experience in a health-based role is advantageous, we provide a full training programme meaning that candidates have the opportunity to begin a new career in the field of Workplace Health and Wellbeing.

This role will involve engaging with customers within the Access to Work funding journey to provide recommendations to support workers within the workplace.

Our people are absolutely key to our business, which is why we make sure that we look after them – read on to find out more about the role, who we are looking for and what we offer in return!

What you’ll be doing:

• Travelling to and undertaking assessments in a variety of workplace environments
• Observing the client in the workplace in order to gain an understanding of the nature of the work involved in their role
• Carrying out a variety of holistic assessments and health and safety checks on the clients’ place of work
• Documenting the client’s medical condition(s)/disability, work tasks, working environment and workstation layout
• Identifying appropriate special aids/equipment, effective working practices and training necessary through the application of ergonomics in order to enable the client to maximise their productive capacity
• To research alternative solutions to assist clients with overcoming work-related needs which occur due to health condition(s) or disability
• Advising on work organisation issues and physical changes required to the workplace environment or premises
• Working closely with administrative support to complete outcome reports including all findings and recommendations, referencing associated costs, within the agreed time frame
• Participate in upskilling and learning and development programmes/sessions
• Write comprehensive, professional reports which answer the reason for referral
• Provide peer to peer support for Case Manager and ATW Coordinator
• Engage in quality assurance procedures and regular clinical supervision
• To work on and towards the Innovate Purpose, Mission and Vision and commit to promoting the organisation’s culture and values
• Potential future progression of a split role completing health surveillance

What you’ll get in return:

• A salary of between £24,000 and £25,500 per annum, commensurate with your skills, qualifications and experience
• 33 days of annual leave, including 8 bank holidays, plus Birthday Day Off
• Pension scheme (9% combined contribution)
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave
• Company Sick Pay
• Cash Health Plan
• Refer a Friend scheme worth £250 per successful referral
• Extensive training and professional development programme
• Career development opportunities
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including face-to-face/virtual counselling

Person Specification:

• Degree in appropriate field, e.g. Sports & Exercise Science, Sports Rehabilitation, Sports Therapy etc OR experience working in a similar/transferable role (E)
• Full UK driving licence with access to own vehicle (E)
• Committed to achievement of high standards and dedicated to customer/client journey (E)
• Possess excellent organisational and prioritisation skills (E)
• High level of attention to detail adopts a zero error approach to tasks (E)
• Remains calm, considered and focused under pressure
• Assertive, strong ability to build rapport
• IT skills, including knowledge of a range of software packages
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads
• A desire to contribute to the development of an ambitious company
• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise and effectively manage own workload
• The role requires an innovative, independent, flexible individual with excellent communication skills. Full training in addition to generous CPD opportunities will be provided

Innovate Healthcare is committed to promoting equality and eliminating unlawful discrimination, and we are committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce which is truly representative of the society within which we operate. We want to build inclusive work environments, where all our employees have equal opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations . We are part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning that we commit to offering an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. We will ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

A criminal history check will be conducted on the recommended persons for these positions.

If you require any assistance with the application process, please contact the People and Culture Team on people@Innovatehmg.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,000.00-£25,500.00 per year

Application question(s):

• Do you have a degree qualification in sports therapy, sports rehab, sport exercise science, psychology or paramedic science?

Work Location: On the road