Occupational Health Advisor - Volunteer

Job summary

As a Volunteer Occupational Health Adviser, you will provide expert advice and guidance on occupational health matters, helping ensure that our volunteers can undertake their roles safely and effectively. Your professional knowledge will directly contribute to creating a positive and supportive volunteering environment while helping the charity meet its occupational health responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

What you'll be doing

• Providing occupational health advice on fitness for role, workplace adjustments and health surveillance.
• Supporting managers with occupational health referrals and interpreting reports.
• Advising on health risk assessments for operational and event-based volunteering roles.
• Helping develop and review occupational health policies and procedures.
• Providing guidance on managing health conditions within a volunteering environment.
• Attending meetings and preparing reports where required.
• Maintaining accurate and confidential records in line with GDPR requirements.

About us

We have supported people and communities across Wales since 1880. We existed before the NHS in Wales and provided the earliest medical support to those who were sick or injured.

Since March 2020, weve worked closely with NHS Wales, increasing our capacity and developing new innovative ways of working to assist and relieve the overwhelming pressure on the frontline healthcare. We are first responders and provide services for people who have fallen and those in crisis. We look after hundreds of thousands of people at over 1000 events per year from football crowds to marathon runners and night time revellers.

We continue to play a major role in strengthening community resilience and ensuring people are trained in first aid so they can be the difference between a life lost and a life saved with a blend of St John People, both employees and volunteers.

We provide the opportunity for people from all backgrounds to volunteer with us and develop their personal skills and confidence to support our charitable and income generating services whilst assisting their own career development and their community.

Were undergoing an extensive and exciting programme of modernisation preparing for our new 2025-2030 and beyond strategy. This includes a review of our existing services, financial and workforce models and were developing a rejuvenated culture aligned to our core vision and values to improve our overall people experience.

Job responsibilities

As a Volunteer Occupational Health Adviser, you will provide expert advice and guidance on occupational health matters, helping ensure that our volunteers can undertake their roles safely and effectively. Your professional knowledge will directly contribute to creating a positive and supportive volunteering environment while helping the charity meet its occupational health responsibilities.

What you'll be doing

• Providing occupational health advice on fitness for role, workplace adjustments and health surveillance.
• Supporting managers with occupational health referrals and interpreting reports.
• Advising on health risk assessments for operational and event-based volunteering roles.
• Helping develop and review occupational health policies and procedures.
• Providing guidance on managing health conditions within a volunteering environment.
• Attending meetings and preparing reports where required.
• Maintaining accurate and confidential records in line with GDPR requirements.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport
• Current Enhanced DBS Certificate
• Sound clinical judgement and ability to give clear, practical advice
• Registered health professional qualification (e.g GMC, NMC or HCPC registration)
• Absolute commitment to role modelling our St John Ambulance Cymru values of Compassion, Quality, Inclusion and Integrity, and helping others do the same.
• High level of professionalism, confidentiality and discretion.
• Ability to work outside normal working hours when absolutely
• necessary.

Desirable

• Recognised qualification in occupational health
• Experience working in an occupational health setting
• Experience within a charity, voluntary sector or emergency services environment