Vacancy Information
This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst continuing to be two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.
Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.
Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowance and hours.
Division / Department - People Services
Status - Happy to Talk Flexible Working
Contract Type - Permanent
Grade - Surrey Police Grade D / Sussex Police Grade 7
Salary Grade Range - See Advert
Politically Restricted - No
Unsocial Hours Allowance -
Location - Horsham
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
The Role
We are currently looking for a highly motivated individual to join our Occupational Health Service across Surrey Police and Sussex Police on a permanent contract working a minimum of 25 hours to 37 hours per week Monday to Friday.
Based at Horsham Police Station, you will be working to the Administration Team Leader providing a full range of administration services within a multi-disciplinary nurse led OH Team across both forces and supporting Surrey & East Sussex Fire and Rescue Services.
There will be a requirement for you to occasionally travel to Guildford and Lewes.
Key Responsibilities
The role is varied and will involve you responding to e-mails and telephone calls along with visitors to the department, arranging clinical appointments and providing administrative support to the wider Occupational Health & Wellbeing team. This could include administering the work of the Force Medical Adviser and providing support to the Ill Health Retirement process.
Skills & Experience
You should have a Grade C or above in GCSE English or equivalent.
You must have excellent interpersonal skills, be well organised and work well under pressure.
You need to be flexible, enjoy working as part of a team, possess excellent communication skills and have an enquiring mind with an attention to detail.
Computer skills are essential to the role; in particular use of Microsoft Office; Excel, Outlook and Word.
Experience of providing customer service in a medical, occupational health or HR environment is desirable although not essential as on the job training will be provided.
Further Information
For further information on this exciting opportunity please contact Dan Gillard, Head of Occupational Health, on work mobile 07977 425529 or email Dan.Gillard@surrey.pnn.police.uk
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
Surrey Police and Sussex Police work together in collaboration for this role, however they remain two different employers, with differing pay scales, allowances and terms and conditions including hours of employment.
If you are an internal candidate and are conditionally offered the role your attendance record and any reasonable adjustments already in place will be discussed with yourself and your current line manager. If you are successful in your application, you may be required to resign and transfer your employment, taking on the Terms & Conditions and pay scales of the Lead Force (if this is not your existing Home Force).
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.
Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's really important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach and skills that diversity brings; all of which help us deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status or religious beliefs, we would love to hear from you.