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 - Part Time
Contract Type - Fixed Term Contract
Grade - Surrey Police Grade E / Sussex Police Grade 8
Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £26,109 - £29,654 / Sussex Police £24,552 - £26,232
Politically Restricted -
Unsocial Hours Allowance -
Location - Multiple Locations
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
Sussex and Sussex
Due to the nature of policing, in this role you will be expected to be able to support all areas of the workforce.
Minimum 15 hours per week. Hours worked are flexible, but should include one day during the week, and an evening and some weekend hours as agreed with manager on a flexible basis.
Key Responsibilities
To work as a member of the Occupational Health and Wellbeing team which will include health promotion activities and meetings.
- To give health promotional advice and taking biometrics and explaining the results to people in a professional and motivating way.
- Support the Wellbeing Lead in health campaigns and liaise with police and fire service fitness advisers.
- Assist with health promotional campaigns.
- Liaise with senior clinicians / Clinical Lead and where necessary local managers to take action where health check reveal health issue that means managerial action required, this includes both psychological and physical aspects of health. To be aware of confidentiality in all aspects of the role.
- To assist with the continuing development of the OH & Wellbeing Service. Keep records of biometrics and analyse with support of Wellbeing Lead to identify hot spots areas of concern and create reports that can be used to show any improvements or decrease in health across time and themes in different services to better target and channel resources /campaigns in response to these trends.
- To use the OH electronic operating system; Cohort or similar and maintain health records
- Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and character of work as may be reasonably required, including specific duties of a similar or lesser graded post.
Skills & Experience
At least one of the following:
- Registered Nurse
- Qualified OH Technician
- Physiologist
- Level 3 Personal Trainer
A driver who is happy to travel and be confident working on their own in varying locations, vehicle owner
Demonstrate knowledge of working in a related area, health screening/mini medicals
Demonstrable knowledge of good working practices and administrative procedures
Experience of giving health promotional advice and taking biometrics and explaining the results to people in a professional and motivating way
Genuine interest in improving health of organisations through advice and campaigns
Have good knowledge of Microsoft Office eg. Word, Excel and databases
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, in order to deal courteously and effectively with all employees and using sensitivity and tact with confidential issues
Good written communication skills with the ability to check records and correspondence.
Attention to detail and accuracy
The ability to work calmly under pressure, and respond flexibly to changing and sometimes challenging demands
The ability to deal effectively and discreetly with confidential work, demonstrating diplomacy, confidentiality and initiative as required
Motivational interviewing experience in terms of changing/ improving health habits, compassionate and empathetic. Provide excellent customer service
Awareness of currently advised healthy parameters and current evidence for health parameters, knowledge and awareness of the evidence base for current advice and keep up to date with changes in this advice. To work using evidence based health promotional advice and research based knowledge
Contact Details
Dan Gillard
Head of Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service
Surrey and Sussex Police, Surrey Fire and Rescue & East Sussex Fire and Rescue
M: 07977 425529
Administration Office: 01273 404424
e: Occhealth@sussex.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.
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