Head of Occupational Health

A career without limits

As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

This originality has been in our blood since day one. It’s the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues.

So, whether you are a reassuring voice on the end of a phone, a smile at the door, under a wing keeping the turbines spinning or landing us gently in far-flung places, a job at British Airways is yours to make.

We know great things can happen when you’re inspired to think big and bring your ambition to work every day, which is why, at British Airways the sky is never the limit.

We'relooking for a Head of Occupational Health to lead the delivery of occupational health services across British Airways. Reporting into the Chief Medical Officer,you'llprovide strategic leadership across occupational health operations, ensuring servicesremainclinically robust,compliant and aligned to business needs.

Working closely with business leaders, regulators and clinical teams, you'll oversee service delivery, drive continuous improvement and support the development of policies, governance frameworks and innovative ways of working that enable the function to deliver excellent outcomes for both colleagues and the business.

• Lead the delivery of occupational health services across British Airways.

• Provide leadership to Occupational Health Managers, Health Surveillance Managers and Musculoskeletal and Ergonomic Specialists.

• Oversee clinical governance, qualitystandardsand regulatory compliance.

• Build strong relationships with internal business areas, externalagenciesand regulatory bodies.

• Provide specialist medical support and advice to physicians,nursesand managers.

• Lead the development of occupational health policies, servicemodelsand performance measures.

• Drive continuous improvement and transformation initiatives across occupational health services.
• Ensure occupational health services support business requirements and operational readiness.

• Strong leadership and team development experience.

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Strong organisational and project management capability.

• Strategic thinking and sound judgement.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively across a complex organisation.
• A data-led mindset with the ability tomonitorperformance andidentifyopportunities for improvement.

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a licence to practice in the UK (essential).

• Qualifications in Occupational Medicine (MFOM minimum with Specialist Registration in Occupational Medicine), and Aviation Medicine (DAvMedor equivalent desirable).

• Previous general practice or other general medical experience (essential).

• Occupational health experience with ability to understand,anticipate and implement occupational health requirements in a large and complex commercial organisation (essential).

• Experience of health issues associated with air travel (essential).

• UKCAA accredited AME (essential).

We believe that all the people who work with us should feel valued for the part they play. It’s one of the reasons our rewards go far beyond a competitive salary.

• From the day you join us, you’ll get access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights.
• You’ll also receive up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family.

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