Occupational Health Manager H/F

The Occupational Health Manager conducts  the occupational health strategy (physical and mental) and actions to preserve the health of its workers throughout their career within the company. He/she monitors their medical conditions according to their age, the professional risks, and the arduousness at work.

He/she ensures the hygiene and health education within the company. He/she receives employees for medical examinations and has a role of adviser for the improvement of their health and wellbeing.

He/she has the responsibility to determine whether the employee is physically and psychologically fit for work.

3. JOB DIMENSIONS

Number of Staff Supervised (if applicable)

Direct Reports:

Nurse supervisors, Nurse assistants

Indirect Reports:

Financial Data (if applicable)

Operating Budget:

N/A

Annual Turnover:

0

Other:

0

Other (if applicable)

N/A

4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

As an Occupational Health Manager, you will join the HR department to take in charge a full section composed of occupational supervisors, Occupational Health Nurses, Medical Assistants. You will be managing employee's health, Prevention of risks related to physical professional activities, Chemical Risks and HSE (Health, Safety and Environment). You will monitor an average of 600 staffs and will examine the workplace to determine environmental and/or physical factors that could affect employee health, safety, comfort, and performance. You will also manage and control finances, administration, and activities of the company clinic and be part of the Core management meetings to expose any aspects related to it.

For that, your main tasks will be as following:

• Take and monitor staff's medical history
• Ensure the follow-up and the regulatory medical visits in occupational health of the employees (hiring, periodic, pre-recovery, resumption following absences or long sick or long-term leaves)
• Determining fitness for the workstation
• Identify and analyse occupational risks
• Give a medical opinion on occupational risks
• Participate in institutional procedures for maintaining employment
• Propose, design, and implement actions to prevent occupational risks (work fatigue, mental health, stress etc.) related to the workstation and its environment
• Perform and order clinical examinations
• Interpret test results / Administer care
• Make a diagnosis of the patient's health status
• Prescribe a treatment program to cure and/or rehabilitate
• Inform the patient of all aspects of their condition and therapy
• Monitor the progress of the therapeutic program
• Provide psychological and social support to the patient and family
• Promote health education and a healthy lifestyle
• Perform primary and secondary prevention activities
• Perform administrative functions related to patient care
• Participate in working groups, meetings, and visits of Health insurance provider, in the animation of institutional campaigns (example: covid, flu vaccination campaign).
• Advising employers, employees, and staff representatives on occupational health issues.
• Advise management on the cost and effectiveness of safety and health programs
• Provide stress counselling service to the staff when needed
• Enhance DP World's resiliency through the establishment of a customized crisis cell in case of need
• Manage Health and occupational budget throughout the year
• Manage the clinic staff
• Identify and develop the needs of the section in training and development;
• Lead the inventory of the pharmacy
• for the purpose of helping or solving potential problem;
• Automation and digitalization experience.
  

HSE

• Have compliance with HSSE operational procedures and instructions in your department drafted, approved, and monitored.
• Pilot or participate in reporting and analysis of incidents if necessary.
  

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6. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Diploma:

Ø  State Diploma in Medicine + mention in occupational health

Competencies:

• Experience of at least 10 years serving as a doctor including 3 years as company doctor
• In-depth knowledge in the medical and health field
• Ability to make a diagnosis
• Ability to read the results of medical examinations and tests
• Ability to make decisions and take responsibility
• Communication and listening skills
• Ability to manage the doctor-patient relationship
• Resistance to stress and fatigue
• Reliability, accuracy, and patience

Ø  Willingness to continually update information

Additional consideration:

• Managerial skills
• Diplomatic skills
• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills.
• IT skills

7. COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal:

Insure efficient coordination and communication with the other departments;

External:

Stakeholders related to health institutions: Hospital and health services, pharmaceutical laboratories etc.