Job Title: Business Psychologist
Location: Home based- travel where required
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum + mileage
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week between Monday - Friday (9am 5pm/0830am-1630pm/8am-4pm)
Right to live & work within the UK is required for this role.
About Us:
Optima Health is the UK's largest provider of Occupational Health and wellbeing services, supporting organisations across both the public and private sectors. With a heritage dating back to 1947, we have been helping employers create healthier, high-performing workplaces for generations, and we continue to evolve with innovative, practical solutions that make a real difference.
At the heart of our story are our people. We bring together like-minded professionals who are passionate about improving workplace health and wellbeing and delivering meaningful support to the organisations we work with across the UK.
When you join Optima Health, you become part of something bigger. We invest in our people/you through structured induction, ongoing training and tailored career development, helping you build the skills and experience to grow your career.
Together, we live our values:
One Team – There are no barriers in our business. We trust each other and work together as one team to deliver what our clients need. We all have a part to play in our future, and everyone's contribution is important and valued.
Doing the Right Thing – We operate to the highest standards. Success is underpinned by honesty and integrity, and by doing what we say we will do. We care about the impact of our work on our people, our clients, their employees, society, and the world we live in. Caring for our colleagues' wellbeing and respecting their time, energy and balance is fundamental to this value.
Shaping Tomorrow – We are always looking for ways to improve and innovate. We train, support and empower future leaders, invest in market-leading propositions and use technology to advance service and clinical outcomes. We evolve how we work - embracing smater, more flexible approaches that help our people thrive both professionally and personally.
Never Too Big to Care – We always retain a client-first approach. Every client, and every one of their employees that we support, matters. We work in partnership to optimise workplace health and wellbeing, sharing in the benefits of growing together
Role Summary:
Due to significant business growth, we are looking for a Business Psychologist with experience working within occupational health to join our nationwide team. You will sit within our MH/MSK and neurodiversity division working as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will be home based with adhoc travel where we are unable to offer virtual assessments/coaching.
As a Business Psychologist, you will be carrying out various neurodiversity assessments and providing our customers with a detailed management report explaining any strengths and challenges in the workplace along with specific recommendations and advice to ensure employees receive the support they require to contribute to a productive and engaged workforce for our customers. There will also be an element of coaching when working on a specific contract we hold, with this frequency depending on the demand.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- To undertake high quality neurodiversity assessments including screening and work place needs assessments.
- To produce a well written management report with clear and unambiguous advice that details appropriate and effective recommendations / adjustments to the employee, management and HR that are of mutual and sustained benefit
- To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within occupational health to provide integrated care across all of Optima's service provision
- To manage varied and complex assessments in a timely manner and meet all service KPI's
- To provide effective risk assessment and risk management including safeguarding
- To make ongoing contributions to service development to ensure Optima continues to meet the needs of its customers
- To assist in the design and delivery of training within their scope of expertise and take part in CPD both internally and externally
Experience, Skills, and Knowledge Required for the Role:
- Masters in Psychology / Business psychology
- Membership with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- 2 years or more experience delivering neurodiversity assessments (e.g. Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Tourette's) post registration
- Knowledge of assistive technology, specialist equipment and software to support neurodiversity in the workplace.
- Experience of workplace neurodiverse coaching
- Experience of delivering training, group education and awareness sessions
What Can We Offer You?
- 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
- Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Pension Scheme
- Health Cash Plan
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Volunteer Days
- YuLife Employee Benefits Platform
- Save As You Earn Scheme
- Eye Test Vouchers
- Flu Vaccination Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Clinical Training Academy
- Paid CPD Days
- Professional Registration Fees Paid
- RAVE Awards
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Right to Request Flexible Working From Day 1
Optima Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender or gender expression, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief or sexual orientation.
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