Head of Medical Services

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Physician to join Ford Motor Company. You will provide health leadership, representing the health function at the highest level in one of the country’s leading automotive and mobility companies. 

You will lead on health strategy, manage the occupational health service and work with the wider global Ford community on health initiatives. This is a great opportunity to have a major impact in a large company experiencing rapid change. This is your chance to go further with Ford!

Ford of Britain provides occupational health services to all employees based in the UK, via an outsourced provider. 

The role will be based at the Dunton Technical Centre, Essex, but will require travel to other operational sites including Dagenham, Bridgend (S Wales), Daventry and Liverpool. 

• Health leadership across the organisation. 
• Interface with key stakeholders to deliver best practice occupational health services across the business. 
• Develop health strategy for the Company within UK, including wellbeing initiatives.
• Ratification and review of all ill health retirement recommendations. 
• Regular process audit of the service at all sites. Management 
• Represent the health function at national level meetings with other key Company stakeholders such as Trades Unions and senior management. 
• Management of an outsourced occupational health service in liaison with the outsourced company’s own management team, to set KPIs. 
• Oversight of an outsourced on-site physiotherapy and rehabilitation service with reference to the provider’s own management, including regular review of KPIs. 
• Work with other medical staff within Ford of Europe and the wider global Ford health community on health initiatives and metrics. 

The minimum requirements we seek:

• GMC registration, and on the GMC’s specialist register (Occupational Medicine). 
• Possession of MFOM (Member of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine) or FFOM (Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine). 
• Demonstrable leadership experience. 
• Prior experience managing a team. 
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written). 
• Prior experience in the manufacturing sector is highly desirable.

Additional Information:

The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability

This position is based in Dunton, and it is expected the successful candidate will be able to attend the Dunton office for typically 4 days a week and remain flexible on the days they are required to attend the office according to business requirements.

As part of our pre-employment checks process, successful candidates will be required to undergo a criminal record check. This will be conducted in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applied only to unspent convictions.

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