Manager Occupational Health

Job description / Role

Manager Occupational Health - Qatar Airways - Doha

Support the VP Occupational Health Services in establishing an Occupational Health Service to support the entire QR Group to include HIA Staff. Responsible for service delivery as directed by the VP. Provide tactical support to the business and employees alike to ensure staff are and remain fit for their roles and that risks to staff from job related health hazards are appropriately controlled. Develop training programs and deliver training to internal and external stakeholders as well as direct and support the Department’s Occupational Health Advisors.

* Oversee the implementation and usage of the Occupational Health Service.
* Develop and lead the implementation and promotion of Occupational Health culture across the company through the provision and application of Occupational Health policies and procedures, including risk assessment, case management, accident prevention and health initiatives.
* Advise on matters relating to Occupational Health at work, including the legal obligations and responsibilities of managers and employees.
* Work at the direction of VP Occupational Health to ensure the Occupational Health Service employs best practice even in areas where regulatory standards are unavailable.
* Help deliver the Occupational Health Service to all Company grades as seen appropriate.
* Work closely with the QR Medical Commission to ensure cost effective and appropriate pre-employment health screening is performed on all staff.
* Manage the Department’s own risk register and protection of all medical staff from the hazards associated with their roles.
* Have medical management responsibility for cases where work may have impacted on health or where health may impact on the future ability of staff to continue working.
* Act as a critical point of contact with the Company’s Occupational Health & Safety Team.
* Manage and support the Occupational Health Services being delivered to the business.
* Advise senior managers on division wide strategic measures to reduce risks from workplace hazards and on suitable control measures such as shift patterns to reduce fatigue.
* Provide specialist consultative medical advice to staff in long standing complex medical cases that are proving resistant to usual measures, and providing leadership and clinical direction for the occupational health specialists.
* Advise management on matters related to Occupational Health and raise awareness for occupational health-related medical issues within the business.
* Act as a subject matter expert on matters of health educational and wellbeing programs for the Group such as the adverse effects of fatigue on health and the impact this has on productivity.

Requirements

The successful for that role you should have Bachelors degree or Equivalent, in addition to a recognised Post Graduate Nursing qualification in Occupational Medicine. You must be an expert with minimum of 7 years of job related experience.

You must have worked in a Commercial or Industrial/Military Occupational Health Department. Previous experience in the Aviation Setting is a plus. Previous management experience of Occupational Health Department with teaching/training experience.

Ability to delegate work, set clear direction and manage workflow. Strong mentoring and coaching skills. Ability to train and develop subordinate's skills. Ability to foster teamwork among team members.

About the Company

Qatar Airways is proud to be one of the youngest global airlines to serve all six continents, and thanks to our customers’ response to our offerings, we are also the world’s fastest-growing airline. We connect more than 150 destinations on the map every day, with a fleet of the latest-generation aircraft, and an unrivalled level of service from our home and hub, the Five-star airport, Hamad International Airport in Doha, the State of Qatar.

Travel today involves a mix of short, medium and long-haul segments, with more people travelling than ever before. With the breadth of network coverage today, virtually no destination is unreachable. This is why the commitment to service is paramount; as our guests are travelling farther and more frequently than ever before, the experience on board is an important part of the journey itself.

Since our launch in 1997, Qatar Airways has earned many awards and accolades, becoming one of an elite group of airlines worldwide to have earned a 5-star rating by Skytrax. Voted Airline of the Year by Skytrax in 2011, 2012, 2015 and most recently in 2017, Qatar Airways has won the confidence of the travelling public. We have accomplished these goals by focusing on the details – how we run the business, and how you experience our airline.