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STAFF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH :

Welcome to the Occupational Health home page.

Forge Health (the new name for the Occupational Health Unit of Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service) has been appointed as the University's Occupational Health Service provider from 1 January 2008.

The Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service OH Unit has been delivering OH services to external customers since 2000 and has a client portfolio that includes universities, local government authorities, FE colleges and private sector organisations in the manufacturing and transport sectors.

Locally-based in purpose-built accommodation in Wigston, Forge Health will be able to provide enhanced support to the existing on-campus team of Sarah Barlow (OH Nurse) and Clair Bailey (Admin Support).

Referral routes, via Personnel Services and Safety Services, remain unchanged. However, briefing sessions for Heads and other managers will be arranged over the next few weeks to introduce the new service and a series of health promotion events is being planned for the coming months."

The staff at the University of Leicester site are:

SARAH BARLOW RGN OHND NeBOSH Cert: OH Advisor

CLAIR BAILEY: Administrative Support

Dr ROGER CALVERT : Occupational Health Physician

Office hours are:

Monday to Friday 09.00 – 17.00

Contact Clair Bailey on: 0116 221 2461

Forge Health: 0116 220 3232

EMAIL: [email protected],

[email protected]

Our address is:

House K, Freeman’s Common, Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 6BF.

We are on the ground floor under Staff Counselling and Welfare, across the car park from the Freemens Common Health Centre and Hugh Binnie Sick Bay, in the same block as Safety Services. (see map)

SARAH BARLOW - Senior Occupational Health Advisor:

My name is Sarah Barlow. I am the Occupational Health Advisor for Forge Health based at the University of Leicester. I have been the OH Advisor at the University since May 2005.

I completed my Registered General Nurse training at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading in 1987. I returned to Nottingham and discovered Occupational Health. I worked freelance for various companies such as Boots Plc, Rolls Royce and Thorntons Chocolates before settling at East Midlands Airport for 5 years.

I decided to concentrate purely on Occupational Health, so I studied at Nottingham Trent University for 2 years, and gained my diploma in Occupational Health. Whilst completing my diploma, I had contracts at Pedigree Petfoods, Whatton Prison and Pork Farms.

Once qualified, I worked at Leicester Royal Infirmary as the nurse looking after the commercial contracts. My clients included a bakery, a college, and several heavy industry manufacturers.

I then worked for 4 years at Carlton Television in Nottingham. I also covered the studios in Birmingham twice a week. My role included assisting television productions with risk assessments, accident investigation, medical advice, nursing cover for stunts and looking after staff and stars!! While at Carlton I gained my Nebosh Certificate, a Health and Safety qualification. My duties included both occupational health and health and safety issues.

My other occupational experience includes a plaster board manufacturer and Leicester City Council.

I have been with the University of Leicester since May 2005.

My duties include:

• Health Surveillance - including radiation medicals and lung function testing
• Hepatitis B immunization for staff working with human tissue infection control, vaccinations and immunity checks.
• Monitoring of immunisation status
• Health advice and information
• Health promotion
• Health advice following sickness absence
• Assistance with returning to work following an absence
• Pre-employment health assessments (when required)
• Counselling for work related injuries, accidents, illness and impairment
• Ergonomic and workplace design issues
• Alcohol & drug abuse issues
• Employee health e.g pre-and post natal, post-accident or illness, & follow up.
• Professional liaison with external parties e.g HSE

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CLAIR BAILEY - Clinical Administrator:

My name is Clair Bailey, and I am the Occupational Health Clinical Administrator. I have 12 years experience working within medical administration at Bupa in Leicester. My hours are 09.30 - 14.30.

My role at the university includes:

• Providing the first point of contact for Personnel Officers, Doctors, and 3.500 staff
• Receiving visitors to our department
• Handling calls requiring medical information and those that can be dealt with personally
• Setting up and maintaining medical record systems for new, existing and former employees
• Inputting and extracting client information from the appointment Recall system
• Liaising with Departments regarding appointments and cancellations
• Sending out appointment letters
• Extracting and arranging client medical records in order of Nurse and Physician appointments, on a daily basis
• Undertaking general office duties encompassing photocopying, faxing letters and memos, opening and segregating mail for the Nurse and Doctor
• Ensuring through diary management, all correspondence from employer referrals are completed and disseminated within given deadlines
• Maintaining confidential, accurate and up to date recording and filing systems
• Organising welcome packs for new members of staff

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Dr Roger Calvert :

Qualifications: MFOM,M.MedSci,MRCGP,DRCOG

Experience:

Role:

• To produce medical reports, including medical severance and ill-health retirement
• Radiation Medicals for Controlled Area Workers
• Management referrals and Reviews
• Work site visits if required

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