Job Title: Occupational Health Physician / Pension Scheme Medical Adviser

Contract: Permanent- full-time or part-time hours available (minimum 2 days per week)

Location: Home based, fully remote

Salary: Depending on experience

As a Scheme Medical Adviser (SMA) at Medigold Health, you will play a key role in in assessing ill-health retirement and injury benefit applications and delivering pensions medical advice to support our clients, in the public and private sector

.You will be part of a dedicated team ensuring the highest standards of pensions medical advice while using Medigold Health’s internal systems to maintain accurate medical records and deliver an efficient, scheme compliant service

.While previous pensions experience is preferable, full training will be provided. You will also have one-to-one support and mentoring from senior Scheme Medical Advisers and regular contact with peers through team meetings, in addition to access to wider internal CPD opportunities within Medigold Health

.This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills in a fascinating, stimulating, and often complex and challenging area, in order to support pension trustees and other delegated authorities to undertake their responsibilities in a procedurally and legally compliant way

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Main Objectiv

• esThe delivery of the Pensions Medical Services to Medigold Health clients and to ensure that the provision of the pensions medical advice is, at all times, of the highest standar
• d.To ensure best practice, including a standardised approach to pensions medical assessments, which are fair, objective and compliant with relevant regulatory requirement

s.
Specific Responsibilit

• iesProvide medical advice as Scheme Medical Adviser on the applicability of pension scheme criteria in individual cases. Work may include reviews of existing awards and appeals, in addition to injury benefit assessmen
• ts.Utilise Medigold’s internal medical records database and diary system to ensure that the clinical procedures are fulfill
• ed.In general pensions work is system-based and remote with no direct contact with the pension scheme member, so Scheme Medical Advisers work from ho
• me.Liaise with Administrators/Team Leaders regarding both client and pension scheme member queries (with support from Senior Scheme Medical Advisers as appropriat

e).
Requirements for this

• roleAFOM is the minimum qualification required, but preferably MFOM or
• FFOMCurrent GMC registra
• tionAt least 3 years of experience in occupational medi
• cinePrevious pensions experience is desirable but not essen
• tialExcellent analytical and report writing skills, with attention to de
• tailKnowledge of Outlook and Word is essential, Excel and PowerPoint desira

ble.
Our Company Ben

• efits31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of se
• rvicePension S
• chemePaid Professional Memberships and Indemnity Insu
• ranceAccess to Company benefits and discount p
• ortalAccess to a Health Cash
• PlanFree eyecare vou
• chersCycle to work s
• chemeAccess to confidential Employee Assistance prog
• rammeInteractive mental health and wellbein