Occupational Health

Annette Chorley Annette Chorley
Occupational Health Manager - RGN OHNC DOHN BSc PG Dip (OH&S)
Annette has been in OH since 1987 and has worked in the Education sector, NHS, British Transport Police and was a Senior Lecturer at the Royal College of Nursing Institute...

For the past 6 years Annette has been working as an independent OH Consultant providing advice to clients in private businesses, Logistics, RAF sites, Naval Bases, Councils and Leisure Centres. As well as leading the team and performing clinical work, Annette provides professional supervision for OH students on placement from University. Annette has recently completed qualifications in Occupational Health Law.

Dr Robert Willcox Dr Robert Willcox
Occupational Health Consultant - FFOM, DTM&H
Dr Willcox has wide Occupational Health experience having worked with British Airways, British Petroleum (in the Middle East), the BBC (where he was involved in the design of the world's most successful stress measurement tools) and as Group Medical Officer for Cable and Wireless.

He is qualified in Tropical Disease and has extensive interests in illness related to international travel, commuting, work hours and sleep and the impact of migraine in the workplace. He has significant experience in improving managing pressure in the modern workplace. Robert is also the Managing Director of One-Click Health, an innovative internet tool for managing short-term sickness absence.

Ola Akinrinde Ola Akinrinde
Occupational Health Advisor
As part of InterHealth’s commitment to lifelong learning and support for new professionals an Occupational Health student placement was arranged in collaboration with Brunel University...

Annette Chorley (OH Manager), who had previously worked at the Royal College of Nursing as a Lecturer, agreed to act as mentor/practice teacher. The full time Occupational Health (OH) course for full time students is of one year duration and 50% of that time must be spent in practice in an approved organisation.Ola started at InterHealth on 19th September and will be observing OH practice initially and then undertaking project work.

She has always been a nurse in the acute hospital setting for 5 years and last worked on an intensive care unit before commencing this programme.

Joanna Ambersley Joanna Ambersley
Occupational Health Co-Ordinator
Joanna joined InterHealth in September 2009 as a Reception Services Assistant...

Prior to this she gained experience working for 4 years at The Mission Practice in Bethnal Green in East London. Joanna graduated last year from Queen Mary University of London with a Bsc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences. She has recently married and looks forward to studying further in the future.
 

Mary Barber Mary Barber
Occupational Health Advisor
Mary Barber is a registered general nurse with experience and training in Orthopaedics and Cardiac Intensive care Nursing...

She has also trained in Massage Therapy and set up her own practice working with cancer patients and with Sense, the deaf blind association. Following a career break to have children Mary returned to do a degree in Occupational Health and has since gained experience working in occupational health in the public sector with the Forensic Science Services and in the private sector with Tesco and Bupa.

Sharon Wilkinson Sharon Wilkinson
Consultant Occupational Health Nurse Specialist
Sharon has worked in Occupational Health since 1980. Her experience includes extensive experience in health services and industry in both the UK and USA...

She has also worked as a specialist OH Inspector with HSE. Sharon will be working
on the OH strategy and development as well as some clinical work.