Senior Occupational Health Advisor

Senior Occupational Health Advisor

Location: Hybrid working (office-based with flexible home working, subject to business needs)

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Occupational Health Advisor to lead a well-established Occupational Health team within a large and complex organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Occupational Health professional to combine clinical expertise with leadership, driving service quality and supporting the ongoing development of Occupational Health provision.

The successful candidate will manage the day-to-day clinical and operational activities of the Occupational Health Unit while providing leadership, supervision and support to a multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and supervise the Occupational Health team
• Oversee clinical delivery and case triage
• Provide management referrals and sickness absence advice
• Conduct pre-employment and periodic health assessments
• Deliver health surveillance programmes, including specialist medicals where appropriate
• Maintain clinical governance, audit processes, policies and professional standards
• Manage external referrals and specialist assessment processes
• Lead service improvement initiatives
• Analyse health data, identify trends and monitor KPIs
• Promote staff wellbeing and health initiatives
• Support external Occupational Health service contracts where required

Essential Requirements

Applicants must have:

Registered General Nurse (RGN) status with current NMC registration

A recognised Occupational Health qualification (Certificate, Diploma or Degree)

Significant post-qualification experience within Occupational Health

Experience working within a large, complex organisation

Experience using Occupational Health management systems (such as OPAS G2 or similar)

Strong experience in sickness absence case management

Experience leading or contributing to service improvement projects

The ability to analyse health data, outcomes and performance metrics

Up-to-date clinical competencies including:

Spirometry

Audiometry

Vision screening

HAVS

Excellent clinical decision-making skills

Strong knowledge of clinical governance, confidentiality and relevant legislation

A full UK driving licence

Desirable Experience

Previous experience managing or supervising an Occupational Health team

A formal management qualification

Public sector experience

Experience within safety-critical industries such as healthcare, emergency services, rail, utilities, manufacturing or defence

Who We're Looking For

We're particularly interested in hearing from:

• Senior Occupational Health Advisers who have demonstrated leadership experience and are ready to progress into their first formal management role