Senior Occupational Health Advisor
Occupational Health Advisor
Full time
£49,000 - £57,000 per year
Healthcare | Occupational Health
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Healthcare Recruitment
Senior Occupational Health Nurse Adviser
Northamptonshire | Full Time | 37 Hours Per Week | In-House Occupational Health Service
OH Medical is delighted to be recruiting for a Senior Occupational Health Nurse Adviser to join a well-established in-house Occupational Health team in Northamptonshire. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Occupational Health professional looking to step into a senior leadership role where they can influence service delivery, support team development, and play a key role in shaping workplace health and wellbeing strategies.
Working closely with the Head of Occupational Health, you will provide clinical leadership, manage a multidisciplinary team, oversee complex case management, and contribute to the ongoing development of a high-quality Occupational Health service.
The Role
As the Senior Occupational Health Nurse Adviser, you will provide expert Occupational Health advice and support across a diverse workforce while ensuring clinical governance, service quality, and operational excellence.
You will deputise for the Head of Occupational Health when required and act as a key stakeholder in delivering proactive, evidence-based Occupational Health services.
Key Responsibilities
The Senior Occupational Health Advisor Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Essential Requirements
What's on Offer?
If you're an experienced Occupational Health professional looking for your next leadership opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
How To Apply
Click Apply Now and send us an up-to-date CV showcasing your relevant skills and experience.
About OH Medical:
OH Medical is a trusted recruitment consultancy dedicated to the Occupational Health, Wellbeing and Health & Safety sectors. We specialise in delivering tailored recruitment solutions for both agency and permanent roles, supporting professionals and employers across the UK.
Northamptonshire | Full Time | 37 Hours Per Week | In-House Occupational Health Service
OH Medical is delighted to be recruiting for a Senior Occupational Health Nurse Adviser to join a well-established in-house Occupational Health team in Northamptonshire. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Occupational Health professional looking to step into a senior leadership role where they can influence service delivery, support team development, and play a key role in shaping workplace health and wellbeing strategies.
Working closely with the Head of Occupational Health, you will provide clinical leadership, manage a multidisciplinary team, oversee complex case management, and contribute to the ongoing development of a high-quality Occupational Health service.
The Role
As the Senior Occupational Health Nurse Adviser, you will provide expert Occupational Health advice and support across a diverse workforce while ensuring clinical governance, service quality, and operational excellence.
You will deputise for the Head of Occupational Health when required and act as a key stakeholder in delivering proactive, evidence-based Occupational Health services.
Key Responsibilities
- Line manage Occupational Health Nurse Advisers and Occupational Health Technicians.
- Provide clinical leadership, mentoring, coaching and professional support to the wider OH team.
- Manage a complex clinical caseload, delivering Occupational Health assessments and evidence-based recommendations.
- Advise managers, HR teams and employees on sickness absence management, rehabilitation plans, workplace adjustments and fitness for work.
- Assess and triage Occupational Health referrals to ensure effective use of resources.
- Lead on health surveillance programmes and provide specialist advice regarding occupational health hazards and workplace health risks.
- Support the development and implementation of Occupational Health policies, procedures and service improvements.
- Maintain high standards of clinical governance, record keeping and confidentiality in line with GDPR, NMC requirements and relevant legislation.
- Participate in clinical audits, quality assurance activities and service evaluation.
- Produce statistical reports and health data analysis to support organisational wellbeing initiatives.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to promote employee health, wellbeing and workplace safety.
- There may be occasional travel across sites within the county and flexibility to support some evening Occupational Health activities when required.
The Senior Occupational Health Advisor Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Essential Requirements
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Current registration on Part 3 of the NMC Register.
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Health.
- Minimum 5 years' Occupational Health experience.
- Previous experience working as a Senior Occupational Health Advisor or in a similar leadership role.
- Experience providing Occupational Health and wellbeing advice to managers, HR professionals and senior stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of sickness absence management, workplace adjustments, rehabilitation and health surveillance.
- Experience supervising, mentoring or auditing the work of Occupational Health Nurses, Screening Nurses or Occupational Health Technicians.
- Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong understanding of GDPR, medical confidentiality and Occupational Health legislation.
- Experience using Occupational Health management systems and producing reports from health data.
- Experience working within emergency services, blue-light services or highly regulated environments.
- Fitness-for-task medicals experience.
- Experience designing and delivering health promotion or wellbeing programmes.
- Training delivery experience.
What's on Offer?
- Opportunity to join a respected and supportive in-house Occupational Health team.
- Senior leadership role with genuine influence on service development.
- Diverse and interesting clinical caseload.
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
- Supportive multidisciplinary working environment.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- £49,000 - £57,000 PA, dependent on experience.
- Hybrid working arrangement available.
- Mileage reimbursement for business travel where applicable.
- Excellent annual leave, pension, and retail discount scheme & other benefits.
If you're an experienced Occupational Health professional looking for your next leadership opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
How To Apply
Click Apply Now and send us an up-to-date CV showcasing your relevant skills and experience.
About OH Medical:
OH Medical is a trusted recruitment consultancy dedicated to the Occupational Health, Wellbeing and Health & Safety sectors. We specialise in delivering tailored recruitment solutions for both agency and permanent roles, supporting professionals and employers across the UK.
Salary range
- £49,000 - £57,000 per year
Band
- Band 7