West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Job summary
Are you a passionate Occupational Health professional looking to make a real difference in a dynamic acute Trust?
As Trust of the Year 2025, we’re entering an exciting new chapter, expanding our services and investing in modern technology to shape the future of healthcare.
This is a fantastic time to join our forward-thinking team and help shape a high-quality, modern Occupational Health service.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Occupational Health Adviser, you’ll play a key role in delivering a comprehensive, evidence-based service that promotes the health, wellbeing and safety of our workforce.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will:Manage your own caseload of management referrals, providing expert advice on fitness for work, rehabilitation and reasonable workplace adjustments.
Deliver occupational health screening, immunisations, and health surveillance programmes.
Assess and manage workplace risks, including infection control issues and exposure incidents.
Provide professional advice to managers and staff, supporting attendance management and wellbeing.
Contribute to service development, quality improvement and new ways of working as our service expands.
You’ll work both autonomously and collaboratively, building strong relationships across HR, Health & Safety, Infection Control and clinical teams.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- RN. Registration on Part 1 of NMC register
- Degree / Diploma in Occupational Health.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable
- Part 3 of NMC register – SCPHN -OH
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of immunisation schedules for healthcare workers
- Experience of immunisation
- Management of blood and body fluid exposures.
- Infection control issues relation to OH such as influenza, infectious disease, contact tracing
- Knowledge of attendance management policies.
- Basic counselling skills
- Case management
- Knowledge of legislation relating to Occupational Health, health and safety, and relevant aspects of employment law, with the ability to apply this in practice.
Desirable
- Experience of NHS Occupational Health Services.
- Knowledge of Health Promotion
- Knowledge of occupational diseases.
- Undertaking risk assessment
- Ability to present to large and small groups.
- Mental health knowledge.
- Understanding NHS financial pressures associated with sickness absence and recruitment.
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience as a Registered Nurse, demonstrating continued professional development and application of clinical skills within practice.
- Experience working within an Occupational Health (OH) setting, with an understanding of the scope and function of Occupational Health services.
- Experience of undertaking management referrals, including assessing fitness for work, providing evidence-based advice, and producing clear and concise reports.
- Experience in delivering workplace immunisation and vaccination programmes, including risk assessment, administration, documentation, and follow-up, in line with current guidelines and best practice.
- Experience of working within an NHS Occupational Health department, demonstrating knowledge of NHS policies, procedures and workforce health requirements
- Experience of applying relevant frameworks and guidance, including those from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), UK Health Security Agency and other relevant external bodies.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working, liaising effectively with managers, HR, infection prevention teams and external stakeholders to support employee health and wellbeing.
- Experience supporting health promotion and wellbeing initiatives within the workplace.
Desirable
- Experience of working in NHS OH department.
- Understanding of framework related to Health and Safety Executive, Public Health England and other external bodies.
Closing Date: 19 August 2026
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