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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Health Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 24 August 2025

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Job summary

  • Provide effective day to day professional advice across the service
  • Provide the highest standard of clinical care, ensuring that all clinical standards are met and where necessary taking appropriate corrective action.
  • To lead on a substantial client contract
  • Provide a visible, accessible and knowledgeable presence in the service to whom service users and managers can turn for assistance, advice and support.
  • To develop, implement and evaluate Occupational Health policies in conjunction with the Senior Occupational Health Specialist Nurse and wider management team.
  • On a daily basis supervise and support the work of the Occupational Health nurses in the department, reporting to and liaising with the Senior Occupational Health Specialist Nurse on general progress and around any areas of difficulty or need.
  • To support the Occupational Health Nurses in delivering programmes of care for patients within the Occupational Health setting.
  • To participate in relevant training, health education and induction programmes as required

Main duties of the job

  • To share the responsibility for the day to day supervision of more junior occupational health nursing staff including coaching, mentoring and clinical supervision.
  • In conjunction with the Senior Occupational Health Specialist Nurse liaise with service users monitoring and evaluating the service (by audit).
  • To assist with the development of evidence-based practice and organisation of the work of the department.
  • Participate in the development of Departmental, Trust Policies and procedures, working productively to identify through research, the appropriate terminology required to satisfy policy requirements of the Trust.
  • To assist with audit of clinical practice and procedures to monitor, evaluate and enhance the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of the Occupational Health Service.
  • To assist with the continued development and promotion of the service which will include working in committees and working groups within the Trust and occasionally regionally with the support of the Senior Occupational Health Specialist Nurse
  • To promote all aspects of Health, Safety and Welfare in all Occupational Health work undertaken
  • To participate in evaluating developments within the profession and changes in legislation to ensure that Sheffield Occupational Health Service is continually updating its practice.
  • To participate in the Department's service delivery in line with the Trusts PROUD values and behaviour's.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Details

Date posted

11 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

190-0663-DIR

Job locations

Cross Site

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RGN qualified
  • Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, with Specialist Practitioner Occupational Health
  • NMC part 3 registration

Desirable

  • NEBOSH
  • Counselling

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of sickness absence and case management.
  • Experience of Health surveillance and outbreak management
  • Experience of supervising and motivating staff
  • A clear understanding of the major OH issues affecting the NHS
  • Experience of developing and implementing National Guidance/Health and Safety Policy into Occupational Health Policy and procedure
  • European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent IT experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience of Occupational Health Nursing in the NHS
  • First line management experience
  • Car owner/driver
  • IOSH or NEBOSH qualification
  • Experience in developing evidence based practice
  • Experience of working with external client contracts
  • Experience of gathering data and producing reports

Further Training

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake any further training/development as identified in annual appraisal.

Desirable

  • Basic Counselling Course

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills - written and verbal.
  • Experience of supervising and mentoring staff.
  • Experience of trend analysis
  • Shows sensitivity to the needs of others
  • Able to build credibility quickly and to work with all grades of staff within the Trust.
  • Ability to demonstrate innovative thinking in problem resolution.
  • Ability to work proactively in dealing with service delivery.
  • Strives for continuous improvement in areas of personal and service development.

Desirable

  • Use of an OH data base
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RGN qualified
  • Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, with Specialist Practitioner Occupational Health
  • NMC part 3 registration

Desirable

  • NEBOSH
  • Counselling

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of sickness absence and case management.
  • Experience of Health surveillance and outbreak management
  • Experience of supervising and motivating staff
  • A clear understanding of the major OH issues affecting the NHS
  • Experience of developing and implementing National Guidance/Health and Safety Policy into Occupational Health Policy and procedure
  • European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent IT experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience of Occupational Health Nursing in the NHS
  • First line management experience
  • Car owner/driver
  • IOSH or NEBOSH qualification
  • Experience in developing evidence based practice
  • Experience of working with external client contracts
  • Experience of gathering data and producing reports

Further Training

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake any further training/development as identified in annual appraisal.

Desirable

  • Basic Counselling Course

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills - written and verbal.
  • Experience of supervising and mentoring staff.
  • Experience of trend analysis
  • Shows sensitivity to the needs of others
  • Able to build credibility quickly and to work with all grades of staff within the Trust.
  • Ability to demonstrate innovative thinking in problem resolution.
  • Ability to work proactively in dealing with service delivery.
  • Strives for continuous improvement in areas of personal and service development.

Desirable

  • Use of an OH data base

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross Site

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross Site

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Specialist Occupational Health Nurse

Michelle Cottam

michelle.cottam@nhs.net

01142714737

Details

Date posted

11 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

190-0663-DIR

Job locations

Cross Site

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU


Supporting documents

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