Job summary
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced Occupational
Health Advisor (Band 6) to join our dynamic Occupational Health Team at Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The
post holder will play a key role in supporting the delivery of a
high-quality, evidence-based occupational health service to a large and
diverse NHS workforce within an acute hospital setting.
You
will work as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes Occupational
Health Nurses, Physicians, Advisors, Technicians, and Administrative staff to
promote the health, safety, and wellbeing of staff, helping the Trust
maintain a safe, healthy, and productive workforce.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
08/12/2025
Planned Interview
Date
15/12/2025
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Practice
Undertake management referrals,
providing clear, balanced, and evidence-based advice on fitness for work,
workplace adjustments, and rehabilitation.
Carry out pre-placement and
pre-employment health assessments, ensuring compliance with NHS Employers
standards and immunisation requirements.
Support the management of sickness
absence cases, liaising with HR, line managers, and employees to facilitate
early and sustainable return to work.
Administer and record vaccinations
in accordance with national immunisation schedules, including Hepatitis B,
MMR, Varicella, TB, and seasonal influenza.
Provide advice on infection
prevention and control, including post-exposure management (e.g., needlestick
or blood/body fluid exposures).
Professional
and Advisory Role
Act as a source of specialist
advice on occupational health matters, supporting line managers and HR in
implementing Trust policy and legislative requirements (Equality Act 2010,
Health & Safety at Work Act).
Contribute to policy development,
audit, and quality improvement within the OH service.
Maintain accurate and confidential
clinical records using the G2 Occupational Health system in accordance with
GDPR and NMC standards.
Provide mentorship, supervision,
and support to junior OH nurses, technicians, and students.
Contribute to multidisciplinary
case discussions, peer review, and continuing professional development
activities.
About us
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values
are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
The
Occupational Health Team currently comprises of One Consultant, an
Occupational Therapist, a sessional Psychiatrist and a team of nurses
together with a supportive administrative team. There is a robust health and wellbeing
offer for staff including an EAP and physiotherapy service. Leeds Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust has a strong commitment to the Health and Wellbeing of
our employees and as a member in a supportive team, you will be at the centre
of improving the lives of our staff.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
provide high quality Occupational Health clinical services to the staff of
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and to external clients and
organisations. To support and advise
on all aspects of staff health and wellbeing from pre-employment throughout
the employee journey. To assess and
advise on staff fitness for work, to promote their health and to ensure their
health and safety.
Clinical
care delivery
To undertake clinical procedures
with dexterity and accuracy as required (for example health surveillance
procedures, vaccine administration, phlebotomy).
To administer immunisations in
accordance with Occupational Health Written Instructions and national
guidelines.
To manage body fluid exposure
incidents (for example from needle-stick injuries).
To provide screening and treatment
for staff exposed to infection, in accordance with Infection Control
guidelines, and on advice and instructions of Occupational Health Physicians.
To provide skin assessment
consultations advising on investigations and treatment, referring to
specialists or Occupational Health Physicians as appropriate.
Responsibilities
for client care
To assess, plan, implement and
evaluate specialist clinical Occupational Health nursing care. To provide compassionate care that is
sensitive to the individual client and their situation.
Working to Key Performance
Indicators to ensure a timely service is provided to staff and managers,
including to external clients.
To be a point of contact for HR
colleagues and managers seeking advice from Occupational Health.
To assess fitness for
pre-employment clearance, to produce written reports where needed to advise
on adjustments.
To support absence management, to
assess fitness for work and to advise on safe return to work including
adjustments, rehabilitation and phased return to work programmes,
encompassing legislation, including Health and Safety and Equality Act
legislation.
To undertake face-to-face,
telephone and video consultations during periods of absence and to prepare
for return to work, advising on temporary or long-term adjustments.
To produce clear and concise
written reports.
To support staff with long-term
health issues, advising on their safety, health and wellbeing in the
workplace.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
provide high quality Occupational Health clinical services to the staff of
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and to external clients and
organisations. To support and advise
on all aspects of staff health and wellbeing from pre-employment throughout
the employee journey. To assess and
advise on staff fitness for work, to promote their health and to ensure their
health and safety.
Clinical
care delivery
To undertake clinical procedures
with dexterity and accuracy as required (for example health surveillance
procedures, vaccine administration, phlebotomy).
To administer immunisations in
accordance with Occupational Health Written Instructions and national
guidelines.
To manage body fluid exposure
incidents (for example from needle-stick injuries).
To provide screening and treatment
for staff exposed to infection, in accordance with Infection Control
guidelines, and on advice and instructions of Occupational Health Physicians.
To provide skin assessment
consultations advising on investigations and treatment, referring to
specialists or Occupational Health Physicians as appropriate.
Responsibilities
for client care
To assess, plan, implement and
evaluate specialist clinical Occupational Health nursing care. To provide compassionate care that is
sensitive to the individual client and their situation.
Working to Key Performance
Indicators to ensure a timely service is provided to staff and managers,
including to external clients.
To be a point of contact for HR
colleagues and managers seeking advice from Occupational Health.
To assess fitness for
pre-employment clearance, to produce written reports where needed to advise
on adjustments.
To support absence management, to
assess fitness for work and to advise on safe return to work including
adjustments, rehabilitation and phased return to work programmes,
encompassing legislation, including Health and Safety and Equality Act
legislation.
To undertake face-to-face,
telephone and video consultations during periods of absence and to prepare
for return to work, advising on temporary or long-term adjustments.
To produce clear and concise
written reports.
To support staff with long-term
health issues, advising on their safety, health and wellbeing in the
workplace.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration nursing experience.
- Experience of day to day management of patient services and of managing or contributing to service development.
- Leadership including line management of staff.
- Experiencing of managing health and safety in the workplace.
- Experience of report writing.
- Experience of supporting staff health and wellbeing, and health and safety in the workplace.
- Experience of or contribution to writing policies, and participating in clinical audit.
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Communication skills.
- Teaching, supervising and assessment skills.
- Organisational skills.
- Team player.
- Problem solving.
- Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse.
- Degree level education (or demonstrable evidence of working to that level).
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Specialist community public health nursing part of the register (level 3 NMC register) or Occupational health qualification.
Desirable
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification or demonstrable evidence.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration nursing experience.
- Experience of day to day management of patient services and of managing or contributing to service development.
- Leadership including line management of staff.
- Experiencing of managing health and safety in the workplace.
- Experience of report writing.
- Experience of supporting staff health and wellbeing, and health and safety in the workplace.
- Experience of or contribution to writing policies, and participating in clinical audit.
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Communication skills.
- Teaching, supervising and assessment skills.
- Organisational skills.
- Team player.
- Problem solving.
- Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse.
- Degree level education (or demonstrable evidence of working to that level).
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Specialist community public health nursing part of the register (level 3 NMC register) or Occupational health qualification.
Desirable
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification or demonstrable evidence.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
