Occupational Health Physician

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are excited to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated and ambitious individual to join our Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service (OHWS).

OHWS is hosted within the People and Organisational Development Directorate at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHCT). We provide a comprehensive service to over 22,000 staff within NHCT and other local organisations.

This post is open to applicants who are either Consultant, Specialty Doctor or GP level.

Please note that we may close this vacancy prior to the closing date should a high volume of applications be received. We therefore recommend that you submit you application as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate(s) will be instrumental in promoting the success of the Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service, ensuring that our clients receive a quality service based on the principles of clinical governance.

In conjunction with the Occupational Health Nurses, the post holder will demonstrate specialist knowledge and expertise in Occupational Health as a clinician, educator, advisor and advocate, empowering staff and acting as role model, ensuring good working relationships.

We hope the successful candidate will complement the existing OH multidisciplinary team and actively support the OH contribution to the Health Improvement Agenda.

Please refer to the Job Description for the main duties.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£59,175 to £139,882 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7020060NR

Job locations

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description for the main duties and relevant hob specification dependent on entry level.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description for the main duties and relevant hob specification dependent on entry level.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration

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).