Consultant Occupational Health Physician

NHS; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Lancashire seeks a Consultant Occupational Health Physician to deliver specialist assessments and advice. Responsibilities include evaluating health needs, advising on workplace modifications, and maintaining clinical records. Candidates should have relevant qualifications, including MB ChB, and experience in Occupational Medicine. The role provides significant opportunities for professional development and requires strong communication and leadership skills. A driving license and IT proficiency are essential. This role will suit a dedicated professional keen to make a positive impact on workforce health.

Qualifications

• Membership/Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine required.
• Eligible for GMC Specialist Register admission within six months of interview.
• Wide breadth of clinical experience and competence in Occupational Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Perform specialist assessment of patient’s health status.
• Assess impact of work on health and safety.
• Maintain clear patient records detailing clinical findings.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Effective teaching skills

Leadership skills

Ability to organise and prioritise workload

Education

MB ChB or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent

Job description

Consultant Occupational Health Physician

The closing date is 04 January 2026

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to values-based leadership and aims to be a great place to work. The clinical lead for the Department reports to the Head of Occupational Health and is accountable to the Chief Medical Officer. Based in Whinacre House, the Staff Health & Wellbeing Centre delivers accredited SEQOHS services to improve staff health, reduce stress, and promote wellbeing for Trust employees and external clients.

Candidates must have Membership/Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, a CCST/CCT/EEA equivalent in Occupational Medicine, or be eligible for GMC Specialist Register admission within six months of interview. Part of the People and Culture Division, the Occupational Health Department provides comprehensive services to Trust staff and external organisations, generating income for the department. The department has experience training Specialty Trainees and plans to offer further training opportunities.

AAC date TBC

Main duties of the job

Maintain an understanding of current professional and national developments applicable to Occupational Health.

In conjunction with the Head of Workforce Health & Wellbeing represent the Occupational Health Service at relevant committee meetings to ensure that the development and improvement of service delivery programmes and protocols includes specialist occupational health advice.

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, and offers a full range of district hospital services and community health services to a population of 1.6 million in Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology services across the wider region.

We employ more than 6,500 staff, with a turnover in excess of £370m in 2014/2015 and have approximately 900 beds.

Job responsibilities

• Make a specialist assessment of a patients health status and occupational health needs (by history, physical examination, clinical procedures and relevant tests).
• Obtain or arrange for additional medical or paramedical information from specialists or relevant therapists.
• Make a functional assessment of the patients physical and psychological capability for their job (or the job they might be asked to do) and make highly specialist clinical decisions following assessment of complex cases.
• Assess the impact of a patients work on their health.
• Assess the risk a patients health or fitness poses to the safety of themselves and others.
• Provide patients with information on their health, its occupational impact and the steps needed to control and reduce their personal risks.
• Communicate respectfully with patients and ensure they are fully informed.
• Provide advice on the relevant options for treatment, rehabilitation and redeployment to both clients and managers as appropriate.
• Advise on the short- and long-term modifications to a patients work dictated by their state of health
• Keep a clear, concise and contemporaneous patient record that details the clinical findings, the results of tests, reports given and received, decisions made, and advice given to patients and others, and relevant details of treatments and referrals.
• Involve other health and occupational health professionals where appropriate, including the patients general practitioner.
• To provide advice to other specialists/professionals and to non-specialists within the clinical field and to give advice to Occupational Health Advisers.
• Communicate with human resources and line managers about the patient in an ethical and meaningful way, while maintaining the important requirement of medical confidentiality.

Person Specification

Legal Requirments

• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of interview date
• Full registration with the GMC

Education and Qualification

• MB ChB or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent

Knowledge & Research

• Must be able to demonstrate a wide breadth of clinical experience and competence in Occupational Medicine.
• Knowledge and understanding of quality assurance processes e.g. SEQOHS
• Knowledge and experience of Clinical Governance related activities
• Commitment to CPD and requirements of clinical governance and audit
• Experience of clinical research in one or more aspects of occupational health
• A proven track record in self- directed research
• Publications in peer reviewed journals

Skills and Ability

• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
• Effective teaching skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibility and supervise staff.
• Involvement and evidence of implementation of service development and managing change in a healthcare setting
• Leadership skills- ability to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit and contribution to maintaining high standards of clinical governance
• Familiar with current structure of health service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes in occupational health medicine
• Full driving licence
• Computer and IT skills
• Experience in Occupational Medicine in the NHS
• HSE Appointed doctor (Ionising Radiations, Asbestos & Lead Regulations
• Awareness of the principles of core practices involved in service management, project management and effective meetings
• Educational qualification or working towards.

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.