Deputy Head of Occupational Health/ Specialist Business Manager

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking a Deputy Head of Occupational Health/Specialist Business Manager to support the delivery of its Occupational Health and Wellbeing service. This pivotal role involves providing senior leadership, ensuring high standards of care, and driving service transformation within one of the largest Trusts in the UK. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in Occupational Health and a strong commitment to enhancing the health and wellbeing of NHS staff.

Benefits

Endless personal development opportunities

Diversity initiatives

Qualifications

• Excellent working knowledge of Occupational Health in an NHS setting.
• Experience of developing standard operating procedures based on national protocols.
• Strong working knowledge of GDPR/data protection legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support operational delivery and service transformation within Occupational Health.
• Drive high standards of care and embed SEQOHS principles.
• Provide senior leadership across a wide-ranging portfolio of services.

Skills

Leadership

Occupational Health Knowledge

Project Management

Conflict Resolution

Strategic Thinking

Education

First degree or equivalent experience

Project management qualifications e.g. PRINCE II

Tools

EXCEL

ai-enabled EXCEL data analytical tools

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Deputy Head of Occupational Health/ Specialist Business Manager to support the strategic and operational delivery of our expanding, forward-thinking Occupational Health, and Wellbeing service.

To support the Associate Director Occupational Health and Wellbeing in delivering a high-quality, evidence-based, and strategic, occupational health service that promotes, protects, and supports the health, safety, and wellbeing of all staff.

The individual will play a critical role in supporting the operational delivery of services, developing governance, audit and assurance structures, and deputising for the Head of Service as required. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary senior team comprising Medical Lead, Clinical Nurse Lead, Administration Lead, Physiotherapy Lead and Wellbeing Lead, ensuring every effort is made to keep our colleagues healthy, safe and well at work.

You will be an accomplished, experienced leader with demonstrable experience in a large multisite Occupational Health and Wellbeing department with a detailed understanding of how good work contributes to good health.

If you are committed to making a real difference to the health and wellbeing of NHS staff we'd love to hear from you.

To arrange an informal conversation, please [e-mail]'

Main duties of the job

This is a pivotal role within the team, providing senior leadership across a wide-ranging portfolio that includes service transformation, digital innovation, and quality improvement. You'll work closely with the Associate Director Occupational Health and Wellbeing and multidisciplinary teams to drive high standards of care, embed SEQOHS principles, and help shape the future of occupational health delivery across one of the largest Trusts in the UK

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Details Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-7369468

Job locations

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person Specification Knowledge, training & qualifications Essential

• Excellent working knowledge of Occupational Health in an NHS setting
• Experience of developing standard operating procedures based on national protocols
• Working knowledge of NHSE Growing Occupational Health and Wellbeing Strategy
• First degree or equivalent experience
• Project management qualifications e.g. PRINCE II
• Excellent command of EXCEL and ai-enabled EXCEL data analytical tools
• Specialist Audit/ Assurance qualifications, e.g. ISO45001/45003
• Evidence of other specialist management training to diploma level or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Management qualification
• Training qualification or experience to master's degree level
• Specialist OH qualifications including Occupational Hygiene, legal and management referral qualifications
• Change Management qualifications e.g. Six Sigma
• Contract Management Qualifications.
• Finance qualifications

Experience Essential

• Recent experience of working in Occupational Health within an Acute Healthcare setting (NHS), at a management level; including project management, business planning, change management, multidisciplinary working, financial management, human resource management, performance management
• Experience of managing the delivery of SEQOHS accreditation and/or re-accreditation
• Evidence of having achieved challenging OH-specific healthcare/ business targets through collaboration & engagement with stakeholders.
• Experience of supporting programmes of change in a complex organisation as part of a senior leadership team.
• Knowledge & understanding of acute funding regime including commissioning & internal processes for support services
• Strong working knowledge of GDPR/data protection legislation and its impact on OH Services and service provision.

Desirable

• Wider experience of Wellbeing related work streams/initiatives
• Experience of working with OH Software systems, such as OPAS G2, Cority/COHORT
• Experience of Visio
• Understanding of AI tools and the impact on Occupational Health

Communication and Relationship Skills Essential

• Excellent communications skills, both written and oral and ability to present to large multidisciplinary groups
• Ability to influence/ motivate staff to deliver stretch targets
• An innovative/lateral thinker able to influence change
• Ability to promote and market NHS OH services
• Ability to present complex data
• Ability to manage conflict

Analytical and Judgement Skills Essential

• Strategic thinking capability
• Excellent problem-solving skills utilizing team when appropriate
• Critically analyzing complex financial and clinical data sets
• Accomplished business focus
• Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to achieve change

Planning and Organisation Skills Essential

• Excellent organisational skills
• Record of effective pro-active performance management

Physical Skills Essential

• Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information systems

Other requirements specific to the role (eg be able to drive or work shifts) Essential

• Flexible approach to cross - campus working

Person Specification Knowledge, training & qualifications Essential

• Excellent working knowledge of Occupational Health in an NHS setting
• Experience of developing standard operating procedures based on national protocols
• Working knowledge of NHSE Growing Occupational Health and Wellbeing Strategy
• First degree or equivalent experience
• Project management qualifications e.g. PRINCE II
• Excellent command of EXCEL and ai-enabled EXCEL data analytical tools
• Specialist Audit/ Assurance qualifications, e.g. ISO45001/45003
• Evidence of other specialist management training to diploma level or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Management qualification
• Training qualification or experience to master's degree level
• Specialist OH qualifications including Occupational Hygiene, legal and management referral qualifications
• Change Management qualifications e.g. Six Sigma
• Contract Management Qualifications.
• Finance qualifications

Experience Essential

• Recent experience of working in Occupational Health within an Acute Healthcare setting (NHS), at a management level; including project management, business planning, change management, multidisciplinary working, financial management, human resource management, performance management
• Experience of managing the delivery of SEQOHS accreditation and/or re-accreditation
• Evidence of having achieved challenging OH-specific healthcare/ business targets through collaboration & engagement with stakeholders.
• Experience of supporting programmes of change in a complex organisation as part of a senior leadership team.
• Knowledge & understanding of acute funding regime including commissioning & internal processes for support services
• Strong working knowledge of GDPR/data protection legislation and its impact on OH Services and service provision.

Desirable

• Wider experience of Wellbeing related work streams/initiatives
• Experience of working with OH Software systems, such as OPAS G2, Cority/COHORT
• Experience of Visio
• Understanding of AI tools and the impact on Occupational Health

Communication and Relationship Skills Essential

• Excellent communications skills, both written and oral and ability to present to large multidisciplinary groups
• Ability to influence/ motivate staff to deliver stretch targets
• An innovative/lateral thinker able to influence change
• Ability to promote and market NHS OH services
• Ability to present complex data
• Ability to manage conflict

Analytical and Judgement Skills Essential

• Strategic thinking capability
• Excellent problem-solving skills utilizing team when appropriate
• Critically analyzing complex financial and clinical data sets
• Accomplished business focus
• Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to achieve change

Planning and Organisation Skills Essential

• Excellent organisational skills
• Record of effective pro-active performance management

Physical Skills Essential

• Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information systems

Other requirements specific to the role (eg be able to drive or work shifts) Essential

• Flexible approach to cross - campus working

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).

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).

Employer details Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

Employer's website

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