Occupational Health Advisor

Hovis Bakeries; Birchfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Hovis Bakeries in Birchfield is seeking an Occupational Health Advisor to deliver an exceptional health service across the site, working closely with the HR team and line managers to support a safe, productive workplace.

Core duties include maintaining health surveillance compliance, performing pre-employment screenings and fitness assessments, promoting wellbeing, and managing cases, with meticulous records and KPI reporting to the central Health & Safety team.

Qualifications

• Competent in health surveillance and compliance with statutory requirements.
• Experience delivering pre-employment health screening and fitness assessments.
• Ability to promote health and wellbeing within the workforce.
• Capable of managing occupational health cases and providing timely advice.
• Strong records management skills in line with data protection.”
• Engages well with HR and line managers to support absence and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an exceptional Occupational Health service across the site.
• Maintain health surveillance compliance and carry out fitness assessments.
• Promote health and wellbeing initiatives and manage health-related cases.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to KPI reporting to central teams.
• Work closely with HR and line managers on absence and ill-health matters.
• Provide health education through information and training sessions.
• Coordinate and support health promotion campaigns.
• Build effective relationships with Health & Safety networks.

Skills

Health surveillance

Fitness assessments

Case management

Health education

Education

RGN status (Part 3) + recognised Occupational Health qualification

Job description

Career Opportunities: Occupational Health Advisor (4282)

Requisition ID4282-Posted19/10/2026- Region (1) - Job Category (3) -Permanent-Full Time- Company (1)

Working closely with the HR team and line managers, the Occupational Health Advisor is responsible for delivering an exceptional Occupational Health service across the site. Core activities include maintaining health surveillance compliance and fitness assessments, as well as health and wellbeing promotion and case management

Key Accountabilities

• Be part of the “Safety First” culture, ensuring safe working practices are role modelled.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory responsibilities for health surveillance.
• Carry out pre-employment health screening to ensure fitness for work within the scope of relevant legislation and framework for best practice.
• Work closely with HR and line managers in relation to absence and ill-health case management,and capability matters.
• Arrange, promote and coordinate a programme of health promotion campaigns.
• Provide health education through written information and participation in training sessions
• Complete periodic surveillance KPIs for submission to the central Health & Safety team
• Maintain effective relationships with the wider Occupational Health and Health & Safety network teams

The Right Person

• RGN status (Part 3) plus recognised Occupational Health qualification.
• Competent and up-to-date with surveillance requirements.
• The ability to provide appropriate expert, timely, effective and practicable Occupational Health advice.
• The ability to build effective relationships, and the credibility to offer pragmatic solutions whilst influencing management.
• Self-motivated with passion, enthusiasm and tenacity.
• An organised and methodical approach to records management, in line with data protection protocol.