Occupational Health Advisor (Registered Nurse) - Salus

NHS National Services Scotland; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Scotland is seeking an Occupational Health Manager to oversee day-to-day operations within the Occupational Health department. The successful candidate will provide specialized health and safety services, manage resources, and offer expert advice to both NHS and non-NHS clients. With a focus on fulfilling service level agreements and contractual obligations, this role promises a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth. If you possess RGN/RMN registration and have significant experience in occupational health, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies

Qualifications

• Must have high level of specialist knowledge across health and safety legislation.
• Evidence of ongoing training and professional development.
• Experience in occupational health with evidence of providing specialist advice to management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Occupational Health department.
• Provide expert advice on OHS issues to staff and management.
• Ensure compliance with service level agreements.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Influencing

Negotiating skills

Ability to manage own workload

IT skills

Presentation skills

Education

RGN/RMN registration

OH nursing diploma/degree

Post graduate specialist qualification in occupational health

Job description

The Role

To manage the day-to-day operations of the relevant Occupational Health department, resources and facilities. Provide a specialised Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) service to the staff of NHS Lanarkshire and/or Non NHS clients, which fulfils service level agreements or contractual obligation. Be a source of knowledge of OHS issues and provide expert advice and support to managers, clients staff representatives and others as required.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Must have high level of specialist knowledge across a wide range of areas including policies, procedures, acts of parliament and legislation.
• Must be registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council as RGN/RMN accompanied by specialist qualification (OH nursing diploma/degree)
• Must have good theoretical knowledge with significant amount of relevant occupational health experience
• Evidence of ongoing training and continuing professional development relating to professional discipline
• Possess a current valid driving licence
• Evidence of Managerial/leadership training and/or experience
• Influencing, negotiating skills
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation
• An understanding of Audit Systems
• Ability to manage own workload and that of others with the ability to plan, implement and evaluate work schedule
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• IT skills/training
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Presentation skills
• Evidence of knowledge or recognised training in Spirometry, Audiometry and the use of Vision Screening Equipment
• Evidence of experience or recognised training in Venepuncture

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

• Commitment to work towards a post graduate specialist qualification in occupational health – Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Occupational Health)
• Post graduate specialist qualification in occupational health – Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Occupational Health)
• Experience in Occupational Health with evidence of providing specialist advice/support to HR/Senior Management/organisation
• Experience of managing delivery of a service to a customer / client
• Experience of managing junior team members
• Experience in Case Management
• Experience of organisation and participation in case conferences
• Evidence of knowledge or recognised training of specialist diagnostic equipment, and interpretation and analysis of results
• Ability to deal with competing priorities in a challenging environment
• Experience of producing high level reports and statistics utilising appropriate databases

Contract type

• Permanent
• Full time
• 37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Beckford Street Hamilton

The working pattern for this role Monday - Friday 08.30 - 16.30

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Roseanne Nixon, Business Development Manager on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.