Occupational Health Nurse

Everson Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment agency is looking for an Occupational Health Nurse to join their team at Heathrow Airport. The role involves conducting wellbeing assessments, health promotion, and safety-critical medicals. Candidates must be Registered Nurses with NMC registration. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including a contributory pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme up to 6%

Life assurance

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Day off for your Birthday

Discounted gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Health cashback plan

Professional membership fees paid for NMC

Career Professional Development (CPD) opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous Occupational Health experience is preferable but not essential.
• Ability to assess and manage minor injury and illness.
• Commitment to achieving results in a team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct wellbeing assessments and health promotion activities.
• Perform safety-critical medicals and drug testing.
• Support the Occupational Health Manager and ensure best practices.

Skills

Registered Nurse (Part 1)

Strong organizational skills

Proficiency in IT skills

Team player

Curiosity to learn and develop

Education

Active Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration

Tools

Database systems

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

I am looking for an Occupational Health Nurse at Health to join a team providing a compassionate and professional clinical service. This role requires an ability to assess and manage minor injury and illness, deliver health and wellbeing initiatives, and work with external organisations and other healthcare professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Wellbeing assessments
• Health promotion, advice, and education
• Safety‑critical medicals
• Confined spaces assessments
• Drug and alcohol testing
• Offer professional advice, support, and guidance
• Assess new clients presenting to Occupational Health
• Evaluate individuals’ fitness to work for specific job roles
• Support the Occupational Health Manager by advising, monitoring, and assessing the clinical practices of the Occupational Health team
• Ensure clinical assessment skills are consistently maintained in line with best practice standards

What we are looking for

While previous Occupational Health experience is preferable, it is not essential. However, the candidate must be a Registered Nurse (Part 1) with an active Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration.

Strong organisational skills are essential for this role, alongside the ability to effectively prioritise tasks in busy. Additionally, the candidate must have good IT skills, including proficiency in using database systems, Outlook, Word, and Excel.

We are looking for a team player who welcomes challenges and is committed to achieving results. A curiosity to understand, learn, and develop both themselves and others is a key attribute we value in this role.

If you possess these skills and qualifications and are enthusiastic about working in occupational health, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Hours

This is a full‑time role where the successful applicant will work 37.5 hours per week, between the hours of 3 pm‑11 pm – transport back to your car at the end of your shift will be provided.

Location

This is an onsite role, working at our client's site, at Heathrow Airport.

Salary

We are offering a competitive salary for this role, dependent on qualifications and experience, alongside our regularly reviewed company benefits package.

Company Benefits

We appreciate the people who work with us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. Our current benefits package is:

• Competitive annual dependent on qualifications and experience
• Contributory pension scheme up to 6%
• Life assurance
• Starting on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Have a day off for your Birthday (non‑contractual benefit)
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health cashback plan
• Professional membership fees for clinical staff – annual fees paid for NMC
• We also offer a wide range of Career Professional Development (CPD) opportunities