Occupational Health Practitioner

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Halifax; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

The Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Specialist Practitioner in Occupational Health to join the OH team. The post focuses on manager referrals and health assessments for staff, in a nurse-led service with weekly input from an OH Physician.

The role offers full-time, part-time and flexible working options at Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax, with a commitment to inclusive employment and flexible working patterns discussed at interview.

Qualifications

• Specialist Occupational Health practitioner role within NHS service.
• Nurse-led OH with weekly OH Physician attendance.
• Focus on manager referrals and staff health assessments.

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain staff health and wellbeing.
• Advise management on protection against health hazards.
• Provide proactive health assessments and health promotion outcomes.

Skills

Occupational Health

Health assessments

Nurse-led service

Job description

Main area Specialist Practitioner - Occupational Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours) Job ref 372-CORP2090

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Calderdale Royal Hospital Town Halifax Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 12/11/2026

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

The postholder will work within the established OH team and primarily provide a specialist Occupational Health service focusing on manager referrals and health assessments for employees and managers of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. The OH service is nurse led, with the benefit of an OH Physician attending weekly.

Main duties of the job

• To promote, maintain and improve the physical and mental wellbeing of all staff.
• To advise both management and staff on the protection of employees against physical or environmental health hazards, which may arise from their work or the conditions in which it is carried out.
• To provide a proactive case management service to support health and wellbeing assessments, and help support employee health and presence in the workplace to drive down sickness absence.

Working for our organisation

Talk to anyone who has used the NHS, and it is the people who looked after them that they will remember. Those working in the NHS will talk about the amazing people who provide care and treatment. We are proud to be part of that team, and have a role uniquely to support its ongoing wellbeing and success. CHFT has been awarded a range of accreditation in recognition of our positive employment practice. Alongside being a Disability Confident Employer, we've also signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a totally inclusive Trust.

We have a wide range of networks supporting our staff diversity and backgrounds.

The OH service has SEQOHS accredited status, which has been maintained for 10+ years

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Duties

To assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care maintaining the highest possible standards

To perform manager referrals, return to work assessments and manage rehabilitation to normal employee duties.

Assess and evaluate health assessment questionnaires, request further information where necessary and communicate fitness to work outcomes to employing managers, including any restrictions/adaptations required.

Where required, assess, evaluate and implement vaccinations, collect blood samples and/or initiate and perform health surveillance requirements pertinent to job risk and risk assessment, as indicated and in accordance OH procedure, Trust Policy and in accordance with customer SLA.

Where required provide, evaluate and document health surveillance assessments, including audiometry, spirometry and hand arm vibration syndrome, working at heights or in confined spaces, DSE, etc., notifying outcomes to employing managers and/or referral to Senior Specialist Nurse Practitioners, or Physicians as required

Review, assess and evaluate screening and post-vaccine blood results and implement any further actions required dependent upon those results and according to Department of Health guidelines, OH and Trust policies and procedures and in accordance with customer SLA’s

Respond to notification of sharps injuries, giving advice, guidance and support according to OH and Trust Infection Control and Sharps Injury policies.

To actively promote good health management.

Maintain a high standard of client focused care in accordance with Trust guidelines and policies

Act as a role model