Senior Occupational Health Adviser

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fringe Allowance 5%

Recruitment & Retention Premia £5,000

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Occupational Health Adviser to lead the operational delivery of the Occupational Health service across three acute hospitals and external organisations. The role requires advanced clinical expertise, managerial responsibility, and engagement with stakeholders to improve staff health and wellbeing.

The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse or hold professional registration with an OH Diploma or equivalent degree and have prior

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or hold professional registration.
• OH Diploma or equivalent degree.
• Experience as a Senior Occupational Health Adviser, ideally in NHS or related settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational delivery of Occupational Health services.
• Provide specialist advice on occupational health and wellbeing matters.
• Ensure high standards of care and compliance; engage stakeholders across the organisation.

Skills

Occupational health expertise

Project management

NHS experience

Leadership & meetings

Education

OH Diploma or equivalent

Nursing registration

Job description

Go back Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Health Adviser

The closing date is 28 September 2026

We are currently recruiting an experienced Senior Occupational Health Adviser to provide an effective occupational health and wellbeing service to the three Acute Hospitals within the MSE Trust and external organisations, as contracted.

If successful you will actively participate and contribute to the development of a high quality Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service for all staff in the Trust and external organisations.

You will also proactively engage with all stakeholders in order to influence the health and well-being of the organisation and its employees and offer specialist advice on matters relation to occupational health and wellbeing.

The ideal candidate will be a Registered Nurse or hold Professional Registration, have a OH Diploma or equivalent degree and have experience as a Senior Occupational Health Adviser either in the private sector.

So, if this sounds like the right role for you -

Main duties of the job

The Senior Occupational Health Advisor is a senior-level position requiring advanced clinical expertise and managerial responsibilities.

The role involves leading day-to-day operational delivery of Occupational Health services, providing specialist advice, and ensuring high standards of care and compliance.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

This role will also in addition be remunerated with Fringe Allowance (5%) + Recruitment & Retention Premia £5,000 per annum

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Experience

• Extensive experience managing High level complex cases
• Project management
• Able to organise and lead meetings when required
• Previously worked in an NHS setting
• Qualification in project management

Qualifications

• Management of staff

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£49,387 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)