Senior Occupational Health Advisor / Lead Nurse

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke, Winchester, Andover; Presencial; GBP 49.000 - 57.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Occupational Health Advisor / Lead Nurse to provide clinical and operational leadership within the nurse-led Occupational Health Service. The role leads the team, conducts complex case management, and aligns practice with NMC, SEQOHS and national guidance.

The post centers on strategic development of occupational health, wellbeing and attendance initiatives, with a strong emphasis on governance, quality and professional accountability.

Formación

• NMC registered nurse with specialist occupational health qualification.
• Significant post-registration experience in occupational health.
• Experience leading nurse-led teams and driving SEQOHS accreditation.
• Ability to interpret policy, ensure governance and quality improvement.

Responsabilidades

• Provide clinical leadership for the Occupational Health team.
• Lead in fitness for work assessments and case management.
• Oversee immunisation, infection prevention and outbreak management.
• Support health and wellbeing initiatives and governance processes.
• Contribute to policy development, audits and service improvement.

Conocimientos

Clinical leadership

Case management

Communication

Data analysis

Educación

SCPHN in Occupational Health

Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health

Herramientas

Occupational Health systems

Descripción del empleo

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Health Advisor / Lead Nurse

The closing date is 23 November 2026

The Senior Occupational Health Advisor / Lead Nurse provides professional, clinical and operational leadership within the nurse led Occupational Health Service, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, evidence-based and customer-focused service to employees and external clients.

The post holder will lead and support the Occupational Health nursing team, undertake fitness for work and complex case management assessments, provide expert advice to managers and staff, and contribute to the strategic development of occupational health, health and wellbeing, workforce sustainability and attendance management initiatives. As a Senior Occupational Health Advisor, you will demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise and professional autonomy.

The role is responsible for ensuring services are delivered in accordance with professional standards, current legislation, SEQOHS accreditation requirements, NMC Code, UK occupational health best practice, organisational policies and relevant national guidance.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Leadership

Occupational Health Service Delivery

Fitness for Work Assessments / Case Management

Immunisation and Infection Prevention

Health and Wellbeing

Governance, Quality and Compliance

Strategic and Professional Contribution

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

We understand relocating can be a big step. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability. If this something you would like to explore please contact Southern Housing on 02080 360017

Job responsibilities

Clinical Leadership

• Provide visible and advanced clinical leadership for the Occupational Health team.
• Act as an expert resource on occupational health matters for managers, HR professionals and employees.
• Support a culture of continuous quality improvement, evidence-based practice and professional accountability.
• Ensure clinical practice complies with NMC requirements, SEQOHS standards and organisational governance frameworks.
• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship and support to Occupational Health Advisors and Nurses.
• Lead on the review and development of clinical pathways, protocols and standard operating procedures.

Fitness for Work Assessments / Case Management

• Assess fitness for work and provide evidence-based recommendations to management.
• Manage complex occupational health cases.
• Attendance and sickness absence case management.
• Pre-employment and pre-placement health assessments.
• Ill-health capability and redeployment assessments.
• Support rehabilitation and sustainable return-to-work planning
• Escalate complex cases to Occupational Health Physician and other specialists as required.

Lead, manage and statutory and non-statutory programmes.

Immunisation and Infection Prevention

• Oversee vaccination programmes and participate where appropriate.
• Advise on occupational infectious disease risks.
• Support outbreak management and workforce infection prevention requirements.
• Receive, interpret and communicate specific, specialist information to clients eg. Blood borne virus, pathology results, specialist reports, fitness to work, policy requirements etc. for all workers, including EPP workers under monitoring.
• Provide management / oversight of sharps injuries and body fluid exposure incidents in line with SOP.
• Recognise and respond to medical emergencies, including anaphylaxis
• Prioritise urgent clinical situations effectively
• Liaison with Infection Prevention and other specialist services as required

Health and Wellbeing

• Support Trust initiatives that improve workforce health and wellbeing.
• Promote psychological wellbeing and workplace mental health initiatives.
• Support early intervention approaches to workforce health concerns.
• Governance, Quality and Compliance
• Contribute to the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of the Occupational Health service.
• Support achievement and maintenance of SEQOHS accreditation and standards.
• Contribute to the development and review of policies, procedures, and standards.
• Identify risks and take appropriate action to maintain a safe service.
• Participate in audits, risk assessments, service evaluations and quality improvement activities.
• Investigate incidents, complaints and clinical concerns as directed by Head of Service.
• Ensure robust clinical record keeping and information governance standards.
• Manage and prioritise your workload effectively
• Contribute to service data collection and reporting
• Communicate clearly and professionally with staff, managers, and stakeholders.
• Maintain confidentiality and practise in accordance with the professional / NMC Code

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Current Register of Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) in Occupational Health or holds a Degree /Post Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health
• Significant post registration experience working in Occupational Health.
• Experience of nurse led practice
• Relevant and up to date post registration training and CPD.
• NHS Occupational Health experience.
• Experience managing a clinical team.
• Leadership courses or relevant CPD.
• Experience supporting SEQOHS accreditation.

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience managing complex management referrals and fitness for work advice.
• Experience of health surveillance programmes
• Experience of supervising or mentoring staff.
• Ability to demonstrate awareness of occupational Health legislation and best practice.
• Service improvement and audit experience.

Skills and Ability

• Advanced report writing and case management.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal.
• Proficient use of Occupational Health management systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Data analysis and performance reporting skills.
• High level of IT literacy
• Strong leadership capability.

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.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearper annum pro rata