Specialty Doctor - Occupational Health

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS trust as an Occupational Health Doctor, delivering comprehensive clinical services across multiple sites. This role offers flexibility and opportunities for professional development, catering to a diverse range of medical backgrounds, and supports work-life balance through full-time and part-time options.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years' postgraduate training, including two years in specialty.
• GMC registration required for clinical practice.
• Experience in occupational health clinical responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments and fitness evaluations.
• Provide expert advice on health matters affecting work.
• Manage and lead occupational health clinical responsibilities.

Skills

Clinical Governance

Quality Improvement

Auditing

Education

Primary Medical Degree

Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise

Diploma in Occupational Medicine

Job description

Job summary

We are excited to invite applications for an Occupational Health Doctor within University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB).

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Occupational Health and Wellbeing Services team, providing expert clinical services across Trust sites and key external partners in the West Midlands.

We welcome doctors from a broad range of clinical backgrounds, who are seeking to diversify their professional practice. Whether you are looking to specialise in Occupational Medicine or integrate it into a portfolio career, this post offers excellent flexibility and scope for professional development. Applications from those wishing to work less than full time are welcome.

The successful applicant will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive occupational health services including clinical assessments, fitness-for-work evaluations, workplace risk management, and strategic health initiatives. There are also opportunities to contribute to service development, teaching and supervision, research, and quality improvement.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Assessments & Advice

*Conduct detailed clinical evaluations of employees' health and fitness for work, offering guidance in line with Employment and Equality Law and Occupational Health Good Practice.

*Provide expert advice to managers and Human Resources on:

*Rehabilitation and return-to-work planning following sickness absence.

*Clinical assessments and case management including recommendations for adjustments and restrictions.

*Advice on early retirement on grounds of ill health.

*Health matters affecting work capacity, promoting health and preventing illness in accordance with Trust policies.

Deliver a comprehensive range of OH activities, including:

*Management and self-referrals

*Fitness-for-work medicals

*Case conferences and multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings

*Workplace assessments and pre-placement health screenings

*Drug and alcohol screening

*Immunisations and immunity checks

*Health surveillance (including Appointed Doctor medicals)

*Capability assessments

*Communicable disease management

*Legislative compliance and policy development

*Medical input into accident/incident investigations

*Infection Control & Disease Management

*Liaise with the Trust's Infection Control Team and Public Health authorities in cases of notifiable communicable diseases.

*Provide guidance on health surveillance programmes and periodic medical exams for employees exposed to workplace hazards.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details Date posted

06 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£59,175 to £95,400 a year Dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

12455

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description, As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, the Occupational Health Doctor is responsible for delivering a full spectrum of occupational health (OH) services. This includes providing expert clinical assessments, contributing to teaching and training, participating in audits and research, and supporting the department's commitment to clinical excellence.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description, As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, the Occupational Health Doctor is responsible for delivering a full spectrum of occupational health (OH) services. This includes providing expert clinical assessments, contributing to teaching and training, participating in audits and research, and supporting the department's commitment to clinical excellence.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• *Primary Medical Degree
• *Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
• *Shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty;
• *Shall have equivalent experience and competencies
• *Diploma in Occupational Medicine (or equivalent)

Experience Essential

• *Ability to manage and lead on occupational health clinical responsibilities.
• *An understanding of the requirements of Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement
• *Recent experience of clinical audit and policy writing
• *Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
• *Knowledge of Complaints; ethical issues and Clinical Governance
• *Prompt & timely responsiveness to Management agenda
• *Ability to synthesise and prioritise complex and conflicting information

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• *Primary Medical Degree
• *Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
• *Shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty;
• *Shall have equivalent experience and competencies
• *Diploma in Occupational Medicine (or equivalent)

Experience Essential

• *Ability to manage and lead on occupational health clinical responsibilities.
• *An understanding of the requirements of Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement
• *Recent experience of clinical audit and policy writing
• *Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
• *Knowledge of Complaints; ethical issues and Clinical Governance
• *Prompt & timely responsiveness to Management agenda
• *Ability to synthesise and prioritise complex and conflicting information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)