Specialty Doctor- Occupational Medicine

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Speciality OH Doctor, supporting the health and wellbeing of a workforce of 15,000. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, providing comprehensive occupational health services, ensuring best practices, and contributing to staff development. Enjoy flexible working hours and numerous benefits while advancing your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing initiatives

Staff recognition schemes

Cycle to Work scheme

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loans

Onsite leisure memberships

Qualifications

• At least 4 years’ postgraduate training or equivalent experience.
• Experience teaching and training undergraduates and junior staff.
• Understanding of clinical audit principles.

Responsibilities

• Support staff health and wellbeing, advising on fitness to work and risk assessments.
• Work with the multidisciplinary OH team to provide comprehensive services.
• Ensure services are evidence-based and uphold best practice standards.

Skills

IT skills

Leadership awareness

Multidisciplinary relationship development

Education

GMC registration with a Licence to Practice

Royal College Membership

Job description

A fabulous opportunity has arisen for a Speciality OH Doctor to join our in-house OH team, as we have recently undergone expansion and additional investment to help establish a proactive and forward-looking service, supporting the health and wellbeing of a workforce totaling 15,000 staff. With our own in-house Counselling, Wellbeing, and Staff Physiotherapy services, we offer a holistic range of support across a diverse workforce.

The team is responsible for supporting staff from commencement in post through to retirement, advising on fitness to work, reasonable adjustments, risk assessments, vaccination uptake, and promoting wellbeing in the workplace.

The successful applicant will be required to work 6.5 sessions of Programmed Activity per week, plus 1.5 sessions of Professional Activity (SPA), under the supervision of our OH Consultant Physician (Dr. Assoufi). The post is offered as 0.8 Work Time Equivalent, but applicants wishing to work other limited hours are encouraged to apply.

The post holder will be managed by the Lead for OH, with professional responsibility to the OH Consultant Physician, including support for ongoing professional development, attending workshops, courses, CPD sessions, discussing difficult cases, and pursuing additional certifications as needed.

Main duties of the job

The Imperial Health at Work team supports staff health and wellbeing from start to finish, advising on fitness to work, reasonable adjustments, risk assessments, vaccination, and workplace wellbeing initiatives.

The successful applicant will work 8.5 sessions of Programmed Activity per week and 1.5 SPA, with flexible scheduling and the need to work across various Trust premises, including Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, and St Mary’s Hospital in NW London. The department operates Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00, with some flexibility required.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare, you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working alongside leading clinicians. Join a vibrant team embodying our values—expert, kind, collaborative, and aspirational—and advance your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working, wellbeing initiatives, staff recognition schemes, and optional benefits like Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loans, and onsite leisure memberships.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Work with the Consultant in Occupational Medicine and the multidisciplinary OH team to provide comprehensive services to Trust and client staff, including assessment, advisory, clinical intervention, risk management, and departmental duties.

Ensure services are evidence-based and uphold best practice standards, providing clinical guidance, participating in audits, supporting business planning, and developing the MDT through training and special interests.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• GMC registration with a Licence to Practice or eligibility to apply
• Appropriate Royal College Membership

Knowledge/Skills

• At least 4 years’ postgraduate training or equivalent experience, including relevant specialty training or experience
• IT skills and computer literacy
• Leadership awareness and behavior
• Ability to develop effective multidisciplinary relationships

Education and Training

• Experience teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates, and junior staff
• Promotion of learning within teams

Research & Audit

• Understanding of clinical audit principles

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, with disclosures processed via the DBS.

Contact: Caroline Mabbs, Head of Occupational Health

Email: [e-mail]