Nurse-Led Occupational Health Specialist – NHS

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Virginia; On-site; USD 53,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Occupational Health Practitioner to join the established OH team. The role focuses on manager referrals and health assessments for staff, led by nurses with weekly OH Physician input.

The post holder will promote wellbeing, advise on health hazards, and support sickness absence reduction through proactive case management and professional duties within the OH service.

Qualifications

• Assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care to high standards.
• Perform manager referrals, return to work assessments and manage rehabilitation to normal duties.
• Assess health questionnaires, communicate fitness to work outcomes to managers and implement necessary restrictions/adaptations.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate health surveillance requirements (audiometry, spirometry, etc.) and notify outcomes to managers.
• Respond to sharps injuries with guidance per policies.
• Promote good health management and maintain client-focused care.

Skills

Occupational Health

Manager referrals

Health assessments

Case management

Education

N/A

Job description

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Occupational Health Practitioner to join the established OH team. The role focuses on manager referrals and health assessments for staff, led by nurses with weekly OH Physician input.

The post holder will promote wellbeing, advise on health hazards, and support sickness absence reduction through proactive case management and professional duties within the OH service.