Main area Occupational Health Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm) Job ref 427-8054961
Employer Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Town Bath Salary £39,959 – £48,117 Dependent on experience Salary period Yearly Closing 08/07/2026 23:59 Interview date 22/07/2026
Occupational Health Nurse Advisor
Band 6
Job overview
The Occupational Health service works to promote good health, safety and welfare in work-collaboratively facilitating the right support, at the right time in the right way.
You will be responsible for providing comprehensive and objective occupational health advice to employees and other external contracts.
This role involves working autonomously, using initiative and establishing relationships with service users and agencies and will be a key player in the rapidly evolving occupational health service in line with current occupational health initiatives.
Main duties of the job
- To provide clinical advice and practice that is based on the specialist knowledge and skills of Occupational Health nursing.
- Undertake health assessments for all potential employees in accordance with the Department of Health guidelines and Occupational Health policy with particular reference to “exposure prone procedures”.
- Identify, plan and maintain the administration of the vaccine and immunisation regimes, relevant to the occupation, as per local guidelines and policy.
- Undertake and manage own caseload of managerial referrals in accordance with Occupational Health policies.
- Work in compliance with government legislation, trust policy and agreed Occupational Health protocols with regard to; implementing health and safety at work.
- Advise employees and managers on the management of infectious episodes/illnesses/accidents and assess individual care needs with regard to treatment and /or referrals.
- Facilitate liaison with other disciplines, as appropriate to maintain high standards of care, at all times.
- Conduct health surveillance as required by government legislation and RUH policy.
- Participate in the induction and training of new employees.
- Undertake workplace visits, for the purpose of risk assessments and regular audit.
Person specification
- Years of Occupational Health experience
- Qualification in Occupational Health
- SCPHN Qualification
- Computer literate (Microsoft office, OPAS-G2)
- Full driving licence with access to a vehicle
Please note – Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa’s) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview – GOV.UK
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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