Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
47 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Able to work rotational shifts
- Other
Commitment to achieving the best possible standards of occupational health care
- Other
Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to working practice and changing situations across site
- Other
Ability to satisfy Occupational Health Screening
- Experience
Extensive post registration nursing experience in an occupational health setting
- Experience
Extensive demonstrable operational management experience, with previous experience of managing large groups of staff
- Experience
Extensive experience of effective staff engagement and management.
- Experience
Demonstrates a high level of numerical and data analytical skills, including spreadsheets and databases;
- Experience
Experience of working autonomously as a clinical practitioner in a nurse led service
- Experience
Evidence of audit and evidence based care
- Experience
Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience
Experience of contributing to tendering for contracts relevant to OH&WB and undertaking analysis of service requirements
- Experience
Working across and leading large scale projects
- Qualifications
RGN Level 1
- Qualifications
Post graduate diploma or masters in Specialist Community, Public Health Nursing – as recorded on part 3 of the NMC register
- Qualifications
Recent and relevant continuous professional development
- Personal Attributes
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Personal Attributes
Be able to demonstrate tact, empathy and reassurance
- Personal Attributes
To practice with assertiveness and confidence
- Personal Attributes
To understand own limitations
- Skills and Abilities
Teaching, mentoring and assessment skills
- Skills and Abilities
Management and organisational skills
- Skills and Abilities
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Skills and Abilities
Highly developed oral and written communication skills with employees and managers ; confidence to discuss sensitive, complex case management and to liaise and negotiate with other members of the wider OHWbS
- Skills and Abilities
Highly developed clinical assessment, analytical and problem solving skills, including generic healthcare aspects to accurately manage complex case presentations to an excellent professional standard
- Skills and Abilities
Evidence of ability to critique own practice
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high pressure environment
- Skills and Abilities
Self-aware reflective practitioner able to envisage the role, and understand and manage inherent pressures of the role
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to demonstrate high emotional intelligence and leadership skills
- Skills and Abilities
Able to resolve conflict and overcome resistance
- Skills and Abilities
Report writing/presentation skills
- Skills and Abilities
IT skills– ability to use Word/Excel/PowerPoint etc.
- Skills and Abilities
Mentoring and counselling skills
- Skills and Abilities
Change management skills
- Skills and Abilities
Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to manage, motivate and empower others
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to analyse information/data and provide written reports
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to motivate individuals and teams
- Skills and Abilities
Apply transparency, honesty and candour behaviours in your practice and challenge non- compliance with these values in others
- Knowledge and Awareness
Cultural awareness
- Knowledge and Awareness
Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Knowledge and Awareness
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of application of relevant national guidance e.g. Faculty of Occupational Medicine, The Green Book, NICE etc
- Knowledge and Awareness
Comprehensive knowledge of the NHS national targets and priorities including the NHS People Plan Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other HR/People Management related training
- Knowledge and Awareness
Understanding of healthcare structure with regard to excellent communication skills in collaborating with other Health and Community Partners.
- Knowledge and Awareness
Ability to understand aspects of legal and role boundaries as they relate to Occupational Health activities.
- Knowledge and Awareness
Understanding of SEQOHS standards and the impact of standards on delivery of quality services.
- Knowledge and Awareness
Understanding of the Trust’s objectives and priorities and the ability to work across operational boundaries
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of managing within the Occupational Health & Wellbeing setting in the NHS
- Qualifications
Non-Medical Prescriber
- Qualifications
Teaching Qualification
Job summary
Be Part of an Award-Winning Service Shaping the Future of NHS Occupational Health Services.
Our award-winning Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service is looking for an experienced Band 8a Clinical Head to join our progressive, ambitious and forward-thinking team.
As a nurse-led service, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality clinical practice, influencing organisational wellbeing strategy and developing innovative approaches to workforce health improvement. We are committed to delivering excellence, continuous learning and collaborative working across the wider healthcare system.
If you are an experienced, confident Occupational Health practitioner with a real passion for leadership, quality improvement and service transformation this is the role for you. The Clinical Head will play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of the service whilst supporting a skilled and enthusiastic multidisciplinary clinical team.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Main duties of the job
Working jointly with the Operational Head, you will be reporting directly to the Associate Director of Workforce Operations. This influential role sits at the heart of the People Directorate, providing a unique opportunity to shape workforce health and wellbeing strategy, influence senior decision-making and lead the continued development of a national award-winning Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Details
- Date posted: 15 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 8a
- Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 001569
- Job locations: Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Qualifications:
- RGN Level 1
- Post graduate diploma or masters in Specialist Community, Public Health Nursing – as recorded on part 3 of the NMC register
- Recent and relevant continuous professional development
Experience:
- Extensive post registration nursing experience in an occupational health setting
- Extensive demonstrable operational management experience, with previous experience of managing large groups of staff
- Extensive experience of effective staff engagement and management.
- Demonstrates a high level of numerical and data analytical skills, including spreadsheets and databases;
- Experience of working autonomously as a clinical practitioner in a nurse led service
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This advert is for Head of Occupational Health-Clinical with Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust in Wakefield, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Head of service role. The advertised salary is £57528.00 to £64750.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Oct 2026.
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