# Locum Consultant Occupational Health Physician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Clatterbridge Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Occupational Medicine
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (With a view to extend for a further 6 months)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 2 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26T14:30:41.000Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Bebington/Wirral_University_Teaching_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Locum_Consultant_Occupational_Health_Physician/Locum_Consultant_Occupational_Health_Physician-v8145399
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8145399?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wuth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Working closely with your fellow colleagues in the Occupational Health Service multidisciplinary team, the role will require that you apply your professional knowledge and skills to contribute to delivering a comprehensive and effective occupational health services ensuring that high professional and quality standards are maintained on a consistent basis and in line with best practice.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will be qualified as a Consultant Occupational Health Physician and assist in delivering the range of responsibilities expected from the role. It is anticipated that initially duties will primarily consist of delivery of clinical occupational health assessments and that with experience a wider range of activities will be undertaken. The full potential scope of those responsibilities is listed in the following paragraphs.

Opportunities will be given to become familiar with the work environment.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Occupational Health Physician position available at WUTH.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### IT Skills

**Essential**

- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Experience with OH record systems (e.g. COHORT, OPAS)

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of electronic databases and data analysis tools

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience managing a multidisciplinary OH team
- Minimum 1 year Occupational Health experience in the NHS

**Desirable**

- Non-NHS Occupational Health experience
- Experience in respiratory medicine, psychiatry, dermatology, or rheumatology
- Breadth of experience in other specialties

### Trust Values

**Essential**

- Able to demonstrate behaviours aligned with: - Patients First - Always Improving - Working Together

### Skills & Aptitudes

**Essential**

- Appropriate clinical knowledge
- Evidence-based practice
- Clinical risk management knowledge
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Teamworking and presentation skills

**Desirable**

- Teaching and educational supervision experience
- Leadership and service development skills
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and SEQOHS standards
- Negotiation and influencing skills

### Qualifications & Training

**Essential**

- Medical degree (MBChB or equivalent)
- Specialist qualification MFOM or FFOM (or equivalent)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Engagement in appraisal and revalidation

**Desirable**

- MSc or MD in Occupational Medicine
- On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT

## Documents

- [risk id (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10444507)
- [job description (pdf, 352.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10444505)
- [person specification (pdf, 94.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10444506)
- [vision values behaviours (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2088)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 734.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1841)
- [wuth gdpr privacy notice for applicants (pdf, 255.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2506)

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