# Occupational Health Adviser > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-health-adviser/b5ee33a1-ba6d-424d-a176-002e2ebb54ef - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-health-adviser/b5ee33a1-ba6d-424d-a176-002e2ebb54ef.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Brighton - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum / pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T08:13:24.923Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Brighton/Sussex_Community_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Health_Advisor/Occupational_Health_Advisor-v8031819 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8031819?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Develop Your Career | Protect Our Workforce | Make a Lasting Impact Are you a registered nurse or allied health professional looking for a new professional challenge beyond traditional clinical settings? Are you passionate about wellbeing, prevention and supporting people to stay healthy at work? We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join our well‑established, nurse‑led Occupational Health Service in the role of Band 6 Occupational Health Adviser. Previous experience in Occupational Health is desirable but not essential, as comprehensive training and development will be provided to support the successful candidate.   We are keen to hear from nurses and allied health professionals with strong transferable clinical skills who are motivated to develop a career in Occupational Health. This is a varied, impactful role where you will use your clinical judgement and communication skills expertise to make a real difference to staff health and wellbeing every day. ### Main duties of the job As a Band 6 Occupational Health Adviser, you will play a key role in delivering a high‑quality, person‑centred Occupational Health service that supports the health, safety and wellbeing of our workforce. With structured support, supervision and development you will: - Undertake management and self‑referral assessments, providing clear, practical advice - Assess fitness for work and recommend reasonable adjustments - Support staff experiencing long‑term and short‑term sickness absence - Contribute to vaccination, immunisation and health surveillance programmes - Support the management of work‑related health risks, including body fluid exposures - Work collaboratively with managers, human resource and staff representatives - Contribute to service development, audit and clinical governance - Support and mentor colleagues and learners as your experience develops This is a varied and largely autonomous role, offering a diverse caseload and the opportunity to further develop confidence and expertise in Occupational Health practice, with no two days being the same. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will work within a skill mixed team as an autonomous practitioner to support the prevention of ill health; protect health and promote the wellbeing of people in their workplaces ensuring a healthy balance between work and wellbeing. - Work collaboratively with the team to plan and deliver a safe, effective, and high quality Occupational Health service. - Identify health needs through comprehensive assessment in partnership with clients, developing and delivering individual programmes of care and delegating appropriately. - Use and analyse data effectively, combining specialist Occupational Health expertise with a broader understanding of the Occupational Health sector to support and embed health improvement. - Champion workplace health and wellbeing strategies that recognise the impact of health on work and the value of good work to health. - Recognise and value workforce diversity by applying person centred approaches that meet the needs of a varied population. ## Job Details Develop Your Career | Protect Our Workforce | Make a Lasting Impact Are you a registered nurse or allied health professional looking for a new professional challenge beyond traditional clinical settings? Are you passionate about wellbeing, prevention and supporting people to stay healthy at work? We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join our well‑established, nurse‑led Occupational Health Service in the role of Band 6 Occupational Health Adviser. Previous experience in Occupational Health is desirable but not essential, as comprehensive training and development will be provided to support the successful candidate. We are keen to hear from nurses and allied health professionals with strong transferable clinical skills who are motivated to develop a career in Occupational Health. This is a varied, impactful role where you will use your clinical judgement and communication skills expertise to make a real difference to staff health and wellbeing every day. ## Job Description As a Band 6 Occupational Health Adviser, you will play a key role in delivering a high‑quality, person‑centred Occupational Health service that supports the health, safety and wellbeing of our workforce. With structured support, supervision and development you will: Undertake management and self‑referral assessments, providing clear, practical advice Assess fitness for work and recommend reasonable adjustments Support staff experiencing long‑term and short‑term sickness absence Contribute to vaccination, immunisation and health surveillance programmes Support the management of work‑related health risks, including body fluid exposures Work collaboratively with managers, human resource and staff representatives Contribute to service development, audit and clinical governance Support and mentor colleagues and learners as your experience develops This is a varied and largely autonomous role, offering a diverse caseload and the opportunity to further develop confidence and expertise in Occupational Health practice, with no two days being the same. ## Responsibilities The post holder will work within a skill mixed team as an autonomous practitioner to support the prevention of ill health; protect health and promote the wellbeing of people in their workplaces ensuring a healthy balance between work and wellbeing. Work collaboratively with the team to plan and deliver a safe, effective, and high quality Occupational Health service. Identify health needs through comprehensive assessment in partnership with clients, developing and delivering individual programmes of care and delegating appropriately. Use and analyse data effectively, combining specialist Occupational Health expertise with a broader understanding of the Occupational Health sector to support and embed health improvement. Champion workplace health and wellbeing strategies that recognise the impact of health on work and the value of good work to health. Recognise and value workforce diversity by applying person centred approaches that meet the needs of a varied population. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working within a team environment - Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to role **Desirable** - Management of team/staff members ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC Registered Nurse/Midwife/HCPC Qualification **Desirable** - NMC Registered Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner (SCHPN) Occupational Health OR Registered AHP with specialist occupational health knowledge and qualifications ### Skills and Knowlewdge **Essential** - Ability to use IT as required (Microsoft packages plus electronic record keeping) - Excellent written skills - Ability to apply and promote the public health role of the Occupational Health Adviser - Current knowledge of local and national policies - Demonstrates leadership in practice, including management of people, resources and caseload - Ability to apply research to practice - Competency in a range of clinical skills - Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity to differing needs of client groups - Able to work on own initiative, make decisions and prioritise - Demonstrate excellence in communication skills with an ability to negotiate and manage conflict **Desirable** - Able to assess, develop, implement and develop programmes of care - Able to demonstrate partnership working with other agencies and service providers ## Documents - [oh advisor (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10319411) - [staff benefits brochure (pdf, 484.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2262) - [easy read application form (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2435) - [job description and person spec (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10319412) - [about sussex community nhs foundation trust (pdf, 632.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2743) - [applicants guide to the use of generative ai in applications (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2971) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.