Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications / Training
Registered Nurse - Part 1 of NMC register OR equivalent HCPC registration
- Qualifications / Training
Post-registration Occupational Health Specialist Practitioner Qualification
- Qualifications / Training
Educated to Degree level in relevant OH qualification or equivalent experience
- Knowledge, Experience and Expertise
Expert knowledge of all occupational health requirements within a health care setting
- Knowledge, Experience and Expertise
Expert knowledge of the national and local policy relating to Occupational Health and Wellbeing service and interventions
- Knowledge, Experience and Expertise
Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Communication and Relationships (including management responsibilities)
Strong analytical skills to interpret and present data and use this to drive forward and implement change
- Communication and Relationships (including management responsibilities)
Ability to identify, develop, nurture and promote collaborative approaches to service development/improvement.
- Communication and Relationships (including management responsibilities)
Well-developed engagement, delegation, people and workload management skills
- Communication and Relationships (including management responsibilities)
Demonstrate willingness and ability to challenge and change existing practice
- Communication and Relationships (including management responsibilities)
IT literate including Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint and email systems
- Communication and Relationships (including management responsibilities)
Highly developed interpersonal, communication (written and oral) skills together with strong leadership and influencing with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve key stakeholders
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications / Training
Recognised Teaching / Assessing Qualification
- Knowledge, Experience and Expertise
Significant senior level experience within large healthcare organisations
- Knowledge, Experience and Expertise
Knowledge and experience of OH IT systems, to support effective working and service improvements
- Knowledge, Experience and Expertise
Experience of undertaking audits and quality assurance initiatives
- Knowledge, Experience and Expertise
Knowledge of budget management and cost improvement initiatives
Job overview
The Clinical Manager role is to provide clinical guidance and support to the Head of OH and supporting in clinical leadership to all staff in the team. The postholder supports the Head of OH in ensuring the service meets all key performance indicators, providing an exceptional, high-quality service that promotes, maintains and improves the health of employees, safeguards against risks arising from their work and working environment and promotes the health of the organisation. The postholder will embrace and demonstrate an attitude which respects the core values of our Trust.
Main duties of the job
- To deputise in the absence of the Head of OH to ensure continuity of the provision of an efficient, high quality operational OH service that is responsive to the needs of the Trust and external organisations under contract.
- To ensure compliance with responsibilities imposed by health and safety legislation, whilst maximising and promoting the health of all employees.
- Provide clinical advice on all areas of OH as needed and lead on or contribute to strategies for the Trust as required.
- Assess complex health & wellbeing needs and develop, monitor and review programmes of care to meet those needs
- To support the strategic planning of the OH service, identifying resourcing requirements and service standards.
- Ensure that the OH service continues to meet the requirements for SEQOHS accredited status.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a full list of main responsibilities and the person specification for this role.
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.
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This advert is for Occupational Health Clinical Manager with Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust in Halifax, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Sep 2026.
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