# Occupational Health Nurse Advisor

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Kettering
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-05T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T11:31:49.333Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Kettering/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Health/Occupational_Health-v8175038
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8175038?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

As part of the Trust’s approach to staff health and wellbeing, we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced occupational health nurse advisor (RGN or RMN) for a fixed term of 12 months to participate in the development and maintenance of a full Occupational Health and Wellbeing service to the staff of Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

### Main duties of the job

The post-holder will have day to day responsibility for a designated case load and will be expected to provide employees within this group with a comprehensive and confidential OH service, whilst working within his/her level of competency. The ability to recognise the need to refer on to the Senior OH Specialist or OH Physician, is an essential requirement of this post.

Although the Occupational Health department’s base is at St. Marys Hospital in Kettering, the post holder will be expected to work within any NHFT premises across Northamptonshire  , therefore the applicant will need to be able to transfer flexibly between workplaces, as necessary, to meet service requirements.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Skilled in case management and complex occupational health consultations.
- Ability to manage a diverse caseload and prioritise competing demands.

**Desirable**

- Experience analysing occupational health activity and performance data.
- Presentation and training skills.

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Experience of undertaking management referral assessments and providing fitness for work advice.
- Experience of pre-employment health screening and occupational health clearance processes.
- Experience of preparing clear, evidence-based occupational health reports and recommendations.

**Desirable**

- Experience of sickness absence management and supporting complex employee health cases.
- Experience of working collaboratively with managers, HR, health and safety teams and other healthcare professionals.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Qualified NMC Registered Nurse (General or Mental)
- Experience of working in a NHS Occupational Health Department

**Desirable**

- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Occupational Health) qualification.
- Other OH relevent training/courses

## Documents

- [your guide to nhft (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3047)
- [job description b6 oh nurse advisor (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10478499)

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