# Occupational Health Specialist Nurse Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** Nottingham
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro-rata)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24T10:01:04.395Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottingham_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Occupational_Health/Occupational_Health-v8066122
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8066122?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nuh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Occupational Health Specialist Nurse Practitioner with a post registration qualification (Degree/Master’s) in Occupational health. To join the senior nursing team of the Occupational Health service at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust on a full time basis.

With applications, now being invited from suitably qualified specialist occupational health nurse practitioners who are confident and effective communicators that have experience of delivering occupational health in a variety of settings; this should include previous NHS experience. You will be part of a large multidisciplinary team and as such good interpersonal skills are necessary.

### Main duties of the job

Key Elements of the role;

Provision of leadership and line management responsibility to the Occupational health clinical team

Provide the full range of Occupational Health Services to trust employees, other NHS organisations and external clients

Provide comprehensive advise & reports advising on all aspects of Occupational Health; including sickness absence and case management/return to work advice for employees referred to the service by managers & HR

Maintain effective communication with client’s, managers and other professional groups within the organisation and to external clients

Support the department with its SEQOHS accreditation

Experience of leading on clinical audit

Experience of the reviewing and writing of departmental standard operating procedures

We are a paper light department so excellent IT skills are a must and you will also need to be comfortable communicating with clients both face to face but also virtually e.g. telephone and emails.

You will work from our departments based on the Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital Campus but you should be be willing to travel to cover occasional clinics at external locations.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the full Job Description and Person Specification documents which are attached to this advert

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Post registration experience in adult nursing and experience in Occupational Health, including experience of working at Band 7 level of equivalent outside the NHS
- Experience of the development and reviewing of standard operating protocols
- Experience of NHS Occupational Health

**Desirable**

- Experience of participation in SEQOHS accreditation
- Experience of leading clinical audit
- Experience of HAVS tier 3/PFT/Audiometry/BCG vaccination/undertaking workplace assessments

### Training and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Current UK NMC registration on parts 1& 3
- Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Occupational Health (RSCPHN-OH)

**Desirable**

- NEBOSH Certificate/or equivalent safety qualification
- Management or Leadership Qualification

### Analytical and Judgement skills

**Essential**

- Ability to produce timely evidenced based Occupational health reports of high quality

**Desirable**

- Understanding of risk assessment and the management of BBV exposure incidents

### Planning and Organisational Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload and that of others
- Ability to lead on the planning/implementation and evaluation of health programs e.g. seasonal flu, health and well being
- Ability to lead change and service improvement

### Communication and reletionship skills

**Essential**

- Excellent Communication skills, written and oral
- Higher level of computer literacy and use of OH databases
- Effective Leadership skills

**Desirable**

- Presentation skills to a diverse target group

### Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to work shifts/on call)

**Essential**

- Ability to travel to client and OH sites in Nottinghamshire

## Documents

- [new jd (pdf, 728.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10356959)
- [person spec (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10356960)
- [welcome to nuh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10356961)
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