# Occupational Health Specialty Doctor - Bank

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Edward Jenner Court
- **Workplace type:** hybrid
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Occupational Medicine
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Contract type:** Bank
- **Employment type:** Home or remote working, Other, Bank shifts available Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T13:10:36.494Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Gloucester/Gloucestershire_Health_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Health/Occupational_Health-v8369263
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8369263?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ghc.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for experience Occupational Health Speciality Doctors to undertake bank shifts to support our team. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work from home or complete shifts at our base in Gloucester.

This post provides an opportunity to be part of a consultant led NHS occupational health team, delivering comprehensive occupational health services to NHS Trusts in Gloucestershire as well as a range of private, public and voluntary organisations.

Working Well are proud to be a SEQOSH accredited Occupational Health Service and a member of the professional Health @ Work Network of NHS Occupational Health Services in England. The service is hosted by Gloucestershire Health and Care Services NHS Foundation Trust and provides Occupational Health services to the NHS Health community within Gloucestershire. In addition, the service has a sizeable external portfolio of non-NHS, private and public clients.

### Main duties of the job

- To work within the guidelines set by the GMC and Faculty of Occupational Medicine regarding consent
- To undertake occupational health assessment of employees in response to management referrals and self-referrals.
- To prepare impartial reports for managers to an agreed format and in response to management referrals, taking into account current employment, health and safety legislation and the policies and procedures of the relevant employer using our secure Occupational Health system (OPAS-G2)
- To liaise with treating practitioners where appropriate and with consent.
- To advise managers and employees on health risks at work or any relevant health issue affecting their staff.
- To take part in case conferences where appropriate.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- To provide advice on relevant infection control issues involving employees in liaison with the Infection Control Team.
- To identify trends in health or work practices in order to inform health and wellbeing strategies for Clients
- Participation in a comprehensive audit programme

### 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

### Skills

**Essential**

- Proven ability to communicate well at all levels both verbally and in written form.
- Proven skills in assessment and formulation of clinical opinion and problem solving.
- Good interpersonal skills for effective membership of the multidisciplinary team

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Evidence of active participation in audit
- Knowledge of infectious disease with particular reference to healthcare workers

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of post-graduate work in Occupational Health
- Experience of working in Occupational Health in the NHS

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in private sector in Occupational Health

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Full Registration with the General Medical Council
- Diploma in Occupational Medicine

**Desirable**

- Membership of Faculty of Occupational Medicine

## Documents

- [staff benefits - ghc (pdf, 618.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2522)
- [additional information for applicants (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2656)
- [oh specialty dr - job description and person specification (pdf, 328.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10696752)

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