# Senior Occupational Health Advisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-health-advisor/ebf711c9-fe3c-421c-ac61-53ce50f7ab32 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-health-advisor/ebf711c9-fe3c-421c-ac61-53ce50f7ab32.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal London Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-20T23:00:57.520Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/Employee_Support_Wellbeing/Employee_Support_Wellbeing-v8244146 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8244146?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have a great opportunity for a Band 7 senior Occupational Health Advisor to join us at the Employee wellbeing Service at Barts Health. You will be working with an established, friendly team that offers an innovative model to preventative health for all Barts staff. This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team of occupational health specialists. - Work flexibly remotely and occasionally onsite - You will have the opportunity to undertake clinics (consulting with staff on their new roles and ensuring that they have the correct immunisations requirements). Providing immunisations Phlebotomy Monitoring of blood borne virus’ - Providing immunisations - Phlebotomy - Monitoring of blood borne virus’ - Complete Health surveillance. Training or updates can be provided - Be a case manager for management referrals, including complex dependent on experience. Current model if for no more than 6 management referrals per day - Take part in peer audit with regular access to teaching from experienced OHAs - Have access to clinical supervision and a multi-disciplinary team - To provide line management responsibilities to a small group of occupational health staff. ### Main duties of the job To participate in an efficient, effective, comprehensive, high-quality Occupational Health service using evidence based Occupational Health. To provide Occupational Health Advisors services including the full remit of occupational health needs. The role will predominately be focused on case management of management referrals, with an emphasis on providing quality, evidence-based reports to allow managers to provide support to staff with reasonable adjustments. The post holder will ensure a proactive comprehensive service is provided and delivered to the highest standard and support the delivery to Barts Health NHS Trust and associated external contracts. The post holder is also required to work with other senior occupational health advisors, to implement and monitor policies, standards and guidelines within the Barts Health NHS Trust service. To provide line management responsibilities to a small group of occupational health staff.The Specialist Practitioners are required to act as a professional leader to the team and to encourage and maintain a supportive and learning environment, where there is a focus on lifelong learning and reflective practice. The senior occupational health advisor will have line management responsibilities for the occupational health advisors. They will also deal with the complex management referrals. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities * Previous applications for this post need not apply. * The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. ### 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** - Registered Nurse (Adult) - Occupational Health - Certificate/Diploma/BSc or equivalent - Management qualification - Evidence of OH post qualification study at BSc/MSc level - Effective communication for people management **Desirable** - Spirometery Qualification - Audiology Qualification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Microsoft word and power point Microsoft Excel - Current OH issues within the NHS - Health and Safety legislation **Desirable** - People Management Processes ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in writing reports and collating statistics using excel - Leadership and influencing skills - Proven ability to deal effectively with difficult and sensitive issues - Excellent negotiation and persuasion skills - Excellent interpersonal skills - Good skills in dispute resolution **Desirable** - Previous line management experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - 2 years occupational health experience post OH qualification or equivalent. - Health care setting, audit and use of evidence based practice. - Sickness absence/return to work assessments. - Experience of managing people - Supervising, teaching and mentorship skills. **Desirable** - Management or leadership qualification ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 336.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10555442) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## 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.