Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: none
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 357-LN-1644-25-C
- Employer
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lincoln
- Town
- Lincoln
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Health Advisor - Band 7
NHS AfC: Band 7
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:
· Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.
· Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.
· Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Group Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Caring and building a healthier future for all” – stating their ambition for our Trust and the wider group to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.
Job overview
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, part of the Lincolnshire Community & Hospital Group (LCHG), seeks a Senior Occupational Health Specialist Nurse Practitioner (Senior Occupational Health Advisor) with a post-registration degree or master's in occupational health to join its established occupational health senior clinical team. Applicants should have significant occupational health experience, including previous NHS work, and strong communication and interpersonal skills.
The Corporate HR department’s Occupational Health Service which recently achieved SEQOHS accreditation, comprises a multidisciplinary team of Occupational Health Consultants, Specialist Nurse Practitioners, clinic nurses, technicians, counsellors, and medical administrators. The service supports our host trust, the wider NHS community in Lincolnshire, as well as a growing number of external clients.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit, contact:
David Thornhill – Head of Occupational Health
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 advice & 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.
Our departments are based at Lincoln County Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital Boston & Grantham and district hospital and you will work from one of these locations. However, you must be willing to travel to cover meetings and occasional clinics at external locations.
Working for our organisation
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 advice & 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.
Our departments are based at Lincoln County Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital Boston & Grantham and district hospital and you will work from one of these locations. However, you must be willing to travel to cover meetings and occasional clinics at external locations.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current UK level one NMC registration as (RGN/RN Adult)
- Professional knowledge to a degree level qualification.
- Registered Specialist Practitioner Community Public Health Nurse – Occupational Health (Part 3 NMC).
- Post Graduate Degree in Occupational Health Nursing (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- NEBOSH safety qualification (or equivalent)
- Leadership or management qualification at post graduate level (or equivalent)
- Health Promotion/Public Health qualification at post graduate level (or equivalent)
- Case management training
- HAVS certificate
Knowledge,skills,competencies
Essential criteria
- High level verbal and written communication skills, sufficient to write policy, plans, complex reports and engage with employees, managers and partners.
- Confident in using ICT systems relevant to role, including Management Information Systems and MS Office.
- Experience of using OH databases e.g. OPAS G2 or Cority
- Excellent analytical skills with an aptitude for developing innovative solutions to complex issues.
- Ability to work collaboratively to with key stakeholders
- Knowledge and experience of overseeing the management and delivery of work-based vaccination programmes, covering a wide range vaccination
- Knowledge and experience in the management of complex/high risk blood borne virus exposures
- Ability to produce and deliver presentations to large and diverse groups on a range of OH related issues.
- Able to deputise for the Head of Occupational Health in their absence.
- High level of interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and manage team(s) and articulate the vision for the directorate.
- Can effectively balance own work, priorities and deadlines against conflicting priorities and strategic delivery.
- Confidence, resilience and ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience of overseeing the management and delivery of programmes of health surveillance
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of staff management and leadership.
- Substantial experience of Occupational Health practice at band 7 level or equivalent outside the NHS.
- Substantial experience of undertaking complex case management and of undertaking case conference and review meetings.
- Up to date knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and best practice guidance.
- Experience of strong leadership, inspiring others to deliver transformational projects and impactful results at trust level.
- Clinical governance and audit knowledge.
- Experience of the development and evaluation of clinical protocols and SOP’s
- Experience of managing changing priorities and complex situations.
- Experience of leading on the planning and implementation and evaluation of large Occupational Health programme e.g. seasonal flu/Health Surveillance
- Experience of managing a diverse group of staff to ensure effective service delivery.
- Good general knowledge of the NHS and current clinical standards within Occupational Health services or equivalent/similar services.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with private contractors.
- Experience of working alongside the well-being agenda
- Experience of participation in SEQOHS accreditation
Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- Always adopts a just culture approach.
- Ability to travel for meetings, risk assessments, training events, conferences etc.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Able to work as part of a team and as an autonomous practitioner.
- Able to maintain judgement under pressure.
- Able to contribute to service development.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Personally, resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment.
- Ability to lead, manage and motivate all staff within sphere of responsibility.
- Reliable, adaptable and dependable.
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Group Values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Thornhill
- Job title
- Head of Occupational Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01522 573597
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