West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Band 6 - Occupational Health Adviser, Occupational Health
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Are you a passionate Occupational Health professional looking to make a real difference in a dynamic acute Trust?
As Trust of the Year 2025, we're entering an exciting new chapter, expanding our services and investing in modern technology to shape the future of healthcare.
This is a fantastic time to join our forward-thinking team and help shape a high-quality, modern Occupational Health service.
As a Band 6 Occupational Health Adviser, you’ll play a key role in delivering a comprehensive, evidence-based service that promotes the health, wellbeing and safety of our workforce.
Working As Part Of a Multidisciplinary Team, You Will
- Manage your own caseload of management referrals, providing expert advice on fitness for work, rehabilitation and reasonable workplace adjustments.
- Deliver occupational health screening, immunisations, and health surveillance programmes.
- Assess and manage workplace risks, including infection control issues and exposure incidents.
- Provide professional advice to managers and staff, supporting attendance management and wellbeing.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement and new ways of working as our service expands.
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You’ll work both autonomously and collaboratively, building strong relationships across HR, Health & Safety, Infection Control and clinical teams.
With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
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We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Angelina Unruh
- Job title: Head of Occupational Health
- Email address: a.unruh@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07812438604
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