Senior Occupational Health Advisor

Job title:

Senior Occupational Health Advisor

Company

University College London

Job description

About usUCL Workplace Health delivers professional, evidence-based occupational health and wellbeing services to UCL staff and professionally regulated students, as well as case management referral service to external clients. Our aim is to promote health in the workplace, supporting a safe, effective, and positive environment for teaching, learning, and research, enabling our community to thrive. Our OH service is accredited. More information can be found on our website: .About the roleAs a Senior Occupational Health Advisor, you’ll join our team of nurses and our in-house doctor to deliver the full remit of occupational health services to the UCL staff and professional regulated students. In addition to undertaking case management following referral, you will also take a role in work-related and travel immunisation, health surveillance and pre-enrolment screening processes, providing evidence-based professional advice and occupational health opinion to both the UCL and external clients in the identification of health risks arising from work and study activity, and on issues that affect health and wellbeing.As a senior member of the team, you will also help to lead and develop junior members of the clinical team and there may be a requirement to provide line management. You will also be required to be involved in audit and governance activities, policy development, wellbeing promotion, and supporting our service to maintain its SEQOSH accreditation.This is an on-campus role based at our offices in Bidborough House, a short walk from Euston and Kings Cross stations, though we hope to support home working one day per week, depending on the needs of the service. During the first two months of probation the successful candidate will be on site full time for their induction programme. You will also be required to undergo occupational health screening and a DBS check before being confirmed in post.Job Ref: C14-00150Closing Date: 18-06-2025 – 23:59 (UK time)About youYou will be a registered nurse with a proven track record in an occupational health setting. You will have good knowledge of all aspects of occupational health service provision, and ideally experience in an NHS, Higher Education or equivalent occupational health environment. You will have excellent evidence based clinical assessment and advisory skills, along with outstanding communication skills. Experience of computerised occupational health record keeping systems and Microsoft Office applications are also essential. The successful candidate should be able work autonomously as well as being a strong team player.The role demands interaction with many people within and external to UCL, thus a professional attitude, a flexible approach, a willingness to help, an ability to remain tactful, as well as a high degree of cultural and disability awareness are required to adequately execute the duties outlined in the attached job description.Although not essential, being registered on part 3 of the NMC register as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Occupational Health is advantageous.What we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.Available documents

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Location

North West London

Job date

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 02:26:57 GMT

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