Senior Specialist Occupational Health Nurse Advisor

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time, qualified experienced Senior Specialist Occupational Health (OH) Nurse Practitioner with a post registration specialist degree / masters to join the OH Service, primarily based at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow. The department provides service to approximately 8,500 employees across the LNWUH NHS Trust and to external clients.

A Consultant Physician led service, the team comprises of two trainees OH Physicians, Psychologist, Clinical Nurse Manager, Specialist OH Nurses and OH practice nurses. Working with the administration team our main priority is to create a dynamic approach to maximise employee's health, wellness at work and productivity.

Applicants are invited from committed and confident practitioners to join our friendly team. You should be competent in delivering occupational health practice in a variety of sectors but ideally within the NHS. Your highly developed specialist knowledge will be underpinned by theory and experience, combined with strong demonstrable leadership and management skills. Reporting to the Clinical Nurse Manager, you will be required to plan, develop and deliver specialist nursing provision to the Trust and to contract clients, offering a full programme of services.

Main duties of the job

1. Act as a specialist Occupational Health Nurse Advisor and provide leadership / management and support to band 5 and 6 nurses.
2. To provide a full range of Occupational health nursing service to NHS and external staff as an experienced Specialist Occupational Health Nurse advisor.
3. To provide highly efficient occupational health care to the Trust's employees and other private clients without supervision.
4. To maintain effective communication with clients, managers and other professionals to ensure service delivery.
5. Assessment planning implementation and evaluation of care for employee following sickness absence management and safe return to work.
6. To provide comprehensive report, including returning to work plans with graduated timeline and facilitating rehabilitation as required.
7. Assist and advise HR, line managers and employees with regards to matters pertaining to personal health advice, health and safety at work.
8. Support newly appointed nurses in order to facilitate their settlement into post.
9. Assist in writing updating occupational health policies.
10. To undertake audit and research related to the professional development of OH nursing.
11. To deliver training to departmental staff and mentor as required and be able to demonstrate continued professional development.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Date posted: 07 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £51,883 to £58,544 a year Per annum including HCAS

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 337-NP-7821LD

Job locations:

Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address:

Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ

Employer's website: https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk