Occupational Health Senior Nurse Lead (NHS Lead)

Go back Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Occupational Health Senior Nurse Lead (NHS Lead)

The closing date is 21 September 2025

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Occupational Health Senior Nurse Lead to join the senior management team at Working Well, our SEQOHS-accredited NHS Occupational Health Service.

This is a key leadership role, responsible for providing strategic clinical leadership and professional accountability for all clinical activities within the occupational health team. You will work closely with the Service Director, who holds overall operational responsibility, and collaborate with Occupational Health Physicians, who oversee regulated medical governance.

We are hosting an online information event on 18th September at 1pm via MS teams. If you would like to register your interest for this event, please visit

Main duties of the job

Provide Clinical Leadership; to lead and inspire the clinical team within Working Well, offering clear direction and maintaining a visible and accessible clinical presence. Acting as a role model for best practice and professional standards in occupational health.

Expert Clinical advisory role; to act as the senior clinical advisor within the service, providing expert guidance and support to other healthcare professionals based on your specialist knowledge and experience in occupational health.

Governance and Standards oversight; taking responsibility for the development, implementation, and review of clinical policies and procedures. Ensuring that Working Well's standards and processes are robust, evidence-based, and consistently applied across all areas of service delivery.

Strategic Leadership contribution; as a member of the senior management team, contribute to the strategic planning, development, and future direction of the service. Provide clinical and professional input into service improvement initiatives, workforce planning, and operational decision-making.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities

About Working Well

Working Well is a proactive member of the NHS Health at Work Network, supporting the Governments health and work strategy to improve the quality and delivery of occupational health services.

We help employers and employees perform at their best by supporting them to proactively manage health at workbecause health is everyones business.

Our ServicesWe provide independent, expert advice to managers and employees on: Health and wellbeing at work Workplace risk assessments Fitness for work and return-to-work planning Occupational implications of health conditions

Our client base includes both NHS organisations and a wide range of industry partners, including education, forestry, waste disposal, aerospace, and healthcaremaking our work varied and impactful.

Our TeamEstablished over 30 years ago, our multidisciplinary team includes: Occupational Health Nurses and Doctors Physiotherapists, Counsellors, and Therapists Skilled Administrators and Support StaffWe foster a friendly, respectful, and supportive culture, where collaboration and kindness are central to everything we do.

Recent AchievementsWe are proud to be recognised for our innovation and excellence: Highly Commended at the NHS Health at Work Network Recognition Awards for our partnership with South West Ambulance Service Trust, establishing a hub-and-spoke model for OH services across the South West. Our Proactive Physiotherapy Service received special recognition in the Team of the Year category at the GHC Better Care Together Awards, and was invited to present at the Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference at the NEC Birmingham.

Full details of the role responsibilities and person specification can be found in the Job Description attached.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Health Specialist Nurse
• Management/Leadership qualification, training and/or development

Experience

• Experience of working in both NHS and non-NHS environments
• Extensive experience as a Senior Occupational Health Nurse Specialist
• Significant Occupational Health management experience, including having led/managed Service Level Agreements with large customer organisations
• Experience of working in a SEQOHS accredited Occupational Health Service
• Experience of working with G2

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.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearper annum (pro rata)