Job summary
The postholder will provide specialist occupational health services to NHS partners and external customers.

Main duties of the job
Specifically the post-holder will:

• Deliver high quality, evidence based occupational health services, ensuring compliance with NHS and legislative standards.
• Provide clinical advice and management, including fitness for work assessments, health screening and health surveillance both for NHS partners and external customers.
• Nurse lead for smaller contracts and/or assist senior occupational health nurses to lead larger contracts, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, acting as a primary point of contact for matters related to health at work and representing the service at meetings as required.
• Support and mentor junior staff, promoting professional development and evidence-based practice.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.

Chaired by Ingrid Barker and led by Maria Kane as Chief Executive, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust aims to transform the way healthcare is delivered locally with a clear focus on making a difference for what we call our Four Ps:

• Better outcomes for our Patients
• More opportunities for our People
• Fairer more consistent care for our Population
• Best Value for Public Purse

Our vision for five years from now:

• Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
• We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
• More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
• Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
• Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
• We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training and building a career.
• Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
• We will contribute to system financial balance

Details
Date posted: 05 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
per annum, pro rata for part time roles
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 387-TS9703-HN
Job locations: Avon Partnership Occupational Health Service , Whitefriars Building
Lewins Mead
Bristol
BS1 2NT
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Communication and Relationship skills:

• Demonstrate politeness, courtesy and sensitivity in providing compassionate care for clients.
• Contribute towards sharing good practice within the multidisciplinary team.
• Promote a positive image of the Occupational Health service at all times.
• Work cohesively with all members of the multidisciplinary team and promote effective liaison with the team in ensuring that the very best services to clients are provided at all times.
• Communicate effectively, motivating and supporting multidisciplinary team members in situations that may be sensitive and complex in nature, and may be particularly challenging when the clients job/role restrictions are involved.
• Provide high quality written and verbal advice to clients and managers, utilising Occupational Health IT systems as required.

Client Care:

• To provide specialist nursing advice and support to clients, managers and those supporting them using evidence based knowledge and experience.
• To develop, improve and promote the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost effective care utilising the support and guidance of senior colleagues.
• To develop and share expertise within the multidisciplinary team.
• To develop the skills to act as a resource in the care of clients needs, ensuring an optimum level of service to clients and their managers.
• To support the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines.
• To provide all staff with specialist advice on all matters related to health at work.
• To work closely with community and/ or network teams, and other hospital staff to ensure an effective seamless service.
• To provide effective communication and support systems for clients.
• To embed client and stakeholder involvement within the sphere of practice.
• To develop links with other organisations providing support and
• To adhere to infection control guidelines and procedures.
• To act as a positive role model for nurses in the service through the demonstration of excellent communication and clinical skills.
• To work clinically as part of the nursing team, to share experience, knowledge and expertise and role modelling to more junior staff.
• Through supervision and support develop the skills to analyse and respond to complex clinical situations utilising specialist knowledge to assess arrange of options to formulate soluntions and recommendations
• To contribute and manage communicable diseases or illnesses in the workplace, advising both employer and employee as necessary. This may include the implementation of vaccination programmes, contact tracing and the management of contamination injuries.
• To design and implement health surveillance and screening programmes based on needs assessment and in line with HSE regulations, regularly monitoring and reporting on their effectiveness.

Professional Development and Education Responsibilities:

• To participate in the planning and delivery of formal and informal education programmes for employers, employees and colleagues.
• To participate in education forums locally.
• To participate in individual performance review annually.
• To ensure that professional knowledge and practice is constantly updated.
• Takes personal responsibility for life-long learning and personal development through clinical supervision, appraisal and Knowledge and Skills Framework.

Research Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate and promote an understanding of the interplay between research and practice to ensure patient care is supported by good evidence and continues to improve
• Demonstrate the ability to access up-to-date evidence and critically analyse this to inform care practices
• Learn to identify gaps in knowledge and discuss these with relevant teams as possible areas for research or clinical audit
• Contribute to an ethos of striving for excellence through promotion of an enquiry-based culture
• Be informed regarding the research studies being undertaken within the specialty and support these through knowledge of inclusion/exclusion criteria and referral of suitable patients to research team Facilitate client involvement in research studies where appropriate as part of promoting excellent care through research, by:
• assisting in the collection of research data when part of usual clinical care, following relevant training
• ensuring the delivery of research intervention when part of usual clinical care, following relevant training

Leadership and Management:

• Planning the provision of day to day organisational tasks
• In conjunction with their line manager develop the skills to provide an initial response to complaints and queries, and have a working awareness of the Trusts complaints procedure.
• Maintain accurate and concise records that produce statistical data for the purpose of evaluation and development of the service.
• To keep accurate and up to date patient records.
• Actively engages with appropriate agencies to contribute expertise and experience.
• In partnership with the line manager develop the skills to provide specialist nursing advice and support to clients.
• To assist in the development of evidence based policies and procedures relating to Occupational Health.
• To assist in the development of quality initiatives such as audit, evidence based practice and risk management within a culture of continuous quality improvements.
• To practice in accordance with current policies and procedures of the Trust.
• To act as a change agent, using appropriate communication skill that will motivate and reassure staff through negotiation and training, to facilitate the change process.
• The post holder may be required to order supplies as advised and/or safely use equipment
• To record all patient related work to ensure this is commissioned correctly.
• To exercise reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of their colleagues, this includes following safety protocols an using provided equipment properly.
• To work across our three clinic locations in central Bristol, Southmead and Weston as well as external customer sites.
• Line management responsibility, monitoring performance with the use of appraisal, and regular one to one meetings. Deal with immediate issues concerned with staff sickness and absence.
• Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required.

Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential

• Appropriate post registration experience in occupational health nursing
• Appropriate proven leadership and management experience

Desirable

• oExperience as preceptor / mentor
• oExperience of undertaking research or audit projects
• oEvidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• oHighly effective communication skills - verbally and written to clients, line managers and HR professionals including in situations of conflict or distress
• oOrganisation and management skills
• oAbility to work effectively under pressure
• oFlexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
• oAbility to work alone or as part of a team
• oAbility to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support
• oIT skills including use of email and Microsoft office packages
• oWillingness and ability to travel to NHS partner and external customer sites as required

Qualifications and Training
Essential

• oActive 1st level registration with NMC
• oOccupational health qualification (diploma or degree)
• oEvidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation

Desirable

• oMasters level study or equivalent experience
• oTeaching/Mentoring qualification or equivalent experience
• NEBOSH Qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Avon Partnership Occupational Health Service , Whitefriars Building
Lewins Mead
Bristol
BS1 2NT
United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Operations Manager
Liz Bunce
liz.bunce@uhbw.nhs.uk
01173423400

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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.