Job summary
Working closely with your fellow colleagues in the Occupational Health Service multidisciplinary team, the role will require that you apply your professional knowledge and skills to contribute to delivering a comprehensive and effective occupational health services ensuring that high professional and quality standards are maintained on a consistent basis and in line with best practice.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be qualified as a Consultant Occupational Health Physician and assist in delivering the range of responsibilities expected from the role. It is anticipated that initially duties will primarily consist of delivery of clinical occupational health assessments and that with experience a wider range of activities will be undertaken. The full potential scope of those responsibilities is listed in the following paragraphs.

Opportunities will be given to become familiar with the work environment.

About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Details
Date posted: 05 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 408-26-580-B

Qualifications and Training

• Essential: Medical degree (MBChB or equivalent)
• Essential: Specialist qualification MFOM or FFOM (or equivalent)
• Essential: Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Essential: Engagement in appraisal and revalidation
• Desirable: MSc or MD in Occupational Medicine
• Desirable: On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT

Experience

• Essential: Experience managing a multidisciplinary OH team
• Essential: Minimum 1 year Occupational Health experience in the NHS
• Desirable: Non-NHS Occupational Health experience
• Desirable: Experience in respiratory medicine, psychiatry, dermatology, or rheumatology
• Desirable: Breadth of experience in other specialties

Skills and Aptitudes

• Essential: Appropriate clinical knowledge
• Essential: Evidence-based practice
• Essential: Clinical risk management knowledge
• Essential: Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Essential: Teamworking and presentation skills
• Desirable: Teaching and educational supervision experience
• Desirable: Leadership and service development skills
• Desirable: Knowledge of Clinical Governance and SEQOHS standards
• Desirable: Negotiation and influencing skills

Trust Values

• Essential: Able to demonstrate behaviours aligned with Patients First, Always Improving and Working Together

IT Skills

• Essential: Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Essential: Experience with OH record systems (e.g. COHORT, OPAS)
• Desirable: Knowledge of electronic databases and data analysis tools

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. Apply through our website for further information on UK Visas and Immigration.

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. Apply through our website for guidance on criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website for further information from the NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Head of OHWB, Dannielle Golding, danielle.golding1@nhs.net, 07518232811

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