Occupational Health Advisor

  • Job Reference: 1289125
  • Date Posted: 7 October 2025
  • Recruiter: Drs Direct Ltd
  • Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire
  • Salary: £39,000 to £43,000
  • Sector: Occupational Health Nurses
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Work Hours: Full Time
  • Contact: Ella Gulliver
  • Email: ella@drsdirect.co.uk
  • Telephone: 07780083810

Job Description

As an Occupational Health Advisor, you’ll play a key role in supporting our clients to create healthier, safer working environments for their people.

You’ll deliver a full range of clinical services, including case management, fitness-for-work assessments, health surveillance, vaccinations and phlebotomy. You’ll be confident providing clear, practical guidance that supports both employers and employees, drawing on your professional judgement and up-to-date clinical knowledge.

You’ll work both independently and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team, providing practical, evidence-based advice to help reduce absence, support return-to-work plans, and promote a healthy working environment.

If you’re an experienced OHA who’s confident managing a varied clinical caseload and looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Main Objectives

  • Practice within the scope of the NMC professional practice and Code of Conduct and to work according to qualification, experience and competency.
  • To ensure clinical standards of best practice are followed and company policies and procedures are adhered to.
  • To fully utilise company IT systems in the performance of duties.
  • To undertake health surveillance/medicals/health promotion activities as required.
  • The delivery of the Occupational Health Service to clients and to ensure that the provision of the occupational health advice is at all times of the highest standard.
  • Undertake clinical supervision/peer audit in relation to case management.
  • To act as an ambassador and promote the Occupational Health services available.

Specific Responsibilities

  • To provide professional occupational health case management advice for our clients expediting an early return to work for absent employees.
  • Provide and maintain appropriate advice on health issues, health promotion and health education to employers and employees.
  • Work autonomously and as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that a satisfactory level of service is provided to all clients and their employees achieving current service level agreements.
  • Undertake Health Surveillance, including vaccinations and phlebotomy as required.
  • Practice within the scope of the NMC professional practice and Code of Conduct and to work according to qualification, experience, and competency.
  • Ensure that CPD and other training needs are undertaken to ensure compliance with NMC requirement for continuing registration. Maintain evidence in support of Revalidation.
  • Ensure that one is familiar with the requirements of all appropriate client contracts and Aide Memoirs.
  • Maintain, store and handle medical records in accordance with Data Protection Policy and GDPR requirements in order to preserve and respect client and employee medical confidentiality.
  • Liaise with other service teams regarding both client and patient queries.
  • Complete all clinical administration in accordance with our policies and procedures and to ensure that activities are completed within agreed timescales and Service level agreements.
  • To participate in Clinical Audit activities as required.

Requirements for this role

  • Nursing Qualification
  • Occupational Health degree/diploma
  • NMC registration.
  • Demonstrable equivalent experience within Occupational Health departments.
  • Experience of attending, presenting, and hosting client Wellness and health promotion days.
  • Trained to undertake all clinical services including health surveillance, fitness to work medicals, vaccinations and phlebotomy.
  • Experience with case management activities undertaking complex referrals.

Our Company Benefits

  • 31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of service
  • Contributory pension scheme up to 5%
  • Paid Professional Memberships and Indemnity Insurance
  • Access to Company benefits and discount portal
  • Access to a Health Cash Plan
  • Free eyecare vouchers
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Access to confidential Employee Assistance programme
  • Interactive mental health and wellbeing app