Occupational Health Nurse in Ipswich

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.

We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face.

Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 6th best law firm to work at in 2026.

With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 42% of our partnership.

The team you will join

This role sits within the wider HR team, who are here to support, advise and effectively manage all aspects relating to the employee life cycle. The HR team are made up of HR specialists, learning & development, payroll & benefits, talent acquisition and early careers teams.

This role will work closely with our dedicated Wellbeing Nurse, who is available to support all colleagues with any matter related to their health and wellbeing and discuss options for support and signposting.

The work you will be doing

You will provide an effective and proactive occupational health service to our employees. This will include management referrals, pre‑employment screening, proactive health campaigns, annual medicals and assisting wellbeing campaigns. Responsibilities include:

• Providing comprehensive, confidential advice to line managers, HR colleagues and employees and make recommendations on fitness for work and any necessary adjustments.
• Review pre‑employment health questionnaires and provide guidance on medical concerns to the HR team.
• Completion of annual medical screening process.
• Provide signposting to relevant options for support and promote internal support options including our employee assistance programme and private medical insurance scheme.
• Assist with staff referrals to our external Occupational Health Doctor.
• Attend team meetings across the firm to highlight the service and overall importance of health and wellbeing.
• Assist with the development and implementation of our firmwide wellbeing strategy and ongoing initiatives.
• Monitoring and reporting of common themes or areas for concern.
• Provide ad hoc promotions such as mole checking, BMI checks, blood pressure etc.
• Compliance with relevant regulatory frameworks.

What we are looking for

The ideal candidate will be an NMC registered nurse and will have:

• Experience in delivering corporate occupational health services and health assessments.
• Exemplary communication skills.
• Excellent IT skills, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Positive and enthusiastic approach to teamwork.
• Adaptable and flexible.
• Self‑motivated, ability to use initiative and provide pro‑active support.
• Ability to pay attention to detail and check own work.
• Reliable and well organised.
• Ability to manage own work effectively.
• Ability to remain calm and work under pressure to meet strict deadlines.

We will also consider qualified nurses wishing to pursue a career in Occupational Health where we can support with training.

Hybrid Working

Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. This role attracts a split of 60% office days and 40% working from home days per week.

Although the role is Ipswich based there would be occasional travel required to the other Birketts offices (Norwich, Cambridge, London, Sevenoaks, Bristol and Chelmsford).

We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part‑time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.

As a Birketts colleague, you will be eligible to receive a wide range of benefits:

• Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
• Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
• Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Life Assurance – 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
• Paid CSR Day
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Subsidised gym membership
• Electric car scheme
• Dress for your Day Policy

You can find out more on our website: https://www.birketts.co.uk/recognition-reward-benefits/

Inclusivity and Culture

At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth.

Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.