Occupational Health Advisor (Hybrid - Plymouth)

At Health Partners, we pride ourselves on being one of the UK’s leading providers of occupational health and wellbeing solutions. We partner with organisations across diverse industries, helping them to support the physical and mental health of their employees.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Health Advisor to join our multidisciplinary team based at our busy client site in Devonport, Plymouth. In this role, you will deliver high-quality occupational health advice and services to our client's employees, including expert, evidence‑based case management for referrals related to attendance, fitness for work, and other occupational health matters. You will play a key role in supporting the health and wellbeing of employees while ensuring professional and effective service delivery.

What You Will Be Doing

• Providing expert, evidence-based case management services for referrals relating to attendance, fitness for work and other requests for OH advice.
• Providing professional, comprehensive, and evidence-based written reports.
• Offering expert advice on legislative requirements and best practices relating to occupational health.
• Conducting fitness medicals and health surveillance in line with best practice standards and Health Partners’ policies and protocols.
• Evaluating the results of medicals and health surveillance, ensuring accurate fitness advice is communicated and escalating cases where clinically appropriate.
• Providing clinical supervision and support to other team members where relevant (such as OH Technicians).
• Proficient in delivering: Spirometry, Audiometry, General Medicals, Drug and Alcohol Screening, Case Management, Fitness for Role Assessments.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a dedicated and highly skilled Occupational Health professional with a current registration on Part 1 of the NMC register. A postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health (Degree or Diploma) is essential. Additional qualifications, such as one recorded on Part 3 of the NMC register, an MSc in an OH-related field, or dual RN/RMN registration, would be highly desirable.

The ideal candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong time management, and a clear understanding of their scope of practice and when to elevate for support. IT literacy and knowledge of data protection and confidentiality principles in occupational health are essential, with advanced IT skills and the ability to present, teach, or train being advantageous. You should have a solid understanding of occupational health and employment legislation, along with experience in case management, providing OH advice, conducting medicals, and performing health surveillance. Additional experience in mentoring OH students, managing OH teams, administering vaccinations, or providing advanced ergonomic advice would be desirable.

We are looking for a flexible and self-motivated individual who is committed to excellence, works well both independently and as part of a team, and demonstrates strong negotiation and motivational skills, with the ability to provide and receive constructive feedback. If you meet these criteria and are passionate about delivering high standards of occupational health services, we would love to hear from you!

Hours

The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week). The working hours are between 7.30am to 4pm on Monday to Thursday, and 7.30am to 2.45pm on Fridays.

Location

This is a hybrid role, working at our client's dockyard site in Devonport, Plymouth (minimum 3 days on-site), with up to 2 days working from home.

Salary

We are offering a competitive salary for this role, dependent on qualifications and experience, alongside our regularly reviewed company benefits package. Professional registration fees also paid annually.

Company Benefits

• Competitive annual salary dependent on qualifications and experience.
• Contributory pension scheme up to 6%.
• Life assurance.
• Starting on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Have a day off for your Birthday (non-contractual benefit).
• Discounted gym membership.
• Health cashback plan.
• Annual registration fees paid (e.g. NMC).