Job summaryBe Part of an Award-Winning Service Shaping the Future of NHS Occupational Health Services.Our award-winning Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service is looking for an experienced Band 8a Clinical Head to join our progressive, ambitious and forward-thinking team.As a nurse-led service, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality clinical practice, influencing organisational wellbeing strategy and developing innovative approaches to workforce health improvement. We are committed to delivering excellence, continuous learning and collaborative working across the wider healthcare system.If you are an experienced, confident Occupational Health practitioner with a real passion for leadership, quality improvement and service transformation this is the role for you. The Clinical Head will play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of the service whilst supporting a skilled and enthusiastic multidisciplinary clinical team.Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.Main duties of the jobWorking jointly with the Operational Head, you will be reporting directly to the Associate Director of Workforce Operations. This influential role sits at the heart of the People Directorate, providing a unique opportunity to shape workforce health and wellbeing strategy, influence senior decision-making and lead the continued development of a national award-winning Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service.Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.About usWe are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.DetailsDate posted15 September 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary 57,528 to 64,750 a year ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference number001569Job locationsPinderfields HospitalWakefieldWest YorkshireWF1 4DGUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesQualifications:RGN Level 1Post graduate diploma or masters in Specialist Community, Public Health Nursing – as recorded on part 3 of the NMC registerRecent and relevant continuous professional developmentExperience:Extensive post registration nursing experience in an occupational health settingExtensive demonstrable operational management experience, with previous experience of managing large groups of staffExtensive experience of effective staff engagement and management.Demonstrates a high level of numerical and data analytical skills, including spreadsheets and databases;Experience of working autonomously as a clinical practitioner in a nurse led servicePlease refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details. Job description Job responsibilitiesQualifications:RGN Level 1Post graduate diploma or masters in Specialist Community, Public Health Nursing – as recorded on part 3 of the NMC registerRecent and relevant continuous professional developmentExperience:Extensive post registration nursing experience in an occupational health settingExtensive demonstrable operational management experience, with previous experience of managing large groups of staffExtensive experience of effective staff engagement and management.Demonstrates a high level of numerical and data analytical skills, including spreadsheets and databases;Experience of working autonomously as a clinical practitioner in a nurse led servicePlease refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.Person Specification Qualifications EssentialPlease click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application). Person Specification Qualifications EssentialPlease click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application). Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Employer detailsEmployer nameThe Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS TrustAddressPinderfields HospitalWakefieldWest YorkshireWF1 4DGUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameThe Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS TrustAddressPinderfields HospitalWakefieldWest YorkshireWF1 4DGUnited KingdomEmployer's website
Head of Occupational Health-Clinical in Wakefield employer: National Health Service
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