Occupational Health Nurse in Stafford

Staffordshire County Council is looking for an Occupational Health Nurse to join our Occupational Health team. The role supports the health, safety and wellbeing of the workforce and the wider services we support.

As part of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service within People Services, you will help employees remain well, safe and supported at work, while providing managers with clear, professional and practical occupational health advice.

The role involves a varied and rewarding caseload, including management referrals, health surveillance, wellbeing and Safe and Well assessments, and advice on fitness for work, workplace adjustments and return‑to‑work arrangements.

Main Responsibilities

• Play a key role in delivering a high‑quality Occupational Health service, providing clinical assessment, professional advice and support to managers, employees and wider colleagues.
• Support effective absence management, promote employee health and wellbeing, and help ensure safe working arrangements across the organisation.
• Undertake management referrals, health surveillance, wellbeing assessments and other clinical activity in line with good clinical practice.
• Provide clear, professional Occupational Health advice to managers to support attendance, fitness for work, workplace adjustments and safe return‑to‑work arrangements.
• Prepare accurate and timely reports, nursing notes and confidential health records to support effective decision‑making and case management.
• Identify health conditions that may have occupational significance and provide practical guidance on job modification or workplace adjustments where required.
• Undertake Safe and Well assessments as part of our innovative short‑term absence support arrangements.
• Work collaboratively with managers, People Services, Health and Safety Advisors and other professionals to deliver a responsive and effective Occupational Health service.
• Support preventative health programmes, including health questionnaires, audiometry, vision screening, lung function testing and other health surveillance requirements.
• Contribute to the development of strategies that promote a fit, healthy and safe workforce and support the reduction of sickness absence.
• Act as a professional source of Occupational Health advice on issues such as sickness absence, injury absence, immunisation, pregnancy at work, infection control and communicable diseases.
• Maintain professional standards in line with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and ensure continuous NMC registration.

The Ideal Candidate

• A skilled and compassionate Occupational Health Nurse who can combine strong clinical judgement with excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Confident in providing clear, practical and balanced occupational health advice, while recognising the importance of supporting employees and managers with sensitivity, professionalism and respect.

We would like you to

• Hold a nursing diploma or degree and relevant experience in occupational health.
• Be professionally accountable for the delivery of standards of professional practice and behaviours as set by the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Be able to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals.
• Have mental health experience/training preferably but not essential.

Interviews will be held after the 10th August 2026. “We’re happy to talk flexible working.”

For further information about this role, please contact Richard O'Toole, Occupational Health Nurse Manager, Tel: 01785 276282 or email: richard.otoole@staffordshire.gov.uk.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer.