At a Glance
- Tasks: Protect worker health by inspecting workplaces and managing health risks across various industries.
- Company: Join the Health and Safety Executive, Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous leave, flexible working, and a strong pension scheme.
- Other info: Dynamic role with ongoing training and career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on worker health while developing your expertise in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Registered Nurse with occupational health experience and a passion for workplace safety.
The predicted salary is between 47686 - 54453 £ per year.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. We’re dedicated to protecting people and places, ensuring everyone can lead safer and healthier lives at work. We are now looking for a number of individuals from occupational health backgrounds with nursing accreditations and registration to retrain into Occupational Health Inspector positions on a full‑time, permanent basis.
The Benefits
- Salary of £47,686 – £54,453 per annum
- Annual, non‑contractual, non‑pensionable Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA) of £3,500, pro‑rated for part‑time workers
- Competitive Civil Service pension scheme with employer contributions of over 28.97%
- 25 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 after five years, plus bank holidays and one day Civil Service privilege leave
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- Flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- Family‑friendly policies and working hours to support work‑life balance
- Parental leave benefits
- Access to a range of benefits, including Cycle to Work Scheme, E‑Gift Cards and vouchers via Edenred
This is a fantastic opportunity for SCPHN‑OH occupational health professionals to refocus their careers and take on an Occupational Health Inspector position with Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. You’ll be supported through a Specialist Training Programme (STP) to gain the skills and expertise to become a safety inspector. You will enrol on the STP and undertake a combination of study, practical experience and a final assessment, ensuring you are equipped to operate at the forefront of your specialist area. So, if you’re looking for a role where you can make a lasting impact on worker health whilst developing your own expertise, read on and apply today.
The Role
As an Occupational Health Inspector, after completing the STP, you will use your specialist occupational health expertise to help protect workers across a wide range of industries, ensuring health risks are identified, managed and controlled appropriately. Working across sectors ranging from construction, manufacturing and engineering to agriculture, waste and recycling and the public sector, you will investigate work‑related ill‑health concerns, inspect workplaces and instruct employers to improve standards. Providing specialist advice to support enforcement decisions and reports, you will assist colleagues, contribute to the development of technical policy and guidance, and promote occupational health through industry and professional forums. Additionally, you will:
- Coach and support trainee inspectors and colleagues
- Appear as an expert witness at tribunals, inquests and legal proceedings
Please note, enrolment in the Specialist Training Programme (STP) is a legal requirement that you will be required to study for and successfully complete.
About You
To be considered as an Occupational Health Inspector, you will need:
- Sound practical experience and technical expertise in occupational health
- To be a Registered Nurse and Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Occupational Health) with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Entitlement to use the SCPHN‑OH designation (through qualification or similar)
- Experience of assessing and managing workplace health risks and applying appropriate control measures
- Experience of developing policies and written arrangements to protect worker health
- Experience of managing health surveillance arrangements relating to hearing, skin, respiratory and vibration risks
- Experience of monitoring the quality and effectiveness of occupational health service delivery
- Experience of managing musculoskeletal disorders, work‑related stress and broader occupational diseases
- A nursing degree
- A second degree or PGDip in Occupational Health that is recordable on the Nursing and Midwifery Council professional register
- A full UK driving licence
Please note, this role will require regular travel and occasional overnight stays. The closing date for this role is the 6th July 2026.
Equal Opportunities
Webrecruit and the Health and Safety Executive are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
Occupational Health Inspector Health and Safety Executive in Kent employer: Work Partnership
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises inclusion and diversity while providing extensive benefits such as a competitive salary, generous leave, and a robust pension scheme. Employees have access to tailored learning and development opportunities, including a Specialist Training Programme for Occupational Health Inspectors, ensuring continuous professional growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact on workplace health and safety across various industries.
