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United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.

We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 8,600 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.

Contact

Address: Recruitment Service; Lincoln County Hospital; Greetwell Road; Lincoln; Lincolnshire; LN2 5QY
Contact Number: (01522) 597736

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Ref: 357-LN-1644-25-C Vacancy ID: 7945119

Senior Occupational Health Advisor - Band 7

Accepting applications until: 19-Apr-2026 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 19-Apr-2026 23:59

Location

Site: Lincoln
Address: Flat 16 Hazel House, Greetwell Road
Town: Lincoln
Postcode: LN2 4AZ
Major / Minor Region: Lincolnshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent: none

Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays)

Salary

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: Occupational Health

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

· Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.

· Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.

· Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Group Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Caring and building a healthier future for all” – stating their ambition for our Trust and the wider group to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So, what is in it for you?

Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there is more.

Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Elements of the role.

Provision of leadership and line management responsibility to the Occupational health clinical team
Provide the full range of Occupational Health Services to trust employees, other NHS organisations and external clients
Provide comprehensive advice & reports advising on all aspects of Occupational Health; including sickness absence and case management/return to work advice for employees referred to the service by managers & HR
Maintain effective communication with client's, managers and other professional groups within the organisation and to external clients
Support the department with its SEQOHS accreditation
Experience of leading on clinical audit
Experience of the reviewing and writing of departmental standard operating procedures

We are a paper light department so excellent IT skills are a must, and you will also need to be comfortable communicating with clients both face to face but also virtually e.g. telephone and emails.

Our departments are based at Lincoln County Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital Boston & Grantham and district hospital and you will work from one of these locations. However, you must be willing to travel to cover meetings and occasional clinics at external locations.

ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.

We are a People Promise exemplar site, for more information on the NHS People Promise - NHS England » Our NHS People Promise

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.

You are:

A Service Leaver
A Veteran
A Military Reserve
A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces

All new employees will be subject to a charge for the DBS check that is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by ULTH and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a 3 month period.

Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete.

Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Current UK level one NMC registration as (RGN/RN Adult)
Professional knowledge to a degree level qualification.
Registered Specialist Practitioner Community Public Health Nurse – Occupational Health (Part 3 NMC).
Post Graduate Degree in Occupational Health Nursing (or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

NEBOSH safety qualification (or equivalent)
Leadership or management qualification at post graduate level (or equivalent)
Health Promotion/Public Health qualification at post graduate level (or equivalent)
Case management training
HAVS certificate

Knowledge,skills,competencies

Essential criteria

High level verbal and written communication skills, sufficient to write policy, plans, complex reports and engage with employees, managers and partners.
Confident in using ICT systems relevant to role, including Management Information Systems and MS Office.
Experience of using OH databases e.g. OPAS G2 or Cority
Excellent analytical skills with an aptitude for developing innovative solutions to complex issues.
Ability to work collaboratively to with key stakeholders
Knowledge and experience of overseeing the management and delivery of work-based vaccination programmes, covering a wide range vaccination
Knowledge and experience in the management of complex/high risk blood borne virus exposures
Ability to produce and deliver presentations to large and diverse groups on a range of OH related issues.
Able to deputise for the Head of Occupational Health in their absence.
High level of interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and manage team(s) and articulate the vision for the directorate.
Can effectively balance own work, priorities and deadlines against conflicting priorities and strategic delivery.
Confidence, resilience and ability to work under pressure

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and experience of overseeing the management and delivery of programmes of health surveillance

Experience

Essential criteria

Previous experience of staff management and leadership.
Substantial experience of Occupational Health practice at band 7 level or equivalent outside the NHS.
Substantial experience of undertaking complex case management and of undertaking case conference and review meetings.
Up to date knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and best practice guidance.
Experience of strong leadership, inspiring others to deliver transformational projects and impactful results at trust level.
Clinical governance and audit knowledge.
Experience of the development and evaluation of clinical protocols and SOP’s
Experience of managing changing priorities and complex situations.
Experience of leading on the planning and implementation and evaluation of large Occupational Health programme e.g. seasonal flu/Health Surveillance
Experience of managing a diverse group of staff to ensure effective service delivery.
Good general knowledge of the NHS and current clinical standards within Occupational Health services or equivalent/similar services.

Desirable criteria

Experience of working with private contractors.
Experience of working alongside the well-being agenda
Experience of participation in SEQOHS accreditation

Specific Requirements

Essential criteria

Always adopts a just culture approach.
Ability to travel for meetings, risk assessments, training events, conferences etc.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Able to work as part of a team and as an autonomous practitioner.
Able to maintain judgement under pressure.
Able to contribute to service development.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Personally, resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment.
Ability to lead, manage and motivate all staff within sphere of responsibility.
Reliable, adaptable and dependable.
Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Group Values