Consultant Occupational Health Physician

Overview

In this role you will lead the occupational health service within the Trust, ensuring high standards of patient care and service delivery. You will work with the Head of Workforce Health & Wellbeing to shape strategy, engage with committees, and promote staff wellbeing across Trust employees and external clients. The position supports professional development and training initiatives while aligning with values-based leadership. You will help drive service improvement and ensure clinical governance and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Make specialist health status assessments and determine occupational health needs
• Obtain/additional information from specialists or therapists as needed
• Perform functional assessments of patients for job suitability and complex case decisions
• Assess impact of work on health and health risks to safety
• Provide information on health, occupational impact, and risk reduction
• Communicate clearly with patients and keep them fully informed
• Advise on treatment, rehabilitation, and redeployment options
• Recommend short- and long-term work modifications based on health
• Maintain precise and contemporaneous patient records
• Involve other health professionals and the patient’s GP as appropriate
• Provide advice to other specialists and Occupational Health Advisers
• Communicate with HR and line managers while maintaining medical confidentiality

Key requirements

• Membership/Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine or CCST/CCT/EEA equivalent or be eligible for GMC Specialist Register within six months of interview
• Inclusion on Specialist Register or eligible within six months of interview date
• Full GMC registration

• Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Effective teaching skills
• Leadership and decision-making
• Knowledge of SEQOHS and quality assurance processes
• Clinical governance experience
• CPD and audit participation

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