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Occupational Health Practitioner
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Employer
University of Leeds
Employer type
Public (Non NHS)
Town
Leeds
Salary
£51,753 to £59,966 per annum
Closing
25/10/2025 23:59

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Occupational Health Practitioner

This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements

Do you want to join a team ensuring the health and wellbeing of our 9,000 workforce? Can you deliver the University’s evolving preventative approach to workplace health?

 As an experienced and qualified Occupational Health Practitioner, you will deliver health surveillance, case management, vaccination clinics and swift and appropriate responses to clients and management. You will carry out assessments in the working environment and advise on methods of control where hazards are identified. You will also work outside of the clinical setting, working alongside managers providing support and advice to assist them in maintaining and promoting the best health of the workforce.   

The Service currently employs a team of Occupational Health Practitioners, an Occupational Health Technician and part-time Physicians, as well as a small business support function. We provide a full remit of occupational health services to employees and some services to medical and healthcare students.

To hear more about who we are and what we do, please watch this short video: https://youtu.be/yUtpg9VUXhI?si=blm-CNs-jxT6s5Uu

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

What we offer in return

•    26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
•    Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
•    Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
•    Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
•    Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Joanne Hoban, Head of Occupational Health

Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 25 October 2025

For more information and to apply for this post, please go to: https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/CSHSW1086

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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