Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Health
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 164-7255536
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Nottingham University Hospitals
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/07/2025
Employer heading

Occupational Medicine Consultant, Occupational Health and Wellbeing
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Interview date 18th July 2025
The Occupational Health Department of Nottingham University Hospitals is looking to recruit an accredited specialist in occupational medicine to join the Occupational Health team.
The Occupational Health team is part of the Corporate HR department and is SEQOHS accredited. We are a multi-disciplinary team, comprising occupational health doctors (consultants, resident doctors, locally employed doctors), specialist nurses, nurse advisors, occupational health technicians and counsellors all supported by a team of medical administrators.
Main duties of the job
The role of the consultant occupational physician within the Occupational Health Service is the delivery of specialist occupational health care, working with and as part of a wider multi-disciplinary occupational health team. This includes the expert management of complex cases and incidents and spending time reflecting and reviewing the activity of the service so that quality and safety continuously improve.
Working for our organisation
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. The organisation has a national and international reputation for the quality of patient care, research, education, and innovation. For more information about the Trust, visit our website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- MFOM or equivalent
- Eligible to be included on the GMC’s specialist register for occupational medicine or be within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview
Desirable criteria
- FFOM/ MRCP/ MRCGP/ MRCPsych
- Higher management degree or qualification/training
- Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of Policy development
- Assessment of complex fitness for work cases
- Assessment of applications for early release of pension benefits on the grounds of permanent ill health
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in NHS occupational health
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
- Original research/ Publication
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to provide clear advice to managers regarding the effective management of workplace health, at both a policy and individual case level
- Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with employees, managers, HR professionals, and other health professionals.
- Able to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to develop, present and action coherent ideas for service development/delivery
- Able to delegate appropriately
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise own workload
Desirable criteria
- Higher management degree or qualification or training
Other requirements specific to the role (eg be able to drive or work shifts)
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between the City Hospital Campus and Queen’s Medical Centre campus
- Ability to travel to external clients’ off-site locations
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Bullen
- Job title
- Associate Director, Occupational Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
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