Lead Occupational Health Advisor (Lead OHA)
Hybrid Working | North East England | Morpeth, Northumberland
Salary: 48 - 52K
Designed for a high performing Occupational Health Advisor, including those with existing leadership experience, who is ready to transition into a Lead OHA role.
This is not just another Occupational Health role.
This is an opportunity to step up, influence clinical standards, lead people and shape service delivery.
If you are a confident Occupational Health Advisor who wants to move into a true leadership position — while remaining clinically active and respected — this role has been created with you in mind.
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced, credible and forward thinking Lead Occupational Health Advisor to join our Occupational Health & Wellbeing service.
Working in close partnership with the Head of Occupational Health Clinical Operations and the wider OH leadership team, you will play a pivotal role in delivering a comprehensive, high quality and commercially effective Occupational Health service across UKIM Occupational Health and Wellbeing.
This hybrid role, based in the North East, offers the best of both worlds:
- Strategic leadership and service influence
- Hands on senior clinical practice
- The opportunity to mentor, develop and lead others
Your Role & Impact
As Lead OHA, you will operate as an autonomous senior clinician and people leader, trusted to make sound professional judgements and to set clinical standards across the service.
You will:
Lead & Inspire
- Lead, supervise and support a team of Occupational Health clinicians
- Provide line management, inductions, appraisals, mentoring and clinical supervision
- Champion an independent nurse culture and professional excellence
Deliver Clinical Excellence
- Manage complex OH cases to the highest professional standards
- Provide senior advice on sickness absence, vocational rehabilitation and fitness for work
- Deliver the full OH remit, including:
- Health surveillance
- Immunisations
- Safety critical medicals (spirometry, audiometry)
- Pre employment assessments
Drive Quality, Governance & Performance
- Support and uphold strong Clinical Governance frameworks
- Contribute to SEQOHS compliance, audits and continuous improvement
- Support clinician CPD, revalidation and professional development
- Work with Account Management to ensure contracts, KPIs and SLAs are consistently met
Support Business Growth
- Provide a visible, trusted clinical leadership presence
- Identify opportunities for service improvement and efficiency
- Contribute to training programmes, wellbeing initiatives and health promotion campaigns
Who We’re Looking For
This role is ideal for a Senior Occupational Health Advisor who is ready to:
- Take on greater responsibility
- Lead clinicians and influence service direction
- Be recognised as a clinical authority and role model
You Will Have:
- RGN qualification with a post registration Occupational Health qualification
- Minimum 5 years’ post registration OH experience, including complex case management
- Full OH remit experience (health surveillance, immunisations, safety critical medicals)
- Strong working knowledge of OH legislation, best practice and regulatory standards
- Experience supporting or contributing to clinical governance and audits
- Confidence working to KPIs, SLAs and operational objectives
You Will Be:
- Professional, persuasive and influential
- Calm, credible and confident under pressure
- A natural leader who builds trust quickly
- Commercially aware and quality driven
- Organised, proactive and solutions focused
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We’re proud to share that ExamWorks UK has once again achieved Level 3 Disability Confident Leader status, reaffirming our ongoing commitment to inclusion, accessibility, and equal opportunities for all colleagues.