Overview
Position within the Occupational Health (OH) Service, a component of the HR function. This post is based in the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK.
Hours: Part time (18.75 hours per week). Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK. Closing date: 19 October 2025.
Position Details
Department: Human Resources
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Hours: Part Time (18.75 hours per week)
Permanent
Grade: 7
Salary: Full time starting salary normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression to £48,822 in post
Closing date: 19 October 2025
Role Summary
Reporting to the Head of Occupational Health and Wellbeing, the role holder will manage their own caseload of referrals and deliver clinical sessions for the advice and administration of vaccinations, health assessments and health surveillance, in accordance with best practice and clinical guidelines. Ensure records are kept in line with Professional Clinical Record keeping standards and maintain patient safety and outcomes. The role requires autonomy and professional accountability, providing support, advice and guidance to the University on all aspects of occupational health. The role is part of a team delivering day to day Occupational Health Service.
Main Duties
* To manage own caseload of referrals for staff experiencing long-term or recurrent short-term sickness absence, or disability and other work-related health issues, supporting them to remain in or return to work, and provide specialist advice to Line Managers and HR within OH Service protocols.
* To provide specialist information, advice and signposting to staff or Fit to Practice student concerns referred to the service and provide an appropriate professional response to Line Managers and HR as appropriate to the situation.
* To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions, as guided by the professional code of conduct, guidelines and protocols.
* To make and maintain accurate, contemporaneous and confidential records in accordance with OH Service protocols.
* To conduct consultation appointments to assess need, signposting where required, and provide OH advice to line management.
* Triage requests for clinical work by progressing requests and distributing clinical work fairly and expediently across the team to support meeting service standards while maximizing skill utilisation.
* Delivery of advice, recommendations for adjustments, health surveillance, vaccinations, sickness absence management, investigations of cases of occupational ill health, training and other general OH issues.
* Prepare health surveillance management reports, detailing anonymised percentages of cases, trends and the overall picture presented.
* Keep professionally updated on both clinical skills and the legal and ethical aspects of general OH practice to ensure delivery of evidence-based effective clinical practice and advice.
* Promotes equality and values diversity, acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
* Supports the University’s sustainability agenda through resource efficient working.
* Any other duties commensurate with the grade.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience
Qualifications & training:
* RGN registered by the NMC is essential
* OH diploma or BSc in Community Nursing (OH) with specialist practitioner status (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse) or equivalent is desirable
* Current Immunisation training, CPR and Anaphylaxis training is desirable
* Experience in health surveillance and management referrals is essential
Skills & Experience:
* Ability to manage own time and workload effectively, prioritising to meet deadlines, and work co-operatively as part of an effective team
* Skilled in undertaking phlebotomy & immunisation, spirometry, health assessments and effective report writing
* Prior experience in occupational health practice, particularly vaccinations, pre-placement assessments and health surveillance
* Competence in using IT software and administrative processes to maintain accurate clinical records, as the OH Service is paper light
* Strong interpersonal skills including relationship building and influencing skills essential to protect employee health and the University’s reputation
* Good understanding of health & safety and employment law specific to occupational health practice
* Evidence of literacy and numeracy
* Knowledge of the Equality Act 2010 and active application to ensure equal and fair treatment of staff with protected characteristics
OH and DBS Required
The University is committed to safeguarding and safe recruitment. All pre-employment checks will be undertaken. Successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory Occupational Health and DBS clearance prior to appointment.
Informal enquiries to Victoria Rybinski, email: v.rybinski@bham.ac.uk
View our staff values and behaviours here.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity is a strength. We are committed to proactively addressing barriers and hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre focused on improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work. We are committed to sustainability as part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone on our website.
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