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In this role you will be required to deliver a range of occupational health services including attendance management, pre-placement assessments, fitness for work medicals, vaccinations, management of contamination incidents and other services as required.
Job Description
Role: Occupational Health Advisor
Department: HR and Learning
Location: Escafeld House, Ecclesfield, Sheffield
Salary: £38,169 - £43,668 (Market Rate Supplement applies – up to £49,716)
Hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Key Responsibilities
* Conduct telephone consultations and manage complex caseloads.
* Provide appropriate and effective evidence based occupational health advice to support employees and management.
* Provide a concise report to management indicating an employee’s fitness to work and detailing any advisory reasonable adjustments with timeframes.
* Utilise a bio‑psychosocial approach combined with functional assessment to address barriers to work and inform robust work recommendations.
* Obtain specialist reports where appropriate to do so and liaise with the Physician, Physiotherapists and Counsellors in order to provide robust occupational health reports that support an individual’s rehabilitation back to work.
* Deliver pre‑employment and mandatory medicals advising on fitness for work, providing details of workplace adjustments for managers to consider and ensuring medicals are undertaken within agreed timescales to maintain frontline operational policing.
* Interpret legislation and contribute to policies, standards and procedures.
* Undertake vaccination programmes and advise on infection control issues.
Skills And Experience
* Professionally qualified in Occupational Health Nursing (Degree or Diploma, postgraduate qualification) – along with significant understanding and practical experience in the health sector.
* Case management experience.
* Competence in delivery of immunisations, venepuncture, audiometry, spirometry.
* Knowledge and understanding of health and wellbeing issues facing Policing.
* Proven ability to manage a challenging workload and support future OH plans.
* Thorough understanding and application of professional regulatory frameworks and their relevance to SYP occupational health services.
In addition to a competitive salary, this role attracts a market rate supplement of up to £47,712 (which is reviewed on an annual basis).
Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview.
What We Offer
* A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
* Generous annual leave allowance
* A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Flexible working arrangements including flexi‑time and hybrid working
* A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust
* Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
* Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice
* Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme
* Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy 2020‑2025
* Membership to the Sports and Social Club
* Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre‑requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.
Appearance & Standards
South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self‑expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.
South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values
At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do: Fairness, Integrity & Trust. The attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.
Smarter Ways Of Working
South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community. There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid. This role has been evaluated as a hybrid role. Hybrid: Applicable when the work can be undertaken at any location, whether that be a SYP building or from home.
Contact Details
For further information about the role, please contact Sara Addison on 0114 2967480.
Closing Date
26th January 2026.
How To Apply
Please click ‘Apply’.
Candidate Information
Should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre‑employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.
Diversity & Inclusion
Applications are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates. is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills.
We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups. If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southorks.pnn.police.uk. We will also look to support anyone who requires Part‑Time/Job‑share working hours.
Documents To Review
* Police Staff Recruitment Vetting Handbook – Please Click here
* Application Guidance and Tips – Please Click Here
* FIT Values of South Yorkshire Police – Please Click Here
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