Occupational Health Adviser
Pertemps Social Care · Shropshire, Shropshire
Occupational Health Adviser at Pertemps Social Care, based in Shropshire, Shropshire, paying £29.00 per hour. This is a permanent role with hybrid working.
- Salary
- £29.00 per hour
- Location
- Shropshire, Shropshire · Hybrid
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 1 week ago
- Closes
- 10 Sep 2026
- Sector
- Local Government
8% below the typical rate for local government
Reference AS-179
About the role
Occupational Health Adviser
Pay Rate: up to £22.85 PAYE / £29.21 Umbrella
Working Hours: 30 hours per week
Hybrid Arrangements: Fully remote/WFH working (option of ad-hoc attendance in Shrewsbury at Council office)
To provide a full Occupational Health Adviser role to Shropshire Council employees, including Schools, Academies and other external customer. Ensure timely management referrals and effectively manage OH capacity, reduce risks, and provide high-quality support to employees. If at all possible we would also like to engage an Adviser with specific experience of dealing with mental health cases, so a qualification or experience linked to mental health would be ideal.
- The OH adviser will support the senior occupational health adviser in delivering and developing occupational health services for Shropshire Council and client organisations.
- The OH adviser will be the competent role (occupational health practitioner) for the service.
- Have a good working knowledge of current UK Health and Safety legislation, applying this to own practice.
- Contribute to and lead on the development and implementation of clinical audit.
- Contribute to the development of OH standards and policies. Assisting in developing, establishing protocols and procedures at operational level to ensure safe and competent practice.
- Undertake and manage health surveillance programmes as required by current Health and Safety legislation.
Essential: NMC Registered Nurse – Adult Occupational Health knowledge and experience
Pay Rate: up to £22.85 PAYE / £29.21 Umbrella
Working Hours: 30 hours per week
Hybrid Arrangements: Fully remote/WFH working (option of ad-hoc attendance in Shrewsbury at Council office)
To provide a full Occupational Health Adviser role to Shropshire Council employees, including Schools, Academies and other external customer. Ensure timely management referrals and effectively manage OH capacity, reduce risks, and provide high-quality support to employees. If at all possible we would also like to engage an Adviser with specific experience of dealing with mental health cases, so a qualification or experience linked to mental health would be ideal.
- The OH adviser will support the senior occupational health adviser in delivering and developing occupational health services for Shropshire Council and client organisations.
- The OH adviser will be the competent role (occupational health practitioner) for the service.
- Have a good working knowledge of current UK Health and Safety legislation, applying this to own practice.
- Contribute to and lead on the development and implementation of clinical audit.
- Contribute to the development of OH standards and policies. Assisting in developing, establishing protocols and procedures at operational level to ensure safe and competent practice.
- Undertake and manage health surveillance programmes as required by current Health and Safety legislation.
Essential: NMC Registered Nurse – Adult Occupational Health knowledge and experience
Reference: AS-179 · Posted 1 week ago · Closes 10 Sep 2026 · Listed via Pertemps Social Care
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