Senior Specialist Practitioner - Occupational Health


Company:	Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Colchester Hospital, CO4 5JL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Aug 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Specialist Occupational Health Practitioner to join the Occupational Health Service at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

This senior clinical role provides the opportunity to deliver evidence-based occupational health services to Trust employees and a diverse portfolio of external clients, whilst providing clinical leadership, professional support and education across the Occupational Health Service.

Working autonomously within your scope of professional practice, you will manage a complex clinical caseload, provide specialist occupational health advice to managers and organisations, and contribute to the development of high-quality, safe and effective services. You will play a key role in supporting clinical governance, workforce development and quality improvement.

You will be required to travel across all ESNEFT Trust sites and other locations as needed.

• Deliver autonomous specialist occupational health practice, undertaking comprehensive assessments, providing evidence-based interventions and managing a complex occupational health caseload.

• Provide specialist occupational health advice to employees, managers and external organisations on fitness for work, sickness absence, workplace adjustments, infection prevention and control, blood and body fluid exposure incidents, health surveillance and relevant health and safety legislation.

• Provide clinical leadership, professional support and supervision to Occupational Health Specialist Practitioners, Clinic Nurses and Technicians, promoting high standards of clinical practice and continuous professional development.

• Lead and support workforce education, including induction, competency development, mentorship and the identification of learning needs to ensure staff have the knowledge and skills required to deliver high-quality occupational health services.

• Work collaboratively with the Occupational Health Consultant Clinical Lead, Clinical Manager and multidisciplinary colleagues to support service development, clinical decision-making and the delivery of safe, effective and responsive occupational health services.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Aug 2026

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