Job Title: Occupational Health Physician
Agency: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Bournemouth, Poole, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year

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Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Consultant Occupational Health Physician to provide expert clinical leadership across our Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service, supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of employees across the Trust.

You’ll deliver a high-quality, evidence-based occupational health service — from complex case management and fitness-for-work assessments to statutory medical surveillance and health risk management — while contributing to the strategic development of the service alongside the Head of Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services and the Occupational Health Clinical Nurse Manager.

What we’re offering:

• A senior, influential role with genuine scope to shape the strategic direction of Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services across a large, integrated acute Trust
• A supportive, multi-disciplinary team with strong links into HR, Health & Safety, and staff-side colleagues
• Protected SPA time for clinical governance, audit, research, and CPD, with a flexible, negotiable job plan (6 PAs, 4-5 clinical PAs)

What we’re looking for:Full GMC registration with a licence to practise, and a CCT (or CCT gained within 6 months of interview) or CESR in the specialty.

This is a genuinely exciting time to join a Trust that’s transforming its hospital services in Dorset, with real opportunities to influence how occupational health supports the wider NHS workforce agenda.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

• Deliver specialist occupational health assessments, including fitness-for-work, complex case management, and ill-health retirement input
• Provide statutory medical surveillance (Ionising Radiations Regulations) as an HSE-appointed doctor
• Advise on functional capacity, workplace adjustments, rehabilitation, and return-to-work planning
• Liaise with GPs, specialists, HR, and managers, and provide clinical supervision to the OH team
• Assess and advise on workplace health risks, including site visits and control measures
• Contribute to the strategic development, governance, and clinical standards of the Occupational Health Service

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• working in occupational medicine
• broad clinical experience

Desirable

• working in a MDT
• working in a NHS OH service

competencies

Essential

• experience of complex case management
• HSE appointed doctor

Closing Date: 14 September 2026

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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