Specialist Occupational Health Nurse Advisor | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Medi 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 12 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Maidstone, ME16 9QQ |
| Cwmni: | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7452795/359-7452795-T4 |
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We are offering a great opportunity for a Specialist Occupational Health Nurse Advisor to join our friendly Occupational Health team. This is a fantastic position with the opportunity to work with our team in progressing the breadth and depth of the services we offer.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust value staff wellbeing and the Occupational Health Team are integral in promoting and maintaining the highest degree of health, safety and wellbeing of all who work for the Trust.
We are an innovative and inclusive team, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to present and progress their ideas, allowing every individual to flourish. We are passionate about the health of our staff and the impact this has upon the care and experience our patients receive and this role will have direct input to improving staff wellbeing.
We are committed to supporting continuing professional development and provide in-house and external training courses as well as specialist legal updates to support, extend and maintain the clinical teams expert knowledge and skills as both leaders and specialist nurses.
The successful candidate will be fully qualified in Occupational Health (and be on part 3 of NMC register). We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic, innovative, and willing to take a team approach to the delivery of our service.
We provide a comprehensive range of services for around 8,500 employees across two acute hospital sites and a number of other locations in Kent as well as to a number of external contracts.
The ideal candidate would be able to assist in the development of the service & take a proactive and flexible approach in order to influence the health and wellbeing of employees. If you believe you have the transferable skills and qualities to take on this interesting and varied role and would like to join us, please apply on line.
The core hours of the department are Monday to Friday 8am to 4:00pm (no public holidays).
For further details / informal visits contact:
Laura Duffell
Head of Occupational Health
Laura.Duffell@nhs.net
07519559886
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check atEnhancedLevel. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please emailmtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.netif this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
This advert closes on Friday 26 Sep 2025