Occupational Health Advisors (OHAs) are registered nurses who keep people healthy and safe at work. They assess whether someone is fit for their role, advise managers on adjustments and return-to-work plans, and run health surveillance for people exposed to noise, dust, chemicals or vibration. It is the role we place more than any other — permanent, contract and temporary, across OH providers, in-house teams and the NHS.
OHAs work for national and regional OH providers (often covering several client contracts), in-house OH departments in large employers, and NHS Trust staff-health teams. Provider roles tend to offer variety and remote case-management options; in-house roles offer one organisation and deeper relationships; NHS roles follow Agenda for Change banding.
OHAs with strong case-management experience are the most competitive hire in occupational health. We talk to this market every day, so we know who is genuinely open to moving and what it will take — and we can usually send a first shortlist within days. Permanent, contract and temporary cover, including whole teams for new contracts.
Usually a mix of management referrals and case reviews, health surveillance or medicals, report writing and follow-ups. Many provider roles are hybrid, with remote case-management days.
Not always. Many providers hire NMC-registered nurses into trainee or screening roles and fund the OH certificate, diploma or SCPHN once you are in. An OH qualification does widen your options and pay.
In practice the titles overlap. "OH Advisor" usually means a nurse who manages their own caseload and writes management reports; "OH Nurse" can also cover screening or trainee posts. Job content matters more than the title.
Yes — remote case management and telephone assessment roles are common, especially with national providers. Health surveillance and medicals are site- or clinic-based.
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing in occupational health — a post-registration qualification recorded on Part 3 of the NMC register. It is the recognised senior OH nursing qualification.
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