About this role
Job summary
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional Senior Occupational Health Business Partner to join our forward-thinking and high-performing organisation. This is a rare opportunity to lead and shape Occupational Health services across one of the largest Trusts in the country, supporting a workforce of over 15,000 staff and delivering services across multiple sites.
You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, providing strategic leadership and expert clinical oversight while influencing organisational performance, wellbeing, and workforce sustainability. Working closely with senior leaders, you will drive innovation, support commercial growth, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, responsive and effective Occupational Health services aligned with Trust and national priorities.
This role offers the opportunity to make a tangible impact on staff health and wellbeing, lead transformative change, and contribute to a culture that prioritises compassionate leadership, continuous improvement and excellence. If you are an experienced senior Occupational Health professional with strong leadership capability and a passion for service development, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide senior leadership across Occupational Health services, ensuring the effective delivery of clinical and case management services while maintaining high standards of care, governance and performance. Acting with autonomy, they will lead on complex case management, absence management strategies and workforce health initiatives, providing expert advice to senior managers and stakeholders.
They will oversee service performance through the development and monitoring of KPIs, lead audits, risk assessments and investigations, and ensure compliance with regulatory and professional standards. The role includes driving policy development, implementing health and wellbeing strategies, and leading innovation to improve service delivery and workforce outcomes.
The post holder will manage and develop the Occupational Health team, ensuring a skilled, motivated and high-performing workforce, while supporting recruitment, performance management and professional development. They will also contribute to the commercial strategy of the service, supporting contract development and external partnerships, and represent the service at a senior level both internally and externally.
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job description Job responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting new role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person Specification
Other Essential
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel and OH systems.
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Experience and proven track record of operating at a Senior Level Extensive experience within NHS Occupational Health Proven experience managing major projects in Occupational health using project management tools Experience of policy development Evidence of work to SEQOHS Accreditation including National Audit Experience in managing and leading professional HR and service teams Experience with contract bidding income generation within any occupational Health setting Experience in managing Flu campaigns in large organisations Evidence of Managing HSE inspections
Qualifications Essential
NMC Pin NEBOSH Qualification Project Management Certificate Specialist Degree in Occupational Health (Part 3 on the register) Master's Degree
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address MSE
Nether Mayne, Basildon
Basildon
SS16 5NL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)