Occupational Health Practitioner

The post holder will work as part of the GP Federation's Multi-Disciplinary Services Team on an ad-hoc basis, delivering a high-quality Occupational Health (OH) service. The role will provide Occupational Health support to the Federation's own workforce, as well as delivering outsourced OH services to member and external GP practices.

Responsibilities include producing Occupational Health reports for new and existing employees, offering professional OH advice to practices, and supporting managers in promoting staff health, wellbeing, and attendance.

The post holder will also ideally monitor and administer immunisations and vaccinations required for employment purposes, ensuring services meet professional, clinical, and regulatory standards.

Flexibility is required, with working hours arranged to meet service needs, including occasional weekends and bank holidays. The service aims to maximise attendance, performance, and wellbeing through the promotion of healthy and sustainable work.

• Provide Occupational Health support to the Federation's own workforce and outsourced OH services to member and external GP practices.
• Produce Occupational Health reports for new and existing employees.
• Offer professional OH advice to practices and support managers in promoting staff health, wellbeing, and attendance.
• Monitor and administer immunisations and vaccinations required for employment purposes, ensuring services meet professional, clinical, and regulatory standards.
• Work flexibly to meet service needs, including occasional weekends and bank holidays.
• Promote healthy and sustainable work to maximise attendance, performance, and wellbeing.

Connect Healthcare Rotherham Community Interest Company (CIC) is a federation of 28 GP practices in Rotherham. The organisation is led by a Board of representatives from general practice in the Borough, with executive leadership from a Medical Director on a part-time basis.

The organisation currently delivers extended access primary care services in Rotherham and a Physio First service in partnership with the local acute and community trust, the largest of its kind currently operating. In addition, the organisation is supporting the development of primary care networks and manages delivery of training and development to large cohorts of the general practice workforce.

Our Vision

We are a GP-led organisation and aim to provide services for direct patient care and to support GP practices. We will be a patient-centred, working collaboratively across general practice and with partners to provide high-quality services, positive working experiences for our staff, and to secure the sustainability of general practice in Rotherham

Role Purpose

To deliver a high-quality, clinically robust Occupational Health (OH) service that promotes, maintains, and improves the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed by Rotherham GP Federation, as well as providing outsourced OH services to GP practices and other organisations. The role supports managers and staff to manage health at work effectively, reduce sickness absence, and enable staff to work safely and productively.

Clinical and Professional Duties

• Provide specialist Occupational Health advice and clinical assessments to support employee health, wellbeing, attendance, and capability.
• Undertake management referrals, return-to-work assessments, health and wellbeing reviews, and rehabilitation planning to support staff in remaining at or returning to work.
• Assess and evaluate pre-employment health questionnaires, requesting further information where required, and provide clear fitness-for-work advice to employing managers, including recommendations for reasonable adjustments or restrictions.
• Deliver proactive case management for short- and long-term absence, supporting organisations to reduce sickness absence and improve workforce resilience.
• Administer immunisations and vaccinations required for employment purposes, in line with national guidance, local policy, and service-level agreements.
• Review, assess, and act upon screening results, post-vaccination blood results, and health surveillance outcomes in accordance with Department of Health guidance and Occupational Health best practice.
• Respond to sharps injuries and exposure incidents, providing advice, guidance, and follow-up in line with infection control and occupational health policies.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical records using electronic and written systems.

Health Surveillance, Risk Management and Prevention

• Deliver health surveillance and screening programmes as indicated by role-related risk assessments, including (where appropriate) audiometry, spirometry, HAVS, DSE, working at heights, confined spaces, and similar assessments.
• Advise managers and staff on workplace health risks and environmental hazards, including stress, COSHH, PPE, display screen equipment, and noise exposure.
• Contribute to risk assessments and ergonomic reviews,…