Occupational Health Nurse

Location: Wrexham, North Wales
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: 4 days per week (Part-Time)
Reports to: EHS & Occupational Health Manager

Make a Difference to Employee Health & Wellbeing

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Occupational Health Nurse to join our Occupational Health team in Wrexham on a permanent, part-time basis (4 days per week).

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Occupational Health professional who enjoys working in a collaborative environment while also having the autonomy to manage a varied caseload. You will play a key role in supporting employee health, wellbeing and fitness for work, helping to create a safe, healthy and productive workplace.

About the Role

As an Occupational Health Nurse, you will be a trusted source of expert advice and support for employees, managers and HR colleagues. Working as part of the on-site Occupational Health team, you will deliver a high-quality occupational health service that supports both individual wellbeing and organisational objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a caseload and providing specialist occupational health advice
• Conducting pre-employment assessments, onboarding medicals and health surveillance programmes
• Supporting employees and managers with sickness absence management, workplace adjustments and return-to-work plans
• Delivering mental health support, early intervention and signposting to appropriate resources
• Responding to workplace injuries and providing immediate clinical assessment where required
• Preparing professional occupational health reports and recommendations
• Coordinating referrals to Occupational Health Physicians and other external providers
• Supporting site wellbeing initiatives and health promotion activities
• Coordinating the annual flu vaccination programme
• Maintaining accurate and confidential health records in line with professional and legal standards
• Building strong working relationships with managers, HR, EHS teams and employees across the site

What We're Looking For

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health
• Minimum of 2 years' post-registration nursing experience
• Experience working within an Occupational Health setting
• Competence in health surveillance activities including:
  • Spirometry
  • Audiometry
  • Vision screening
• Experience conducting fitness-for-work assessments
• Knowledge of sickness absence management and workplace adjustments
• Understanding of workplace health risks, including mental health and occupational exposures
• Strong organisational, communication and record-keeping skills
• Competent IT skills

Desirable

• Experience delivering wellbeing or health promotion programmes
• Experience supporting workplace vaccination programmes

What Will Make You Successful?

We're looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Resilience – able to balance competing priorities while maintaining high clinical standards
• Collaboration – builds effective relationships across teams and stakeholders
• Trust – communicates openly, professionally and with integrity
• Excellence in Execution – consistently delivers a high-quality occupational health service