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Senior Occupational Health Practitioner
Up to £54,360 per annum dependent on experience
Permanent
Full time (36 hours per week over 5 days)
Wandsworth, London
Hybrid working: Office attendance 3 days per week initially, reducing to 2 days per week, dependent on office needs and level of support.

Are you an experienced Occupational Health professional looking for your next role in a supportive, highly valued in-house service?

Join our Occupational Health team as a Senior Occupational Health Practitioner where you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, responsive and proactive occupational health and wellbeing services across the Joint Council and schools in the Borough of Wandsworth.

In this senior role, you will support the Occupational Health Manager and provide trusted professional advice that helps employees remain well, safe and effective at work. You will use your occupational health expertise to understand individual needs, recommend practical workplace adjustments where appropriate, and contribute to positive outcomes for employees, managers and services.

About the role

You will manage a varied occupational health casework portfolio, with a significant focus on complex case management. This will include advising on health at work, work-related support, reasonable adjustments, rehabilitation and return-to-work planning across a broad range of physical and mental health needs.

Working collaboratively with managers, HR colleagues, schools and employees, you will provide clear, balanced and practical advice that supports wellbeing while helping services make informed decisions. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the wider Occupational Health offer, including proactive health and wellbeing initiatives that strengthen the support available to our workforce.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of the principles governing occupational health and health and safety at work 
• Post qualification experience in all Occupational Health practices. 
• Extensive experience in case work, in relation to sickness absence, disability and advising on reasonable adjustments.
• Effective oral and written communication skills for dealing with difficult customers and writing reports.
• Ability to be able to work and communicate effectively within a small team, including the supervision of the work of administrative support staff. 
• Registered General Nurse with OH Certificate, Diploma or Degree- Part 3 on NMC Register

If you meet the criteria above and would like to join a collaborative and small team that makes a meaningful difference to managers, employees, schools and colleagues, we would welcome your application.
 
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Diana Suter, Health and Wellbeing Manager by emailing Diana.Suter@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Closing Date: 16 August 2026
Shortlisting Date: w/c 17 August 2026
Interview Date: 26 August 2026
A written task will form part of the interview process. Interviews will be held face to face at Wandsworth Town Hall, SW18 2PU

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop and reward our employees, such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils