• Job Description

  Req#: F0007-26-0000?language=en&page=44&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Looking for a new challenge?

  Want to play a key role in employee health and well-being?

  Want to be part of a vibrant and forward thinking Occupational Health team?

  We are looking for an Occupational Health Nurse on a casual / bank basis to support our in-house service in building capacity and resilience in the Council by improving the health and wellbeing of our employees.

  You will work closely with managers, HR, public health and health and safety teams to provide proactive occupational health advice and support including health promotions, health surveillance, attendance, management and workplace health advice.

  As this is a bank / casual role we will be flexible around your availability and do our best to give you sufficient notice of when we need you around our service demands and covering leave.

  The role offers the opportunity for blended working from the Town Hall and home depending on service demand.

  In addition to having a passion for OH you will;

  • Be a Registered Nurse with a suitable specialist post-registration qualification in Occupational Nursing at degree level or equivalent and ideally also be recorded as a Specialist Practitioner with the NMC
  • Have experience of delivering occupational health services to a similar large, multi-functional organisation
  • Have accredited health surveillance training
  • Have excellent organisational skills and the ability to work independently
  • Demonstrate the highest levels of clinical competence and professional standards at all times

  Main duties of the job

  The main duties of the role include:

  • Undertaking face to face / telephone assessments following management referrals and writing assessment reports providing practical, comprehensive medical advice with a focus on what employees can do to remain at or return to work and what the organisation can do to facilitate and support this.

  • Completing pre-employment health assessments

  • Undertaking routine health surveillance

  • Supporting health promotion, awareness and wellbeing programmes / events

  About us

  Darlington Borough Council has a workforce of almost 2,000 people covering a diverse mixture of roles such as housing, leisure, highways, building trades, social care, education, planning, finance, legal and commissioning, to name a few.

  Our Occupational Health service operates as an in-house model with an OH Nurse, OH Doctor and OH Technician.

  Details

  Date posted

  13 March 2026

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £20.29 to £21.65 an hour Holiday plussage paid on hours worked

  Contract

  Bank

  Working pattern

  Flexible working, Home or remote working

  Reference number

  F0007-26-0000

  Job locations

  Town Hall

  Feethams

  Darlington

  County Durham

  DL1 5QT

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Job Purpose

  To work in a small team and support the delivery of a comprehensive and competent Occupational Health (OH) service to the Council and relevant Service Level Agreements in place.

  What are you expected to do?

  Deliver a proactive approach to the management of sickness absence.

  Identify and contribute to addressing issues which can affect the health and wellbeing of the workforce.

  Undertake medical assessments and provide objective, independent, comprehensive medical advice about measures to prevent or resolve health problems. Advice should be practical, clear and unambiguous, with a focus on what the employee can do to remain at or return to work, what the manager / HR can do to facilitate this in the short, medium and longer terms.

  Undertake pre-employment health screening to evaluate a potential employees fitness in relation to the risks and hazards of the job, environment and activities.

  Carry out relevant screening referring as appropriate to an OH Physician.

  Collaborate and support our key stakeholders in HR and H&S.

  Undertake routine health surveillance procedures, periodic health assessments and evaluate the results as required by law, ensuring early referral to an OH Physician / appropriate specialist as appropriate

  Maintain secure systems for all employee health related records.

  Adhere to the professional codes of conduct and ethics of the NMC / GMC

  Collaborate with key stakeholders including OH colleagues, HR, H&S, Managers and outsourced Physician service as required.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Job Purpose

  To work in a small team and support the delivery of a comprehensive and competent Occupational Health (OH) service to the Council and relevant Service Level Agreements in place.

  What are you expected to do?

  Deliver a proactive approach to the management of sickness absence.

  Identify and contribute to addressing issues which can affect the health and wellbeing of the workforce.

  Undertake medical assessments and provide objective, independent, comprehensive medical advice about measures to prevent or resolve health problems. Advice should be practical, clear and unambiguous, with a focus on what the employee can do to remain at or return to work, what the manager / HR can do to facilitate this in the short, medium and longer terms.

  Undertake pre-employment health screening to evaluate a potential employees fitness in relation to the risks and hazards of the job, environment and activities.

  Carry out relevant screening referring as appropriate to an OH Physician.

  Collaborate and support our key stakeholders in HR and H&S.

  Undertake routine health surveillance procedures, periodic health assessments and evaluate the results as required by law, ensuring early referral to an OH Physician / appropriate specialist as appropriate

  Maintain secure systems for all employee health related records.

  Adhere to the professional codes of conduct and ethics of the NMC / GMC

  Collaborate with key stakeholders including OH colleagues, HR, H&S, Managers and outsourced Physician service as required.

  Person Specification

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Awareness of clinical governance issues.
  • Ability to interpret and work to our OH policies and protocols and to use discretion and act on own initiative as required.
  • Team working and the willingness to be flexible and supportive.
  • Good communication skills including being an active listener, approachable and strengths in both verbal and written.
  • The ability to form working relationships with people at all levels.
  • Effective organisational skills.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered General Nurse (1st Level)
  • Degree in Occupational Health, Occupational Health Nursing Certificate or equivalent
  • Accredited training for health screening assessments
  • Functional skills including numeracy, literacy and IT or equivalent

  Experience

  Essential

  • Approx. 2 years post registration experience in occupational nursing including delivery of health surveillance.
  • Recent working knowledge and application of legislation relating to OH
  • Knowledge of the operation of specialist equipment appropriate to OH practices and services

  Desirable

  • Experience of occupational health within a public sector setting or similar large, multi-functional organisation

  Person Specification

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Awareness of clinical governance issues.
  • Ability to interpret and work to our OH policies and protocols and to use discretion and act on own initiative as required.
  • Team working and the willingness to be flexible and supportive.
  • Good communication skills including being an active listener, approachable and strengths in both verbal and written.
  • The ability to form working relationships with people at all levels.
  • Effective organisational skills.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered General Nurse (1st Level)
  • Degree in Occupational Health, Occupational Health Nursing Certificate or equivalent
  • Accredited training for health screening assessments
  • Functional skills including numeracy, literacy and IT or equivalent

  Experience

  Essential

  • Approx. 2 years post registration experience in occupational nursing including delivery of health surveillance.
  • Recent working knowledge and application of legislation relating to OH
  • Knowledge of the operation of specialist equipment appropriate to OH practices and services

  Desirable

  • Experience of occupational health within a public sector setting or similar large, multi-functional organisation

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  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

  Darlington Borough Council

  Address

  Town Hall

  Feethams

  Darlington

  County Durham

  DL1 5QT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.darlington.gov.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Darlington Borough Council

  Address

  Town Hall

  Feethams

  Darlington

  County Durham

  DL1 5QT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.darlington.gov.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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