Occupational Health Inspector Health and Safety Executive

Occupational Health Inspector, Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Aberdeen, Ashford (Kent), Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bootle, Bristol, Buxton, Cardiff, Carlisle, Carmarthen, Chelmsford, Crewe, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds, Milton Keynes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxted, Plymouth, Sheffield, Wrexham, or York

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. We’re dedicated to protecting people and places, ensuring everyone can lead safer and healthier lives at work.

We are now looking for a number of individuals from occupational health backgrounds with nursing accreditations and registration to retrain into Occupational Health Inspector positions on a full‑time, permanent basis.

• Salary of £47,686 – £54,453 per annum
• Annual, non‑contractual, non‑pensionable Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA) of £3,500, pro‑rated for part‑time workers
• Competitive Civil Service pension scheme with employer contributions of over 28.97%
• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 after five years, plus bank holidays and one day Civil Service privilege leave
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• Flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Family‑friendly policies and working hours to support work‑life balance
• Parental leave benefitsp
• Access to a range of benefits, including Cycle to Work Scheme, E‑Gift Cards and vouchers via Edenred

This is a fantastic opportunity for SCPHN‑OH occupational health professionals to refocus their careers and take on an Occupational Health Inspector position with Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety.

You’ll be supported through a Specialist Training Programme (STP) to gain the skills and expertise to become a safety inspector. You will enrol on the STP and undertake a combination of study, practical experience and a final assessment, ensuring you are equipped to operate at the forefront of your specialist area.

What’s more, alongside extensive benefits, you’ll be able to continue learning and developing your skills with CPD initiatives and expert teams who will support your learning journey.

So, if you’re looking for a role where you can make a lasting impact on worker health whilst developing your own expertise, read on and apply today.

As an Occupational Health Inspector, after completing the STP, you will use your specialist occupational health expertise to help protect workers across a wide range of industries, ensuring health risks are identified, managed and controlled appropriately.

Working across sectors ranging from construction, manufacturing and engineering to agriculture, waste and recycling and the public sector, you will investigate work‑related ill‑health concerns, inspect workplaces and instruct employers to improve standards.

Providing specialist advice to support enforcement decisions and reports, you will assist colleagues, contribute to the development of technical policy and guidance, and promote occupational health through industry and professional forums.

• Coach and support trainee inspectors and colleagues
• Appear as an expert witness at tribunals, inquests and legal proceedings

Please note, enrolment in the Specialist Training Programme (STP) is a legal requirement that you will be required to study for and successfully complete.

To be considered as an Occupational Health Inspector, you will need:

• Sound practical experience and technical expertise in occupational health
• To be a Registered Nurse and Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Occupational Health) with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Entitlement to use the SCPHN‑OH designation (through qualification or similar)
• Experience of assessing and managing workplace health risks and applying appropriate control measures
• Experience of developing policies and written arrangements to protect worker health
• Experience of managing health surveillance arrangements relating to hearing, skin, respiratory and vibration risks
• Experience of monitoring the quality and effectiveness of occupational health service delivery
• Experience of managing…