Occupational Health Physician

Shape healthier workplaces with Tetra Tech Purpose and Scope of the Role

Tetra Tech is seeking an Occupational Health Physician to deliver high-quality, chargeable occupational health services for clients across the North West. This permanent role offers full-time and part-time options in a hybrid working model. You will provide clinical consultations and advice on fitness for work, absence management, employee assistance and complex casework, while maintaining the highest professional standards and accreditation requirements.

Working within a collaborative multi-disciplinary team of Occupational Health Nurses, Doctors, Technicians and Advisors, you will contribute to risk-based health surveillance, wellbeing support, health screening and case management. You will also manage a varied portfolio including management referrals, pension eligibility assessments, HSE Appointed Doctor medicals, OEUK medicals and Tier 4 Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome assessments, while supporting audit, quality, GDPR compliance and SEQOHS accreditation.

In the short term, you will build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues, delivering responsive and consistent clinical advice. Over time, you will help strengthen service quality, support business growth and contribute to best practice across the team. Longer term, this is an opportunity to develop your expertise in occupational medicine, influence clinical standards and play a valued part in delivering significant work that supports workforce health, performance and sustainability.

• Deliver accurate, evidence-based occupational health advice across a broad case mix, with sound decision-making and professional integrity.

• Build effective working relationships, communicate clearly with stakeholders and provide a service that is responsive, reliable and commercially aware.

• Maintain confidentiality, GDPR compliance, clinical governance and accreditation standards, while contributing to audit and continuous improvement.

• Work collaboratively with clinicians and operational colleagues, supporting shared goals, manageable workloads and a positive team culture.

• Manage priorities, meet deadlines and learn new systems and processes quickly in a busy, evolving service environment.

Essential: Diploma in Occupational Medicine, MFOM, working knowledge of MS Office, experience with eOPAS or similar systems, strong interpersonal skills, and a full UK driving licence.
Desirable: experience in occupational health service delivery, quality management, accreditation systems and work‑related health matters.

This role is hybrid, with client work across the North West. Office attendance will be agreed locally, with flexibility offered for the right candidate. Full-time and part-time working arrangements are available, with hybrid and flexible working supported where service needs allow.

In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees requiring additional arrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process or in your day-to-day role.