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Johnson Matthey

Senior Occupational Health Advisor

Royston - UK Full time

Job title: Senior Occupational Health Advisor

Location: Royston, Hertfordshire (with some travel required)

World-changing careers, enabled by Johnson Matthey. With more than 200 years history, join us and help to accelerate the transition to net-zero! As a Senior OH Advisor, you’ll contribute to JM’s mission as a world leader in sustainable technology, transforming energy and reducing carbon emissions for a cleaner, brighter future.

This role is to support the Site infrastructure Manager, OH Advisor, OH Technician and OH Administrator in the delivery and coordination of high-quality OH services across the Johnson Matthey sites - Royston, Brimsdown, Cambridge and Sonning.


This plays a critical part in protecting, maintaining, and improving employee health through clinical expertise, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration with EHS, HR, and operations teams. The role includes responsibility for health surveillance activities, case management fitness-for-work assessments and other screening activities

The role:

As a Senior OH advisor, you will help drive our goals by:

  • Accountable and responsible for the management and effectiveness of the clinical service and case management on a day-to-day basis recognising appropriate skill mix, staffing levels and staff competency, to deliver a quality service.
  • Working with Johnson Matthey PGMS community of practice to identify opportunities for improvement in clinical procedures and escalate as appropriate.
  • Hands on delivery of clinical work - expected 70% hands on, 30% management.
  • Deliver Occupational Health case management and rehabilitation services in partnership with operations, HR, EHS and OH Physician and refer to specialist services externally when required.
  • Working with Reward and Wellbeing support HR, EHS, operations and other key business areas on employee wellbeing and occupational health so employee health and wellbeing is considered a priority by all leaders within JM.
  • Working with the office administrator to prioritise, plan and maintain own and team referral caseload.

Key skills that will help you succeed in this role:

  • Registered Nurse on NMC register (Part 1 or 2) with at least 3 years broad based post registration experience
  • Working knowledge of H&S legislation
  • Experience in an occupational health setting (industrial or manufacturing environment is high desirable)
  • Previous experience leading and managing a team
  • Knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and occupational health standards
  • Experience of Risk Management Process and of carrying our Risk Assessments with previous experience of case management.

Even if you only match some of the skills, we’d love to hear from you to discuss further!

What we offer:

We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees’ financial and physical wellbeing, such as:

  • Retirement savings
  • Share plans
  • Saving accounts
  • House saving funds
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Commuter allowances and loans
  • Medical plans / health assessments
  • Fitness discounts

Ready to make a meaningful impact on your career and the environment? Join us and help shape a sustainable future while advancing your career!

At JM, inclusivity is central to our values. We create an environment where everyone can thrive, embracing diverse perspectives to tackle challenges and ensure all colleagues feel valued and connected.

For any queries or accessibility requirements, please contact GlobalRecruit@matthey.com. We will work with you to make suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are confidential, and your feedback is welcome to help us provide an accessible and positive recruitment experience.

Closing date for applications: This job advertisement will be posted for a minimum of 2 weeks; early application is advised.

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