Job Description

We are looking for an Occupational Health Doctor to join our highly regarded occupational health team, who are experts in the field of radiation/contamination, providing a comprehensive range of proactive Occupational Health services.

The Sellafield Ltd Occupational Health Department is an in-house resource staffed by a multi-disciplinary team including three full time occupational medicine qualified doctors and a large team of Nurses including specialised OH nurses. The service provision encompasses two primary sites with multiple surgeries to a population of approximately 15,000 workers both employed and contractors to a nuclear licensed site and large office-based location.

The Medical Officer will be responsible for the delivery of high quality clinical occupational health and medical services supporting the nuclear industry on Sellafield Ltd key sites.

Principle Accountabilities

• The clinical assessment of referred clients.
• Involvement with undertaking case management (complex and long-term cases)
• Provision of advice to clients.
• Health / task assessments of individuals in relation to their work environment.
• The Medical Officer will provide professional leadership to the Occupational Health Departments staff.
• Guidance on clinical and ethical matters, and responsible for ensuring clinical governance compliance.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential Skills:

• Medical degree and full registration with GMC and a licence to practice.
• Post graduate experience.
• Good communication skills and an ability to work effectively across departments including HR, Legal, Occupational Hygiene or Dosimetry.
• Interest in Occupational Medicine and is up to date with CPD, Appraisals and revalidation.
• Ability to make independent clinical decisions, to assess cases objectively and provide professional advice.
• Fit to be a monitored worker without restrictions (able to enter controlled areas and deal with casualties contaminated by radioactivity).
• Able and willing to join medical on call rota.
• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to attain DV clearance
• Full medical indemnity insurance to practice occupational medicine or no impediment to obtaining such insurance
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Desirable Skills:

• Accredited specialist in Occupational Medicine and member of the faculty of Occupational Medicine.
• Other qualification in occupational medicine such as Dip Occ Med, AFOM or MSc.
• Experience in Emergency Medicine and or General Medical Practice.
• Managerial or similar experience in hospitals or general medical practice.
• The ability to identify and deliver OH improvements (Such as proactive health screening and health awareness promotion).
• Experience of working in a highly regulated environment.
• Ability to respond to mass casualty events and to work with security on providing effective responses such as casualty triage and management.

Additional Information

• Open VN
• Number of Vacancies: 1
• Contact/s: Russell Newlove

As part of your application, please include a cover letter detailing how you meet the knowledge and experience required for the role.

The date of the interviews for this position will be confirmed in due course.

If you choose to apply for this role and your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to an interview. In the interview, you will be assessed against the NDA Leadership Standard.

Sellafield Ltd are recognised as a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3).
Disability Confident employers offer an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. Sellafield Ltd define the minimum criteria as the ‘essential skills’ which are listed on the vacancy notice. Whilst completing your application form, you will be able to indicate if you wish to be considered under the disability confident scheme. If you would prefer to discuss this directly with us, please contact the GBS Recruitment team on recruitment@sellafieldcloud.co.uk

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The closing date for this vacancy is 13th May 2026.