Annual Salary
£30,000 to £53,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Occupational health nurses care for the health and wellbeing of people at work.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; on a rota
There will be
3.8% more Occupational health nurse jobs in 2027.
In this role you could:
You may need to wear a uniform.
You could work in an NHS or private hospital or at a client's business.
Your working environment may be physically demanding.
You can get into this job through an apprenticeship or by working towards this role.
If you're a qualified registered nurse or midwife, you could do a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Level 7 Degree Apprenticeship.
This usually takes a year and 6 months to complete and is a mix of learning at work and study at an accredited university.
To do this apprenticeship, you'll need:
You could apply to become an occupational health nurse if you're already a registered nurse and have the support of your employer.
You could take a qualification like an approved programme in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - Occupational Health Nursing (SCPHN - OHN).
There's usually no minimum amount of post-registration experience needed. However entry requirements can vary between universities who offer the programme.
You can find out more about how to become an occupational health nurse from Health Careers.
With experience you could:move into management and lead a team of occupational health staff or run an occupational health centre; become self-employed and work as an occupational health consultant; work for a private company; take extra qualifications and go into nurse education or research
You'll need: