Occupational Health Physician

Job Introduction

Salary: £139,882 per annum (£30,244.76 pro rata for 8 hours per week)

Contract Type: FTC until 29th February 2028

Location: Force Headquarters / London Hub, 200 Buckingham Palace Road, London

Type of Working Arrangement: Blended approach of home and office-working is available, however, the successful candidate must be willing to travel into our London office regularly for clinics and other BTP locations from time to time.

Hours: Part-time (8 hours per week)

British Transport Police (BTP) is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain. We are the ‘Guardians of the Railway,’ putting passenger safety at the heart of what we do. Our values are simply: We Care, We Do the Right Thing, We Strive to Be Better Every Day, We Are One BTP, and We Are Proud to Protect. Join us and help create an environment where we can all be our best every day.

The Opportunity:

Are you an experienced Occupational Health Physician looking for a unique opportunity to make a real difference within a National police force?

British Transport Police (BTP) has an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Health Physician to join our Occupational Health team.

As an Occupational Health Physician, you will provide expert clinical leadership and specialist occupational health advice, helping to support the health, wellbeing and operational effectiveness of over 5,000 employees across the organisation. You will play a key role in preventing work-related illness and injury, supporting complex case management, fitness for work assessments, health surveillance programmes and broader wellbeing initiatives.

Working alongside Occupational Health professionals, senior leaders and wellbeing specialists, you will help shape and influence occupational health practice across BTP, ensuring services are evidence-based, compliant with current legislation and aligned with organisational priorities. You will also lead medical supervision and support programmes, contribute to policy development and support projects that enhance the health and wellbeing of our workforce.

What you'll be doing: 

• Providing expert clinical leadership and occupational health advice that supports the wellbeing, safety and operational effectiveness of our workforce. 
• Managing a varied caseload of occupational health assessments, case management referrals and health surveillance activities, delivering evidence-based recommendations and reports.
• Supporting employees, managers and senior leaders with complex occupational health issues, including workplace adjustments, capability matters and ill-health retirement cases.  
• Driving improvements in Occupational Health services through policy development, stakeholder collaboration and the delivery of wellbeing, health and safety initiatives across the organisation

What you'll bring to the team: 

• GMC Specialist Registration in Occupational Medicine (or eligibility for entry), a current licence to practise, and Membership of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (or equivalent occupational medicine specialist qualification), with a commitment to continuing professional development.
• Significant post-qualification Occupational Health experience, including managing complex cases, providing expert clinical advice, producing high-quality occupational health reports and supporting multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders. 
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage confidently with employees, managers, senior leaders and healthcare professionals, providing clear and evidence-based recommendations. 
• Extensive knowledge of Occupational Health legislation, best practice and risk management principles, alongside experience handling confidential information, maintaining accurate records and supporting workplace health and wellbeing initiatives

Additional Information: 

• Must apply and promote the College of Policing Code of Ethics and Integrity principles 
• The successful candidate must be able to reflect and hold themselves to account for performance and behaviours 
• The successful candidate will be required to travel and work from various internal & external locations on BTP business 
• As a practising clinician the expectation is you will be a member of the Medical Defence Union 

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

What we offer:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years. (will be pro-rata to part-time hours worked)
• Family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
• Bespoke benefits platform and Blue Light Card access.
• Salary sacrifice options for cycles, home technology, gym membership, and electric vehicles.
• Access to the Transport Benevolent Fund for health, welfare, and financial support.
• Development opportunities, including fully funded apprenticeships.
• Excellent Pension scheme:  We offer the BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme, administered by Royal London. This group personal pension plan is available to all police staff and is a defined contribution scheme. It provides the flexibility to vary your pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of your salary. For more information, visit the Royal London dedicated pension page or email us at Pension-Queries@btp.police.uk. Note: If you are an existing member of Police Staff in the RPS, your pension will not be affected.

How to Apply:

Applications will be via an up-to-date CV and online application form, as part of this application please outline how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role.  

Completed applications must be submitted by 11.59pm, 20th July 2026.

Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment/Management Vetting (3/5 years minimum UK residency required), including a full background and financial disclosure. For more information and Top Tips, please see attached document. 

Medical: We’ll ask for relevant health and medical history details to support employee wellbeing. 

References: We'll ask for references to cover the past 5 years.

Notice Period - This role is subject to a 3 month notice period. 

Inclusion & Diversity: 

We are committed to building a workforce where everyone feels they belong. 

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences. Diversity strengthens our teams, improves our services and helps us better represent and support the communities we serve. 

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and strive to create a workplace that is fair, respectful and accessible to all. We actively work to challenge discrimination, remove barriers and ensure equity throughout our recruitment and employment practices. 

If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment or selection process, please let us know - we are happy to support you. Your talent, your potential, and your unique perspective matter here. 

For more information on Inclusion or the Disability Confident Scheme, please click the links Inclusion & Diversity Disability Confident Scheme

Join Us:
Ready to take the next step in your career? At BTP, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, make a real impact, and be part of something extraordinary.

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