Occupational Health Manager

About us

MI5 keeps the country safe from serious threats like terrorism and attempts by states to harm the UK, its people and way of life. We carry out investigations by obtaining, analysing and assessing intelligence, and then work with a range of partners, including MI6 and GCHQ, to disrupt these threats. Through our protective security arm, we provide advice and guidance to government, businesses and other organisations about how to keep themselves safe. A role in MI5 means you’ll do unique and challenging work in a supportive and encouraging environment, making a real difference to UK national security.

The role

As the Occupational Health Manager, you’ll lead the on-site occupational health team, translating the department’s priorities into effective support that protects and promotes occupational health and wellbeing across the organisation. With plenty of unique challenges, you’ll enjoy day-to-day variety as you support colleagues in carrying out their mission-critical work safely.

You’ll oversee occupational health service delivery and take a proactive approach to health risk management, including designing and updating standards and ensuring practice remains evidence-based.

Day to day, you’ll lead complex casework, produce management reports and provide timely advice in line with relevant standards and legislation. You’ll also play an important role in developing the OH team, holding regular reviews, maintaining professional competency across the team and supporting new starters as they settle into their roles.

Collaboration will be an important part of your role. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Wellbeing, Safety and Psychology as well as other healthcare specialists and partners such as HR. There’ll be opportunities to spend time with different teams, helping you get to know the organisation and better understand the colleagues you’ll be supporting. By building these relationships, you’ll help ensure Occupational Health provides a connected and effective service that colleagues across the organisation can understand and can access.

Occasional UK travel may be required and, subject to business needs, there may also be opportunities for overseas travel.

Open to UK nationals only.

What to expect

Our recruitment process is fair, transparent and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order:

• An initial online application form including pre-screening questions to ensure you meet our eligibility criteria
• Online Situational Judgement Test (SJT) in which you rate the appropriateness of responses to a series of short scenarios
• Interview, including technical and competency-based questions
• If successful, you’ll receive a conditional offer of employment and progress to the vetting stage of the process

Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 to 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue your current employment until you have received your final job offer.

Before you apply

To work at MI5, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. Read about our eligibility criteria.

This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It’s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. Find out more about the vetting process.

Please note that we have a strict drugs policy. Once you start your application, you must not take any recreational drugs, and you’ll need to declare your previous drug use at the relevant stage of the process.

Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us to ensure your personal and application correspondence remain separate. Try to avoid having identifying information in your email address, such as your first name, surname or date of birth. This is good practice and will help you manage your application with us more securely.

The role is based in London, so you’ll need to live within a commutable distance. Please consider any financial implications and practicalities before submitting an application. An interest-free loan is available to assist with relocating into privately rented accommodation to take up the offer of employment.

We offer reasonable reimbursement of travel costs for candidates attending in-person appointments during the recruitment and vetting process. Full details will be provided with your interview or assessment invitation.

Reimbursement is discretionary and will only be provided in accordance with the Candidate Expenses Policy, as amended from time to time. Candidates must book their own travel using the most economical option and provide original hard copy receipts for reimbursement.

Please note, you should only launch your application from within the UK. If you are based overseas, you should wait until you visit the UK before launching an application. Applying from outside the UK will impact our ability to progress your application. You should not discuss your application, with anyone other than your partner or a close family member.

Right to withdraw statement:

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close applications once a certain number have been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out.

If you have a disability (as defined under the Equality Act 2010) and need additional time to complete your application, please submit your initial application. Then contact us via the email address provided as soon as possible, using the subject line “Reasonable Adjustments Extension” and briefly outline the support you require.

Please note, it is this organisation's policy not to provide feedback at any stage of the recruitment process. This may be contrary to the message below.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.