Occupational Health Nurse Adviser

Job Title: Safety Health & Environment Advisor
Location: Portsmouth Naval Base
Salary: Up to £45,000 dependent on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing:
Providing professional and accurate SHE advice on the requirements of SHE legislation and compliance with company (SHE) procedures across Maritime & Land
Conducting SHE audits, inspections in accordance with internal procedures and ISO 45001 / ISO 14001 requirements, to agreed and communicated schedule
Investigating SHE accidents, incidents and non-conformances, producing comprehensive reports with root cause analysis in line with procedural requirements within agreed timescales
Supporting SHE workshops undertaken in business areas and taking an active role in seeking innovation for improving SHE delivery
Participating in and supporting wider SHE activities, e.g. on call rota, public events, promotional events
Seeking further professional development and embracing and actively demonstrate positive SHE behaviours
Supporting the occupational health department as appropriate with focus on early intervention and rehabilitation of injured parties
Your skills and experiences:
NEBOSH Certificate – working towards Diploma or equivalent qualification
Practical Internal Auditor skills
Experience of high-risk activities and risk reduction
Knowledge and or experience working within highly regulated industries
Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Maritime and Land SHE team (Warship Support) team:
This role will provide you with the opportunity to work in a diverse role where no two days are the same, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, giving you the opportunity to become a trusted advisor within Maritime and Land. Training and Development are supported, and other lead roles are available across wider BAE teams.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc .) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role , to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 8th December 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role . Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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