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As a Scheme Medical Adviser (SMA) at Medigold Health, you will play a key role in assessing ill-health retirement and injury benefit applications and delivering pensions medical advice to support their clients in the public and private sector.

You will be part of a dedicated team ensuring the highest standards of pensions medical advice while using Medigold Health’s internal systems to maintain accurate medical records and deliver an efficient, scheme-compliant service.

While previous pensions experience is preferable, full training will be provided. You will also have one-to-one support and mentoring from senior Scheme Medical Advisers and regular contact with peers through team meetings, in addition to access to wider internal CPD opportunities within Medigold Health.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills in a fascinating, stimulating, and often complex and challenging area, in order to support pension trustees and other delegated authorities to undertake their responsibilities in a procedurally and legally compliant way.

Main Objectives

•    The delivery of the Occupational Health Services to Medigold clients and to ensure that the provision of the occupational health advice is, at all times, of the highest standard.
•    To act as an ambassador and promote the Occupational Health services available.
•    To ensure standards of best practice and standardisation of systems.

Specific Responsibilities

•    Act as Corporate Medical Advisor/Occupational Health Physician to private & public sector organisations nationwide, dealing with occupational health issues for employers from pre-employment through sickness and absence management to ill health retirement.
•    Provide medical advice on disability to client insurance companies for claims of long term disability and accident claims.
•    To provide clinical advice as Medical Advisors to Pension Trustees on fitness for entry into pension schemes and on claims for early ill health retirement. Also to provide reviews on existing claims.
•    Utilise Medigold’s internal medical records database and diary system to ensure that the clinical procedures are fulfilled.
•    Attend client premises where necessary to provide clinic services or case management advice.

Requirements for this Role

•    MFOM qualification is the minimum.
•    Current GMC registration.
•    Current MDU restriction
•    Demonstrable experience within a similar role within the private sector for at least 2 years.
•    Good understanding of employment law
•    Qualified to undertake HAVs testing is essential and IRR/Asbestos qualified would be desired.
•    Qualified to undertake rail work is desired.
•    “Hands on” knowledge of various aspects of health surveillance and screening
•    Knowledge of Outlook and Word is essential and knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint is desired.
•    Full UK driving license.

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The closing date for this role is Monday 24th November.

Closing Date: 2025-11-24