Occupational Health Technician

I am looking for an Occupational Health Technician to join an expanding peripatetic team. In this role, driving a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) to client sites to deliver high-quality health surveillance services. Regional travel with occasional nationwide travel. This is a varied and rewarding role that plays a vital part in ensuring the health and well-being of employees across a range of industries.

I am looking for someone located in or near to Glasgow for this role. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and reliable individual to expand their skills and experience in a supportive environment, with a 3-week Training and Induction Programme and ongoing mentoring and support from the team.

You will:

• Conduct health surveillance screenings, including audiometry, lung function testing, and baseline measurements such as height, weight, blood pressure, and urinalysis.
• Accurately record all medical information in occupational health records and ensure it is passed to the relevant clinical staff.
• Maintain and ensure all equipment is clean, serviceable, and fit for purpose.
• Support health promotion activities and other additional tasks as required.
• Assist the wider occupational health team by gathering and recording accurate information to support clinical decision-making.
• Provide biometric data through screening procedures to enable nursing and physician staff to make informed clinical decisions regarding patient management.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team, showcasing strong organisational skills, the capacity to prioritise tasks, and the confidence to meet tight deadlines using their own initiative. You should be approachable, possess excellent interpersonal skills, and be adept at building and maintaining positive working relationships.

This role is particularly suited to individuals with experience as a Healthcare Support Worker, Emergency Care Assistant, Ambulance Technician, Ambulance Assistant, Emergency Care Technician, or Army Medic. Additionally, it presents a great opportunity for graduates with a degree in Sports Science who are seeking their first role in a healthcare setting, provided you have experience in performing baseline measurements.

A valid manual UK driving licence is required for this position.

During the initial weeks of employment, the successful candidate will be required to utilise their personal vehicle or a company-provided hire car for transportation purposes. This interim measure will remain in effect until the delivery of a new company van can be facilitated.

Travel & Overnight stays

You must have the facility to park the MMU (Mobile Medical Unit) at or near your home address overnight and be comfortable with the travel required for the role, which will include regular overnight stays. We advise that you can be away from home for around 3 out of 4 weeks of the month, we will always bring you home on the Friday for the weekend.

To support a positive work-life balance, you will have:

• Diary Visibility 6 weeks in advance
• Subsistence for each night you are away from home, which will be paid back within a week of being claimed.
• Access to a Premier Inn account for ease of booking
• Issue of a fuel card
  

This is a full-time role where the successful applicant will work 37.5 hours per week, usually between the hours of 8am and 6pm.

Salary

The salary for this role is between 25,000k and 27,000K per annum depending on experience and qualifications. Offering a competitive hourly rate.

Company Benefits

We value the people who work with us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect this. Our current benefits package is:

• Competitive annual salary dependent on qualifications and experience
• Contributory pension scheme up to 6%
• Life assurance
• Starting on 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Have a day off for your Birthday (non-contractual benefit)
• Discounted gym membership
• Health cashback plan