Peri Occupational Health Technician

About Health Partners

Health Partners is one of the UK’s leading Occupational Health organisations, supporting the health and wellbeing of over 2.5 million employees across the UK workforce. We combine expert advice and clinical services with smart systems to deliver impact driven health programs tailored to our clients’ needs.

Role Outline 

We are seeking Occupational Health Technician's to join our expanding peripatetic team.

The successful applicant will be required to travel throughout the UK driving a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) to client sites in order to deliver health surveillance services. The successful applicant must have the facility to park the unit at or near their home address overnight and be comfortable with the travel required for the role which will include regular overnight stays.

This is a full-time role where the successful applicant will work 37.5 hours per week, usually between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm.

There will be a requirement for candidates to stay away from home frequently and the travel will be expected throughout the UK.

We are looking for a candidate to be based in the York area.

This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and reliable individual to expand their skills and experience in a supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities:

- Undertake health surveillance screening, including audiometry, lung function testing, drug and alcohol testing and general baseline measurements such as height, weight, blood pressure, urinalysis
- To ensure all medical information is accurately recorded in the occupational health records and passed to the relevant clinical staff
- To ensure all equipment is serviceable, clean and fit for purpose
- To undertake and support additional tasks as requested, such as health promotion activities
- Provide support to the whole occupational health team in helping the department to run smoothly and effectively, undertaking non-clinical tasks as requested e.g. filing/tidying etc
- Support the wider occupational health team in their duties and ensure that all information is accurately gathered and recorded
- The screening procedures give the nursing and physician staff the biometric information they require to be able to make clinical decisions about patient management; the Occupational Health Technician has no role in interpreting results apart from in drug
and alcohol testing is trained to do so.

Salary 

£24,000 - £26,000 per Annum

Company Benefits

One of the best things about joining Health Partners is our rewards package. We appreciate the people who work with us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary dependent on qualifications and experience
• Contributory pension scheme up to 6%
• Life assurance
• Starting on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Full access to discounts on Perkbox
• Access to Vitality Health

Diversity & Inclusion Statements 

Health Partners are extremely proud to support the needs of our employees and as such understands everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you.

We aim to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for and to achieve this ambition, we need the best talent to come and work for us. We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. We’re proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Diversity and Inclusion forms an integral part of everything that we do, bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being yourself at work and delivering an outstanding service to everyone – regardless of difference.

To apply, click ‘Apply Now’ and you’ll be able to upload your profile/CV from there. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss this role further, please send an email to jobs@healthpartnersgroup.com

We look forward to you joining our team!