Job Title: Trainee Occupational Health Technician
Location: Manchester with nationwide travel
Salary: £27,000 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Right to live and work in the UK is required for this role.
Driving Requirements: Must hold a valid driving licence and be able to drive a 3.5-tonne van in accordance with Optima Health's policies, procedures, and insurance requirements.
Role Summary
As an Occupational Health Technician, you will be at the forefront of our clinical delivery, performing a range of medical assessments across a wide variety of customers. Working solo, or as part of a team on our client's sites, you will be delivering safety critical medicals and promoting wellbeing initiatives to our portfolio of national clients.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Following training and assessment, you will undertake agreed clinical activities relevant to Optima Health occupational health services such as health surveillance.
* Assist in undertaking a range of service items e.g., Driver's medicals, Well Person medicals, lung function tests, fitness tests and any other service that may be required.
* Be accountable for delivery, recording and reporting health information.
* Ensure the delivery of the highest possible standards of quality assured, evidence-based practice.
* Work unsupervised at times both in the department and at other premises, delivering high standard OH services to clients allocated to their care.
* Be responsible for cleaning and stock checking clinical areas as per protocols and checklists.
* Help promote the health and wellbeing of employees.
Experience, Skills and Knowledge Required for the Role
* Sports and Exercise Science or a similar field.
* Live within an hour's travel to either Cambridge, Norwich, Peterborough or live in East Anglia.
* Must be happy to travel and stay away if required (expenses paid).
* Good interpersonal skills.
* IT / PC skills.
What We Offer You
* 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays.
* Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme.
* Life Assurance.
* Pension Scheme.
* Health Cash Plan.
* Volunteer Days.
* YuLife Employee Benefits Platform.
* Save As You Earn Scheme.
* Eye Test Vouchers.
* Flu Vaccination Scheme.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Clinical Training Academy.
* Paid CPD Days.
* Professional Registration Fees Paid.
* RAVE Awards.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Right to Request Flexible Working From Day 1.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Optima Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, gender expression, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
All salaries are displayed as Full Time Equivalent (FTE).
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