Occupational health technician

Occupational Health Technician

Portsmouth Based

£43.46 per Umbrella Inside IR35

6 Month Contract initially.

This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Defence organisations based in Portsmouth.

Typical duties include (but are not limited to):

• You will be responsible for providing pre-employment medicals and assessments
• Undertake health surveillance screening, including audiometry, lung function testing, drug and alcohol testing, HAVS assessments
• Undertake health screening procedures, including blood pressure and urinalysis
• Ensure all information recorded appropriately
• Provide advice on occupational health and wellbeing

Knowledge:

• Previous Occupational Health Technician or Physiologist experience is essential
• Ideally your experience will be within the heavy industry sector
• Personable, confident and able to work autonomously
• Proficient IT skills
• Have a good understanding of the workplace that the individuals are going into, or have come from.

Skills:

• Ability to view individuals holistically and look at the impact of health on work and work on health for all.
• Decisions about support/care/onward referral are often needed.
• Achievement of KPIs and health surveillance compliance
• Assistance with any OH audits and inspections
• SHE Level 2 ...