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Occupational Health Technician
Apply locations Huntingdon Lincoln Peterborough time type Full time posted on Posted 5 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: August 26, 2025 (7 days left to apply) job requisition id R31887
Salary Circa £37,000 per annum+ Car Allowance
Full time/37 hrs a week/permanent
Location: Huntingdon and Hybrid Working
Anglian Water offers a flexible approach; this role provides you with the opportunity to combine working from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your based location will be Huntingdon with travel across the region required .
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At Anglian Water, we’re not just about delivering water services — we’re about delivering care. Our purpose is to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve, and our Occupational Health Department plays a vital role in ensuring our people are happier, healthier, and safer every day. If you're passionate about health and wellbeing and want to be part of a team that truly makes a difference, this is your opportunity to shine.
We’re looking for a dedicatedOccupational Health Technician (OHT)to join our Health & Safety team. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on variety, enjoys travelling across our region, and is committed to delivering high-quality health surveillance and promotion services. You’ll be a key player in helping us reduce sickness absence, meet legal responsibilities, and promote a culture of wellbeing across Anglian Water.
As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to:
-Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
-Personal private health care
-Annual bonus scheme
-Opportunity to volunteer do unpaid work in the community
-25 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
-Life Cover at 8x your salary
-Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
-Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
-Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
-Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme
-Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks
-Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paternity / partner pay. Opportunity for shared parental pay.
What you’ll be doing:
- Conduct a range of health surveillance assessments including spirometry, audiometry, vision screening, HAVS Tier 1–2, confined space, and nightwork evaluations.
- Deliver health promotion services such as blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, and BMI testing, while supporting annual wellbeing campaigns.
- Travel extensively across Anglian Water’s operational region, transporting and setting up clinical equipment for on-site assessments.
- Maintain high standards of infection control and cleanliness in all clinical environments, ensuring a safe and professional setting.
- Accurately record and process health data, reports, and notes while upholding strict confidentiality and GDPR compliance.
- Collaborate closely with Occupational Health Advisors and other internal stakeholders to ensure smooth clinic operations and service delivery.
- Identify and escalate health concerns appropriately, signposting employees to support services and referring to senior advisors when needed.
- Contribute to team projects and initiatives, promoting the Occupational Health service and embodying Anglian Water’s values in every interaction.
What does it take to be successful?
- A full, clean driving licence and willingness to travel extensively across the region, including transporting equipment and occasional overnight stays.
- Experience working in an occupational health or clinical setting, with a strong understanding of health surveillance procedures.
- Confident working independently and managing your own schedule, especially when travelling to remote sites.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with employees at all levels and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Teams, Excel, and ideally experience with Occupational Health software such as Cohort.
- A proactive and flexible approach to work, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and contribute to team projects.
- High standards of professionalism, confidentiality, and attention to detail in all aspects of clinical and administrative work.
Inclusion at Anglian Water:
Don't meet every requirement on the job advert? Please still apply! Having a wealth of people from different backgrounds and with different experiences introduces new ways of thinking which transforms how we work. Challenging our thinking and decision-making helps us to continually improve. It also better reflects our region and the customers and communities that we serve every single day. Even if you are not successful for this particular role, your application could open other opportunities.
Closing date: 25th August 2025
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About Us
We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.
We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk ’
To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.
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Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.
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