Occupational Health Technician

Overview

Job Title: Occupational Health Technician

Location: Chichester – Onsite

Salary: £27,000 - £29,000 per annum FTE

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Right to live and work in the UK is required for this role.

Optima Health are the UK market leader of Occupational Health and Wellbeing services. Our heritage can be traced back to 1947 where we were pioneers in the provision of Occupational Health and have led the way ever since, bringing new and innovative solutions to employers across the UK. We can offer unrivalled clinical expertise and industry leading tailored solutions to our clients.

We work with over two thousand businesses, in various industries, and our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of the UK workforce by supporting healthy high performance in our client organisations, helping them to achieve their full potential through their people.

Optima Health not only provide an excellent package, but we also offer a structured induction and training programme in your first few weeks. We offer tailored career development and opportunities for further training and qualifications, to support you in your career journey. We are committed to making this a really great place to work, so together, we live by our values;
We are one team, we do the right thing, we are shaping tomorrow, and we are never too big to care.

We are recruiting an experienced Occupational Health Technician to deliver high-quality occupational health services for a prestigious automobile client based in Chichester. This role suits an OHT who is confident working independently and as part of a wider clinical team, delivering safety-critical medicals and health surveillance across client sites.

You will undertake a range of occupational health activities including audiometry, spirometry, phlebotomy, drug and alcohol screening, HAVS (Tier 1 &
2), driver and well-person medicals, and fitness-for-task assessments. You will be responsible for accurate clinical recording, escalating concerns to clinicians, maintaining clinical areas and equipment, and promoting health and wellbeing.

Previous experience as an Occupational Health Technician is required. Where there are any gaps within an individual's OHT remit, training and competency sign-off will be provided.

• 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
• 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.

• Previous experience working as an Occupational Health Technician
• Good interpersonal skills
• IT / PC skills

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• Pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Career progression opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care test vouchers
• Flu vaccination scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Life assurance
• Professional registrations fees paid
• Clinical Training Academy

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 or 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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