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Peripatetic Occupational Health Technician

Job in Derby, Derbyshire, DE1, England, UK
Listing for: Health Partners
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-25
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Health Promotion
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Peripatetic Occupational Health Technician )

At Health Partners, we pride ourselves on being one of the UK's leading providers of occupational health and wellbeing solutions. We partner with organisations across diverse industries, helping them to support the physical and mental health of their employees.

Role Outline

We are seeking Occupational Health Technicians to join our expanding peripatetic team. In this role, you will be required to travel across the UK, driving a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) to client sites to deliver high-quality health surveillance services. This is a varied and rewarding role that plays a vital part in ensuring the health and wellbeing of employees across a range of industries.

This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and reliable individual to expand their skills and experience in a supportive environment, where you'll be given a 3-week Training and Induction Programme with ongoing mentoring and support from the team.

What you’ll be doing :
  • Conduct health surveillance screenings, including audiometry, lung function testing, and baseline measurements such as height, weight, blood pressure, and urinalysis.
  • Accurately record all medical information in occupational health records and ensure it is passed to the relevant clinical staff.
  • Maintain and ensure all equipment is clean, serviceable, and fit for purpose.
  • Support health promotion activities and other additional tasks as required.
  • Assist the wider occupational health team by gathering and recording accurate information to support clinical decision‑making.
  • Provide biometric data through screening procedures to enable nursing and physician staff to make informed clinical decisions regarding patient management.
What we’re looking for:

We are seeking a highly skilled and self‑motivated professional with exceptional time management skills and outstanding written and verbal communication abilities. A solid understanding of GDPR is essential, along with the capability to effectively deliver health promotion and health surveillance services.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team, showcasing strong organisational skills, the capacity to prioritise tasks, and the confidence to meet tight deadlines using their own initiative. You should be approachable, possess excellent interpersonal skills, and be adept at building and maintaining positive working relationships.

This role is particularly suited to individuals with experience as a Healthcare Support Worker, Emergency Care Assistant, Ambulance Technician, Ambulance Assistant, Emergency Care Technician, or Army Medic. Additionally, it presents a great opportunity for graduates with a degree in Sports Science who are seeking their first role in a healthcare setting, provided you have experience in performing baseline measurements.

Driving Licence Requirement

A valid manual UK driving licence is a mandatory requirement for this position. Applicants must have held a driving licence for a minimum of 12 months and be at least 21 years of age to be eligible for consideration.

Licence Share Code

Candidates will also be required to provide a licence share code, which can be generated through the official government website.

During the initial weeks of employment, the successful candidate will be required to utilise their personal vehicle or a company‑provided hire car for transportation purposes. This interim measure will remain in effect until the delivery of a new company van can be facilitated.

Travel & Overnight stays

You must have the facility to park the MMU at or near your home address overnight and be comfortable with the travel required for the role, which will include regular overnight stays. We advise that you can be away from home for around 3 out of 4 weeks of the month; however we will always bring you home on the Friday for the weekend.

To support a positive work life balance, you will have:

  • Diary Visibility 6 weeks in advance
  • Subsistence for each night you are away from home which will be paid back within a week of being claimed
  • Access to a Premier Inn account for ease of booking
  • Issue of a fuel card
Hours

This is a full‑time role where the successful…

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