Job Title: Trainee Occupational Health Technician
Location: Glasgow with nationwide travel
Salary: £28,500 p.a.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37,5 hours, Monday to Friday
Right to live and work in the UK is required for this role.
The successful applicant must hold a manual 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 varierty of customers. Working solo, or as part of a team on our client's sites, you will be deliverying 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
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 hours travel to Glasgow
Must be happy to travel and stay away if required (expenses paid for)
Good interpersonal skills
IT / PC skills
What Can 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
About Us:
Optima Health is the UK's largest provider of Occupational Health and wellbeing services, supporting organisations across both the public and private sectors. With a heritage dating back to 1947, we have been helping employers create healthier, high-performing workplaces for generations, and we continue to evolve with innovative, practical solutions that make a real difference.
At the heart of our story are our people. We bring together like-minded professionals who are passionate about improving workplace health and wellbeing and delivering meaningful support to the organisations we work with across the UK.
When you join Optima Health, you become part of something bigger. We invest in our people/you through structured induction, ongoing training and tailored career development, helping you build the skills and experience to grow your career.
Together, we live our values:
One Team - There are no barriers in our business. We trust each other and work together as one team to deliver what our clients need. We all have a part to play in our future, and everyone's contribution is important and valued.
Doing the Right Thing - We operate to the highest standards. Success is underpinned by honesty and integrity, and by doing what we say we will do. We care about the impact of our work on our people, our clients, their employees, society, and the world we live in. Caring for our colleagues' wellbeing and respecting their time, energy and balance is fundamental to this value.
Shaping Tomorrow - We are always looking for ways to improve and innovate. We train, support and empower future leaders, invest in market-leading propositions and use technology to advance service and clinical outcomes. We evolve how we work - embracing smater, more flexible approaches that help our people thrive both professionally and personally.
Never Too Big to Care - We always retain a client-first approach. Every client, and every one of their employees that we support, matters. We work in partnership to optimise workplace health and wellbeing, sharing in the benefits of growing together.
