Role: Occupational Health Technician
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri) infrequent evening/night shift work may be required
Location: Luton/Cambridge/Harlow
A bit about us...
Innovate Healthcare is a growing Occupational Health provider delivering services across the private and public sectors. Since 2011, we’ve supported organisations to navigate the evolving health and wellbeing needs of today’s workforce through occupational health that is simpler, clearer, and more effective.
Guided by our HEROIC values, we take a modern, multidisciplinary approach to workplace health. Our occupational health advisers, technicians and physicians, mental health clinicians, and physiotherapists work together to deliver the right support at the right time helping clients reduce absence, prevent long-term cases developing, and support safe, sustainable returns to work.
Looking for a role which gives opportunity to progress and develop your skills?
Perhaps for your first permanent role after university or looking for a change of setting, why not consider a career with Innovate Healthcare.
We are looking for Innovate type people, people with energy, that work well independently and within a team, have excellent communication skills and uphold standards. We have a full training and onboarding package in addition to generous CPD opportunities being provided.
We have a team of experts who uphold our clinical standards and support a highly trained team of Occupational Health Technicians who have a wide range of work experience.
What you will do in the role
You will provide a provision of health assessment and health surveillance programmes for a variety of clients throughout the region, including the following responsibilities:
- A range variety of screening tests and techniques, e.g. Spirometry, Audiometry, blood pressure monitoring
- Perform Fitness for Work Medicals including, Safety Critical, Working at Heights, FLT etc
- Delivering Health MOT checks and well-being advice
- Day to day maintenance of health screening equipment and facilities
- Recording and maintaining clear, concise medical records
- Ensuring safe storage of medical records and equipment when offsite
- Driving mobile health screening units as required
- Working to strict protocols and procedures
- Observing clients in the workplace in order to gain an understanding of the nature of the work involved in their role
- Working on and towards the Innovate Purpose, and contributing to the organisation’s culture and values
This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to develop your career within the medical profession, whilst having opportunities to be involved in group-wide business improvement projects. We are keen to develop individual’s careers where their interests apply, therefore can provide ventures into alternative avenues of the business.
Don't miss out on this amazing chance to join us and embark on a fulfilling career filled with growth and the opportunity to improve people’s day to day lives. If you have these skills and attributes and would like to join us, we’d love to hear from you!
Skills & Experience
Although experience in a healthcare environment or an Occupational Health setting is desirable, it is not essential. The role is suitable for new and recent graduates coming from educational backgrounds such as Sports & Exercise Science/Sports Therapy/Sports Rehabilitation or similar.
This is a very varied role enabling the job holder to undertake a broad remit of work and become multiskilled across a variety of testing techniques and assessments.
Person Specification
- Full manual driving licence, with no more than 6 points
- Willing to travel and stay overnight when required
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to act on your own initiative and work independently
- Possess good organisational and prioritisation skills
- Able to thrive in a busy work environment
- Can build strong and effective working relationships with customers and colleagues
- IT skills, including knowledge of a range of software packages
- Can demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads
- Punctual and reliable
What we offer in return
Our people are key to our business, which is why we make sure that we look after them
- 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays, plus a birthday day off
- Membership of the Simply Health Cash Plan
- Gym and retail discounts
- Long service awards
- Significant life event leave
- An annual physical health allowance
- Enhanced family friendly benefits
- Refer a friend scheme worth £250 for each successful referral
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including face-to-face and virtual counselling
An enhanced DBS will be required for this role.
Innovate Healthcare is committed to promoting equality, eliminating unlawful discrimination, and building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We want to create an inclusive working environment where everyone has equal opportunities to develop, contribute, and fulfil their potential. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we commit to offering an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates who apply through the scheme and meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you are invited to take part in our recruitment process, we will also ask whether you need any reasonable adjustments.
If you require any assistance with the application process, please contact the People Team on [email protected]
Pay: £26,500.00-£31,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
Application question(s):
- Do you hold a full UK manual driving licence and have access to your own vehicle for business use?
- What is your highest level of qualification?
- What % of your week are you happy to be travelling for work?
Work Location: In person
