Occupational Health Technician
Location
Barrow In Furness, Cumbria | United Kingdom
Job description
Health Partners is the UK’s leading provider of corporate health and wellbeing services, offering a full range of occupational health, treatment and patient care services to organisations of all sizes. We combine expert advice and clinical services with smart systems to deliver impact-driven health programmes, tailored to improve people’s wellbeing and performance.
About Health Partners
Health Partners is one of the UK’s leading Occupational Health organisations, supporting the health and wellbeing of over 2.5 million employees across the UK workforce. We combine expert advice and clinical services with smart systems to deliver impact driven health programs tailored to our clients’ needs.
With over 950 employees working with over 400 clients we pride ourselves on developing strong partnerships with our clients, getting to the heart of their individual challenges and needs; tailoring occupational health packages to suit them.Our people are important to us and as we take care of our clients, we also make sure that we are taking care of every single person who works with us. So, when you join us, we promise to put our support behind you and your career.
You’ll work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things. You’ll learn from the expertise of our senior leaders, from the best in our business.Role Outline
This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident individual to work alongside a multidisciplinary occupational health team. You will be a self-motivated and have a proactive approach to your role, prioritising and managing your own workload.The main aspect of this role will be to support and deliver on the health surveillance program for 2023.
The role is based at our client site in Barrow-in-Furness. The role is full time, working predominantly between the hours of 8pm and 6am, Monday to Friday. The hours may vary slightly depending on business need and there may be a requirement for day shifts on occasion.
What you'll be doing:
- Undertaking health screening procedures in accordance with company protocols. These screening procedures may include general baseline measurements such as height, weight, blood pressure, and urinalysis
- Carrying out Drug and Alcohol testing and fitness for work medicals
- Undertake audiometry and lung function testing
- Delivering health promotion activities
- Ensuring all medical information is accurately recorded and equipment is serviceable, clean and fit for purpose
There is no recognised professional qualification for this role however suitable backgrounds include: Health Care Assistant; Fitness Instructor; Ambulance EMT; Military Medic; Offshore Medic, etc.SkillsKnowledge and experience of working in occupational healthApproachable with good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oralIT literateAbility to work effectively independently and also within a team frameworkDemonstrates a self-motivated and proactive approach to workUnderstanding of patient confidentialitySound educational background including a good standard of numeracy and written EnglishAbility to work effectively under supervision and recognise the limits of their practiceSalary
The salary for this role is up to £24K depending on experience.Company Benefits
One of the best things about joining Health Partners is our rewards package. We appreciate the people who work with us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:
- Competitive annual salary dependent on qualifications and experience
- Contributory pension scheme up to 6%
- Life assurance
- Starting on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Full access to discounts on Perkbox
- Access to Vitality HealthDiversity & Inclusion Statement
Health Partners are extremely proud to support the needs of our employees and as such understands everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you.
We aim to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for and to achieve this ambition, we need the best talent to come and work for us. We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. We’re proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Diversity and Inclusion forms an integral part of everything that we do, bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being yourself at work and delivering an outstanding service to everyone – regardless of difference.
To apply, click ‘Apply Now’ and you’ll be able to upload your profile/CV from there. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss this role further, please send an email to
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We look forward to you joining our team!
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