Occupational Health Technician in Stratford-upon-Avon

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.

Health Partners are seeking an Occupational Health Technician to deliver high-quality health surveillance services to our clients in Stratford and surrounding areas. We welcome candidates with degrees in Sports Science or a related field, as well as those with transferable skills, such as experienced EMTs or individuals with a nursing background. Full training will be provided. A full UK driving licence is required.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in promoting workplace health and wellbeing, conducting health assessments, and ensuring our clients receive professional and reliable Occupational Health support. You’ll be responsible for:

• Carrying out health surveillance, drug and alcohol testing, venepuncture, and vaccinations (if trained).
• Managing equipment and administrative tasks to keep everything running smoothly.
• Undertaking health surveillance/health promotion activities as required.
• Preparation of mobile vehicle including vehicle, equipment, stocks and supplies.
• Preparation of all paperwork, files and associated forms.
• Ensuring that adequate stocks and supplies are kept, ordered and distributed as required.
• Checking of all equipment including ensuring calibration checks, PAT Testing as well as location and logistics logs are maintained.
• Maintaining cleanliness of all equipment and mobile vehicles to a high standard.
• Completing all required forms, databases, logs as directed.
• Maintaining a record of mileage and petrol usage.
• Maintaining accurate records of all expenses incurred.
• Completion of surveillance data and triaging for escalation to OHP.
• Maintaining and ensuring competence in use of all equipment used and testing required.
• Contributing to the development of policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
• Being geographically aware and planning routes, liaising with the Health Surveillance Manager regarding logistics.
• Ensuring adequate fuel in vehicles at all times.
• Complying with the Health Partners Data Protection policy at all times.
• Identifying improvements/enhancements to the service where necessary.
• Maintaining personal and professional development, participating in and providing training as required, highlighting any area where further training is required.
• Undertaking office based duties when not required to travel.
• Attending in-house Clinical Audit days and departmental meetings.

We welcome applications from candidates with degrees in Sports Science or a related field. Full training is provided. We will also look at training candidates with transferable skills such as experienced EMTs or those with a nursing background. Candidates must have a full, clean UK drivers licence. General Nursing qualification or evidence of OH technician training/experience is desirable. Flexibility to travel all over the UK including overnight stays when necessary.

Employment with Health Partners is subject to the individual undergoing a DBS check and evidence of Right to Work in the UK.

Driving Requirements: Candidates must have a full, clean UK driver’s licence. All MU drivers will be provided with driver familiarisation training. All drivers are required to undergo a Drivers Medical.

Salary and Experience: Preference will be given to experienced OHTs at a salary of £26,325 per annum exclusive of overtime which can take earnings up to 33K per annum (calculations based on 8 – 9 hrs OT per week). Inexperienced candidates who have suitable transferable skills would be; a degree in Sports Science, emergency medical technicians or those with a nursing background. Full training is provided to all candidates.

Working Area: Overnight stays will be required for this location. Hotel and meal allowances are paid by the company. Whilst we do try to keep our OHTs local (within 80 miles/2hrs one way), there will be travel outside of this from time to time.

Working starts and finishes: Start and finish times are dependent on our client needs which can be a mixture of early, usual or late starts and some shift work between the hours of 11pm and 6am paid at a higher rate. Core hours are 37.5 hours per week (7.5 hours x 5 days per week).

Company Benefits: We appreciate the people who work with us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. Our current benefits package is:

• 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
• Have a day off for your Birthday (non-contractual benefit)