Brief Description
Vacancy Details
Duration: Permanent
Location: This is a full time opportunity based at Doncaster Shakespeare House. You will be working on-site along with an Occupational Health Nurse Advisor and a Medical Coordinator.
Band & Salary: Band 6 £28,860 - £31,980 (Subject to experience)
Closing date: 20th February 2025. On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.
About the role (External)
About the team…
This is an exciting time to join our team of Occupational Health professionals as we move to an in-house service model delivered throughout our 22 Occupational Health locations nationwide. It’s a great time to join us as we begin our journey to shape the new service for our organisation and the rail industry.
The health, safety & wellbeing of our colleagues is of paramount importance to us, delivering a high-quality occupational health service, and proactively managing our people’s immediate and long-term health and wellbeing risks.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for people who are customer-focused, highly motivated, and committed to delivering our new In-House Occupational Health for our 46,000 colleagues, for both clinical and operational roles. We’re creating a railway ‘Fit for the Future’ so we need a workforce ‘Fit for the future’ and you can play a key part in creating a sustainable service for the future.
What does the average day look like?
As an OH Technician, you will be based in one of our OH centres and be part of a team providing an outstanding occupational health service for Network Rail line managers and employees. You will be providing quality health monitoring services and in doing so you will help Network Rail to prevent, manage and reduce work-related ill-health to support our people in work sustainably and safely.
Ideally, you will have experience in undertaking audiometry, spirometry, HAVs Tier 1 health assessments, blood pressure and conducting drug and alcohol testing within the chain of custody framework.
You will also be responsible for managing employee OH records and updating them in line with legislative requirements so being organised, with a keen eye for detail would be ideal for this role.
So, if you want to be part of a team creating an exceptional Occupational Health Service for our colleagues and the Rail Industry then get in touch!
Essential Criteria
1. Experience as an Occupational Health Technician at least for over 1 year, a Health care assistant (HCA) with an interest in screening or a medic with a few years’ experience and with willingness to develop clinical skills relevant to the role.
2. Good interpersonal and communication skills
3. Ability to work independently
4. Good IT skills
5. Understanding of confidentiality and GDPR compliance
Desirable Criteria
6. Knowledge of occupational health and risk assessment processes
7. Certificated training in health surveillance and assessments (e.g., audiometry, spirometry)
8. Safety critical or rail industry experience
9. Data analysis