Job Description

Job Title:

Occupational Health Technician

Salary:

24,000 - 30,000 per annum

Working Hours:

37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday - some shift work as required)

Job Type:

Permanent

Location:

Edinburgh

Reporting to:

Workplace Health Assistant Operations Manager

Role Objective:

To deliver high quality assessments within a timely manner to assist in maintaining individuals within the workplace

Innovate Healthcare are a forward-thinking occupational health company working in both the private and public sectors. We employ a variety of health professionals dedicated to achieving the purpose at the centre of our practice; helping people to overcome the barriers they face relating to health and work.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Heath Technician to join our Workplace Health team.

The role is suitable for new and recent graduates coming from educational backgrounds such as Sports & Exercise Science/Sports Therapy/Sports Rehabilitation or similar. Equally, we would love to hear from applicants who have experience in similar roles within the Occupational Health sector. Whilst previous experience in a health-based role is advantageous, we provide a full training programme meaning that candidates have the opportunity to begin a new career in the field of Occupational Health and Wellbeing.

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.

Our people are absolutely key to our business, which is why we make sure that we look after them - read on to find out more about the role, who we're looking for and what we offer in return!

What you'll be doing:

Provision of health assessment and health surveillance programmes for a variety of clients throughout the region, including: Perform a variety of screening tests and techniques, e.g. Spirometry, Audiometry, blood pressure monitoring Perform Safety Critical Medicals, e.g. Working at height, 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*
Evening and night working to deliver health screening assessments (as required)*
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

What you'll get in return:

A salary of between 24,000 and 30,000 per annum, commensurate with your skills, qualifications and experience 33 days of annual leave, including 8 bank holidays, plus Birthday Day Off Pension scheme (9% combined contribution) Enhanced Family Friendly Leave Company Sick Pay Cash Health Plan Refer a Friend scheme worth 250 per successful referral Extensive training and professional development programme Career development opportunities Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including face-to-face/virtual counselling

Person Specification:

Experience working in a similar Occupational Health / transferable role or a degree in appropriate field, e.g. Sports & Exercise Science, Sports Rehabilitation, Sports Therapy etc. Full manual driving licence and flexibility with travel and overnight stays. Able to communicate at all levels with clients and employees Able to act on own initiative and work independently Possess good organisational and prioritisation skills Be accurate in work undertaken Able to thrive in a busy environment Ability to build strong and effective working relationships with customers and colleagues IT skills, including knowledge of a range of software packages Flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads A desire to contribute to the development of an ambitious company Demonstrate an ability to prioritise and effectively manage own diary and workload, being punctual and reliable.
The role requires an innovative, independent, flexible individual with excellent communication skills. Full training in addition to generous CPD opportunities will be provided.

Innovate Healthcare is committed to promoting equality and eliminating unlawful discrimination, and we are committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce which is truly representative of the society within which we operate. We want to build inclusive work environments, where all our employees have equal opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations . We are part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning that we commit to offering an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. We will ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

A criminal history check may be conducted on the recommended persons for these positions.

If you require any assistance with the application process, please contact the People Team on HR@Innovatehmg.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Pay: 24,000.00-30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Casual dress Company pension Employee mentoring programme Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Free or subsidised travel Gym membership Health & wellbeing programme Referral programme Sick pay Work from home
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday Night shift Overtime Weekend availability
Application question(s):

Do you hold a full UK manual driving licence and have access to your own vehicle for business use? Are you located in Edinburgh?
Education:

Bachelor's (preferred)
Work Location: Remote