Description
Trainee Occupational Health Technician
Location: Crewkerne
Job Type: Permanent, Full time
Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 per year + Excellent Benefits
Hours: Between 8am and 6pm, occasional nights
Are you looking for a rewarding healthcare role with full training, variety, and the opportunity to travel? We're looking for an Occupational Health Technician to join a growing mobile team, delivering health surveillance services to clients across the UK.
Whether you have experience as a Healthcare Support Worker, Emergency Care Assistant, Ambulance Technician, Army Medic, or you're a sports Science graduate with experience taking baseline measurements, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Do
- Travel to client sites in a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) delivering health surveillance services.
- Carry out health screening including Audiometry, spirometry, blood pressure, height, weight and urinalysis
- Record accurate medical information and support Occupational Health Nurses and Physicians.
- Maintain clinical equipment and ensure high standards of cleanliness.
- Promote health and wellbeing in the workplace.
About you
- Experience in a healthcare, emergency services or clinical support environment.
- Confident taking baseline observations and following clinical procedures.
- Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills.
- Good understanding of GDPR and confidentiality.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
Essential Requirements
- Full UK manual driving licence held for at least 12 months.
- Aged 21 or over (vehicle insurance requirement).
- Comfortable travelling extensively across the UK with regular overnight stays.
- Ability to park a Mobile Medical Unit at or near your home.
You'll receive a comprehensive 3-week induction and training programme, followed by ongoing mentoring and support to help you develop your skills and confidence.
This is a mobile role covering the Southwest with occasional nationwide travel. You can expect to be away from home for approximately 3 weeks out of every 4, returning home each Friday for the weekend.
To support you while travelling:
- Diary visibility 6 weeks in advance
- Overnight subsistence expenses
- Premier Inn booking account
- Fuel card
- Company van (hire vehicle provided until your permanent vehicle is available)
Benefits
- Up to 6% contributory pension
- Life assurance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Birthday leave (non-contractual)
- Discounted gym membership
- Health cashback plan
If you're looking for a role that combines healthcare, travel, autonomy and career development, apply today or contact Finlay on 0207 952 7641.