Occupational Health Technician
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £23,790 - £26,325 per annum, depending on experience. This does not include overtime which can take earnings up to +/- 33K per annum (calculated on an average of 8 – 9 hrs overtime per week)
Location: Winchester/Basingstoke/Farnborough area
We’re seeking a Mobile Occupational Health Technician to deliver high-quality health surveillance services to our clients across the Winchester, Basingstoke, and Farnborough areas.
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). You’ll also manage equipment, vehicle logistics, and administrative tasks to keep everything running smoothly.
With regular travel and occasional overnight stays, this role is ideal for someone who enjoys working independently, is well-organised, and thrives in a dynamic environment. Whether you're a qualified nurse, an experienced Occupational Health Technician, or have transferable skills from a healthcare or sports science background, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in Occupational Health.
If you’re proactive, adaptable, and ready for a new challenge, we’d love to hear from you!
Main Objectives
- To deliver a competent professional and high quality mobile and static health surveillance service to all clients contracting services from Medigold.
- To undertake health promotion activities as required.
- To promote the business of Medigold Occupational Health Consultancy Ltd and act as its representative.
Specific Responsibilities
- To undertake 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.
- Ensure 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.
- To contribute to the development of policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
- Be geographically aware and plan routes, liaising with the Health Surveillance Manager regarding logistics.
- Ensure adequate fuel in vehicles at all times.
- To comply with the Medigold Data Protection policy at all times.
- To undertake administration duties as required.
- Identify improvements/enhancements to the service where necessary.
- Maintain personal and professional development, participate in and provide training as required, highlighting any area where further training is required.
- To undertake drug and alcohol testing.
- To undertake venepuncture as required and process samples in accordance with guidance.
- To administer vaccinations as required (Trained Nurses only)
- Undertake office based duties when not required to travel.
- Attend in-house Clinical Audit days and departmental meetings.
Requirements for this role
- Candidates must have a full clean drivers licence, able to drive and park a mobile unit at home.
- General Nursing qualification or evidence of OH technician training/experience.
- Flexibility to travel all over UK including overnight stays when necessary.
- We will also look at training candidates with transferable skills like a degree in Sports Science, experienced EMT’s or those with a nursing background.
- Employment with Medigold is subject to the individual undergoing a DBS check and must have Right to Work in the UK.
- Department
- Clinical
- Role
- Occupational Health Technician (OHT)
- Locations
- Winchester, Basingstoke, Farnborough
- Yearly salary
- £23,790 - £26,325
- Employment type
- Full-time
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