Assistant Practitioner – Occupational Health

NHS National Services Scotland; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Hamilton is seeking a Senior Occupational Health Technician to join the dynamic Occupational Health team. The candidate will assist in patient rehabilitation, conduct assessments, and implement treatment programs. Required qualifications include an HNC in healthcare or equivalent experience, effective communication skills, and a driving license. This permanent full-time role offers a supportive environment and various benefits, including annual leave and an NHS pension scheme.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Qualifications

• HNC in healthcare, education or social care or equivalent experience.
• Short specialist courses relevant to specific clinical area.
• Driving licence required (full UK/EU/EEA).

Responsibilities

• Assist patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals under supervision.
• Conduct baseline assessments within defined parameters.
• Deliver flexible, patient-centred programmes.

Skills

Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to apply a range of technical and practical rehabilitation skills

Time management, planning and organisational skills

Basic assessment skills

Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area

Education

HNC in healthcare, education or social care

SVQ III in healthcare, education or social care

Job description

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of a dynamic and fast‑paced multi‑disciplinary Occupational Health team. Salus Occupational Health deliver the full range of OH services to a range of customers across Scotland and looking for a senior OH technician to join their delivery team. If you currently work in the field of occupational health, we would love to hear from you.

• Work under the supervision of registered therapy staff to assist patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals.
• Undertake baseline assessments within clearly defined parameters for the identified service.
• Implement, adapt and progress treatment programmes within agreed protocols and defined parameters.
• Use specialist technical and practical skills to deliver flexible, patient‑centred programmes across a variety of clinical settings.
• Discharge or transition care within agreed protocols and defined parameters.

Duties may vary depending on the care group / department or assigned area of work.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire! Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What’ll need you to bring

Qualifications and Experience

• HNC in healthcare, education or social cares or SVQ III in healthcare, education or social care or equivalent experience in a health, education or social care environment.
• Short specialist courses relevant to specific clinical area.

Knowledge and Skills

• Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area.
• Knowledge of the therapeutic process, techniques and / or activities relevant to client group.
• Basic assessment skills.
• Ability to apply a range of technical and practical rehabilitation skills.
• Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Time management, planning and organisational skills.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.
• Ability to work individually, or as part of a team
• Ability to learn and develop new skills and maintain a record of learning.

A driving licence is required, this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

• Breadth of experience of therapy or rehabilitation / re-ablement in a health, education or social care environment
• Holds or working towards formal Health & Safety Qualification such as NEBOSH certificate
• Short specialist courses – Audiometry / spirometry
• Significant experience working within an occupational health setting
• Experience as a Clinical Support Worker/Occupational health
• Experience working within a commercial occupational health environment
• Experience of organising and carrying out clinic based work
• Experience of providing guidance or supervision to junior staff members
• Experience working with off site customers
• Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area
• Knowledge of surveillance and screening programmes
• Competent in venepuncture
• Ability to work with people and as part of a team
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Organisational skills and ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment
• Flexibility and ability to use initiative within role

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 Hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Occupational Health - Salus within Beckford St.

The working pattern for this role is Monday to Friday 08:30am to 04:30pm

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Ilse McRobbie, Senior Occupational Health Nurse Advisor on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact [e-mail], Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work‑life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third‑party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.