Lead Medical Technician, Armed Forces Recruitment

Optima Health (OH&W); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Pension Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Volunteer Days

Eye Test Vouchers

Cycle to work scheme

CPD Days

Job summary

Optima Health is seeking a Lead Medical Technician for the new Armed Forces Recruitment Service. The role will lead a clinic team, mentor colleagues, and conduct audits while remaining hands-on, typically delivering 3-4 technician days per week.

Based at a clinic with occasional travel across the UK, you will drive cost, time, and quality targets within a joint AFRS framework. The position offers progression paths into regional or head-of-department roles, with start dates available from January

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' clinical experience in the relevant discipline.
• May be required to undergo and pass security clearance checks, in line with customer requirements.
• Ability to manage a team effectively, balancing empathy with a strong focus on task and performance.
• Excellent communicator, able to convey complex ideas to different audiences and drive change.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, using data to inform decisions and drive improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support the clinic Technician Team, feeding back to the Regional Biometric Manager.
• Support leadership, motivation, and performance management of the Technician Team.
• Act as an advocate for Optima Health Medical Assessments and Armed Forces Recruitment.
• Deliver induction, refresher, and ongoing training, mentoring Technicians to meet delivery and quality targets.
• Undertake candidate biometric assessments (approx. 80% of role), 6-7 medicals per day.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Analytical problem-solving

Results oriented

Flexible / adaptable

Written and verbal communication

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Optima Health is seeking a Lead Medical Technician for the new Armed Forces Recruitment Service. The role will lead a clinic team, mentor colleagues, and conduct audits while remaining hands-on, typically delivering 3-4 technician days per week.

Based at a clinic with occasional travel across the UK, you will drive cost, time, and quality targets within a joint AFRS framework. The position offers progression paths into regional or head-of-department roles, with start dates available from January