Occupational Health Clinical Assistant-Health at Work

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Hertford; On-site; GBP 1,000 - 3,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Hertford is seeking an Occupational Health Clinical Assistant to provide high-quality occupational health services. The role includes taking blood samples, conducting health screenings, and maintaining accurate health records. Successful candidates will work minimally supervised and contribute to workplace health and wellbeing. This position includes a High-Cost Area Supplement and flexible working arrangements. Ideal for those passionate about patient care and health promotion.

Benefits

High-Cost Area Supplement

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience with blood sampling and health screening.
• Ability to maintain accurate health records.
• Knowledge of occupational health protocols.

Responsibilities

• Safely take blood samples according to standards.
• Conduct health screenings with support.
• Assess occupational immunisation requirements.
• Plan and promote wellbeing initiatives.
• Record health checks and identify abnormalities.
• Provide health promotion advice.

Skills

Health screening

Compassionate patient advice

Blood sampling

Record keeping

Education

Relevant healthcare qualification

Job description

A Vacancy at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust.

We are recruiting for an Occupational Health Clinical Assistant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Occupational Health Clinical Assistant will work with minimal supervision in supporting the health at work service in the delivery of high-quality occupational health and wellbeing services that are accessible, inclusive, and efficient. The role will include taking blood samples, conducting health screening and health checks, maintaining accurate confidential health records, and promoting workplace health and wellbeing. In addition, you will receive a High‑Cost Area Supplement of 5% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198 per annum pro rata.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Responsibilities

• Safely and efficiently take appropriate blood samples in accordance with standard procedures.
• Undertake confidential, impartial health screening of new employees with support from qualified practitioners.
• Accurately assess and offer advice on occupational immunisation requirements in accordance with national guidelines and local policy and procedures.
• Participate in the planning, promotion, delivery and evaluation of wellbeing promotion events and initiatives.
• Accurately undertake and record health check such as blood pressure, height, weight, and cholesterol. Identify abnormal results in accordance with national guidelines and report to a registered practitioner where appropriate.
• Offer clear, compassionate, evidence‑based health promotion advice in accordance with national guidelines and local procedures.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Dec 2025.