Occupational Health Technician

Everson Recruitment; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme up to 6%

Life assurance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Birthday day off (non-contractual)

Discounted gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Health cashback plan

Job summary

Everson Recruitment is seeking an Occupational Health Technician to join its expanding mobile team. You will travel across the UK, driving a Mobile Medical Unit to client sites to deliver health surveillance services and support employee well-being.

The role requires independent and collaborative work, strong communication skills, and a solid understanding of GDPR for data handling. Location preferences include Liverpool, with extensive nationwide travel and overnight stays.

Qualifications

• Experience in health surveillance and audiometry
• Strong time management and prioritisation abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Knowledge of GDPR and data handling

Responsibilities

• Conduct health surveillance screenings (audiometry, lung function, baseline measurements) and record results accurately
• Maintain and clean equipment and ensure it is fit for purpose
• Support health promotion activities and clinical decision-making with accurate data
• Travel across the UK delivering services using the MMU
• Provide biometric data to nursing and physician staff for patient management

Skills

Time management

Communication skills

GDPR knowledge

Independent worker

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Audiometry equipment

Spirometry equipment

Job description

I am seeking Occupational Health Technicians to join our expanding peripatetic team. In this role, you will be required to travel across the UK, driving a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) to client sites to deliver high-quality health surveillance services. This is a varied and rewarding role that plays a vital part in ensuring the health and well-being of employees across a range of industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct health surveillance screenings, including audiometry, lung function testing, and baseline measurements such as height, weight, blood pressure, and urinalysis.
• Accurately record all medical information in occupational health records and ensure it is passed to the relevant clinical staff.
• Maintain and ensure all equipment is clean, serviceable, and fit for purpose.
• Support health promotion activities and other additional tasks as required.
• Assist the wider occupational health team by gathering and recording accurate information to support clinical decision-making.
• Provide biometric data through screening procedures to enable nursing and physician staff to make informed clinical decisions regarding patient management.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a highly skilled and self-motivated individual with strong time management abilities and excellent written and verbal communication skills. You should have a good understanding of GDPR and the ability to deliver health promotion and health surveillance services effectively. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team framework, demonstrating the ability to prioritise workload, manage time efficiently, and meet strict deadlines using your own initiative. You should be approachable, with strong interpersonal skills, and capable of building positive working relationships.

A manual UK driving licence is essential for this role.

• During the initial weeks of employment, the successful candidate will be required to utilise their personal vehicle or a company-provided hire car for transportation purposes. This interim measure will remain in effect until the delivery of a new company van can be facilitated.

Travel & Overnight stays

You must have the facility to park the MMU at or near your home address overnight and be comfortable with the travel required for the role, which will include regular overnight stays. We advise that you can be away from home for around 3 out of 4 weeks of the month, however we will always bring you home on the Friday for the weekend.

• Diary Visibility 6 weeks in advance
• Subsistence for each night you are away from home
• Access to a Premier Inn account for ease of booking
• Issue of a fuel card

Hours

This is a full-time role where the successful applicant will work 37.5 hours per week, usually between the hours of 8am and 6pm.

Location

Ideally, you will live in the Liverpool and Merseyside area, but the role involves travel across the whole of the UK.

Salary

The salary for this role is between £25,000K and £27,000K depending on experience and qualifications.

Company Benefits

We appreciate the people who work with us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. Our current benefits package is:

• Contributory pension scheme up to 6%
• Life assurance
• Starting on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Have a day off for your Birthday (non-contractual benefit)
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health cashback plan