Occupational Health Trainee

1 week ago


Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom Optima Health Full time
Job Title: Trainee Occupational Health Specialist

Location: Taunton with additional travel across UK

Salary: £25,000 per annum plus benefits

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week

About the Role: As a Trainee Occupational Health Specialist, you will assist in the delivery of occupational health services to our clients. You will undertake health surveillance and health screening, and provide health and lifestyle advice to improve the wellbeing of employees within the organisation.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Undertake agreed clinical activities relevant to Optima Health occupational health services such as health surveillance.
  2. Assist in undertaking a range of service items e.g., Driver's medicals, Well Person medicals, lung function tests, fitness tests and any other service that may be required.
  3. Be accountable for delivery, recording and reporting health.
  4. Ensure the delivery of the highest possible standards of quality assured, evidence-based practice.
  5. Work unsupervised at times both in the department and at other premises, delivering high standard OH services to clients allocated to their care.
  6. Be responsible for cleaning and stock checking clinical areas as per protocols and checklists.
  7. Help promote the health and wellbeing of employees.

Requirements:

  • Previous experience in any of the following: Sports and Exercise Science or a similar field.
  • Must be happy to travel and stay away if required (expenses paid for).
  • Good interpersonal skills and excellent abilities in establishing, maintaining, and developing internal and external business relationships.
  • Experience and confident of working with IT systems.
  • Attend regular team training and contribute towards the development of 'new ways of working'.

About Optima Health: The new Optima Health is the UK market leader in the provision of Occupational Health and Wellbeing services. Formed by the combination of three leading businesses (Optima Health, TP Health and Healthwork), the new Optima Health is more than the consolidation of the individual legacy businesses. Our combined and complementary capability means we can offer unrivalled clinical expertise and industry leading tailored solutions to our clients. Our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of the UK workforce by supporting healthy high performance in our client organisations, helping them to achieve their full potential through their people.

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary
  • 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • Buy and sell holiday scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Eye care test vouchers
  • Flu vaccination scheme
  • Employee discount scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Annual Share Save Scheme
  • Clinical Training Academy


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