Occupational Health Technician - North East and Scotland

RPS; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading occupational health provider in the UK is seeking an Occupational Health Technician to deliver health surveillance and fitness for work screenings across Northern England and Scotland. This role requires travel and overnight stays, offering robust training and career advancement opportunities. Ideal candidates will have prior experience in occupational health, a full UK driving licence, and the ability to work autonomously.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Supportive work culture

Qualifications

• Previous Occupational Health experience inc. health surveillance and/or fitness for work medicals.
• Able to complete overnight stays and extensive travel throughout the UK.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Conduct health surveillance and fitness for work health screenings.
• Perform audiometry, spirometry, and drug & alcohol testing.
• Drive a mobile screening unit across the UK.

Skills

Health Surveillance

Fitness for work medicals

Driving a mobile screening unit

Competent IT user

Job description

Occupational Health Technician - North East and Scotland

We have an exciting opportunity for Occupational Health Technicians to join our team. The vacancies are predominantly to cover the North East and Scotland. There will be frequent requirements to travel further afield with prior notice and regular overnight stays. You will ensure the delivery of class leading service, conducting health surveillance, fitness for work health screening and health promotion to clients. The work is delivered in a suitable room on client sites or from mobile screening units or RPS Clinics.

Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 per annum, dependent on experience, with overtime available.

About Us

Join RPS Occupational Health, a dynamic workplace that prioritises employee support and development. Our team fosters a culture of trust, respect, and collaboration, with shared goals for individual and company success. We emphasise quality over quantity, limiting case management assessments to six per day for manageable workloads and superior service, boosting staff morale and retaining our staff for the long term. With extensive induction, ongoing training, and peer support, our staff excel as trusted experts, empowered to make decisions autonomously. Enjoy excellent reward packages, a diverse and inclusive culture, and ample opportunities for career advancement within our organisation, including internal promotions where possible. Experience flexible working arrangements and a supportive community culture, while tackling a variety of work with nationwide clients. Join our team of Occupational Health professionals and discover why we're the top choice in our field. We’re RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource‑scarce world. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. And where you’ll be supported every step of the way. Here is where you come to build a career.

Responsibilities

• Health Surveillance
• Audiometry and Spirometry
• Skin assessments and Hand Arm Vibration (Tier 1 & 2)
• Fitness for work medicals (e.g. driver, working at height medicals or vision screening)
• Drug & alcohol testing
• Venepuncture
• Wellbeing medical and health promotion
• Driving a mobile screening unit Nationwide (including UK & Ireland)

Qualifications

• Previous Occupational Health experience inc. health surveillance and/or fitness for work medicals
• Able to complete overnight stays and extensive travel throughout the UK (overnight stays may be Monday – Friday depending on client requirements)
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Experience and/or willingness to drive vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes
• Competent IT user (MS office suite and/or electronic medical records systems)
• Ability to work autonomously

What’s in it for you? We support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Here you’ll find true support and encouragement. We’re an accredited training provider and we support learning and development for everyone. A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

RPS, a Tetra Tech Company RPS, part of Tetra Tech since January 2023, is a global firm that defines, designs, and manages projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech’s 28,000‑strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource‑scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.

What happens next? If we feel you are a good match you will have an initial chat with one of our clinical staff. If we still feel we could work together you will then be booked in for a more formal competency‑based interview.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement. If you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.

If this opportunity suits your career journey, we’d love to hear from you. All applications will be considered. Ready to apply? Please have your CV ready and continue with your application online.