252664 Lead Occupational Health Technician

To work in support of registered nurses

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Responsibilities

• To work in support of registered nurses in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care and to work without direct supervision of a registered practitioner.
• To assist with the implementation of legally compliant Health Surveillance programmes in line with legislation and HSE standards.
• To implement clinical and administrative activities within workplace and clinical settings for individuals/groups of employees/service users.
• To undertake delegated assessments within the Occupational Health (OH) service using clearly defined parameters for decision making with access to registered professionals to support reasoning and rationale.
• To use technical and practical skills to provide assessments using specialist equipment and to provide training to colleagues on the correct use and calibration of technical equipment.

Qualifications

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Benefits

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Pay

NHS Scotland does not specify pay details.

Schedule

NHS Scotland does not specify schedule details.