Occupational Health Technician
- Stevenage, (GBR)
- £21 - £21.63 Per Hour
- 12 Months
- Start date: ASAP
- Ref: gsk-53030
- occupational health
- health surveillance
- medical records
- ehs
- work instruction
Role Title: Occupational Health Technician
Duration: 12 months (could lead to perm)
Location: Stevenage (Flexible)
Rate: £21.63 per hour FT PAYE
**Expensed travel to clinics in Ware/ Harlow required, plus rare trips to Cambridge**
Who Are We - GSK?
We are a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. GlaxoSmithKline plc was formed in 2000 as a result of a merger between Glaxo Wellcome plc and SmithKline Beecham plc, although our history can be traced back more than 300 years to London’s Plough Court Pharmacy in the 1700s.
Our goal is to be one of the world’s most innovative, best performing and trusted healthcare companies. Our strategy is to bring differentiated, high-quality and needed healthcare products to as many people as possible, with our three global businesses, scientific and technical know-how and talented people. Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture:
• Our values are Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity
• Our expectations are Courage, Accountability, Development, Teamwork
Role purpose / summary
• Support the Service in the delivery of a high quality, evidence based, customer focused OH service across the OH function meeting business needs in all aspects of our Occupational Health service provision.
• Work closely with the OH Team to achieve strategic and operational objectives for the UK OH/Health and Wellbeing function.
• Ability to apply specialist knowledge in key areas of Health Surveillance and Health Capability Assessments. Ability to collaborate with OH Clinical Team regarding Health Surveillance/Health Capability outcomes and compliance and act within the policies and procedures of the service.
• Actively undertaking health surveillance and health capability assessments in line with service guidance and protocols.
• Work within the medical records data software system, adhering to strict processes and procedures of system data management and adhering to at all times to OH’s code of confidentiality.
• Assist in running on- site EHW OH Departments and the UK EHW Service Centre as per OH processes.
Responsibilities:
• Undertake health surveillance and health capability assessments (e.g. audiometry, spirometry, vision testing) and work with the business regarding compliance.
• Generate OH metrics, supporting the OH Clinical staff in demonstrating value of the function to the business. Support data analysis of health trends to identify and monitor workplace hazards and improve employee performance and wellbeing.
• Implementing and supporting projects that support the wider Health & Wellbeing/ EHS strategy within the UK. Be accountable and supportive of team working and demonstrate a collaborative approach to Health & Wellbeing/EHS projects.
• Undertake project work related to role and competencies.
• Work collaboratively with other members of the UK Occupational Health Service team, the wider Health & Wellbeing team and other key stakeholders.
• Ownership and management of assigned health surveillance/health capability work providing clear decisions and opinions regarding outcomes and working closely with aligned OH Clinicians as determined. provide clear and concise outcome letters in accordance with data management and work instruction processes.
• Maintain knowledge and mandatory training to be able to deliver a safe and effective health surveillance/health capability monitoring.
Key Skills/ Requirements
• Experience with OHT, specifically Health Surveillance/ Health Assessments, which you may have accrued in a high risk environment e.g. Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Rail or Police/ Fire Service
• IT Literate with experience of using a Medical Data Software System e.g. Cority
All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!
Join GSK’s vision to do more, feel better and live longer:
https://www.youtube.com/user/gskvision/
Who will I be working with?
http://www.gsk.com/en-gb/careers/meet-our-people/
