Occupational Health Technician


Company:	Purosearch
Salary:	£26,000 to £27,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	BS1
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	23 Oct 2026

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Summary

Occupational Health Technician – Peripatetic

Location: Bristol

Salary: £26,000–£27,000 per annum, depending on experience

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week 09:00am – 17:00pm

Travel: Regional travel and regular overnight stays

About the Role

We are looking for enthusiastic and reliable Occupational Health Technician to join a growing peripatetic team.

You’ll travel across the UK in a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU), visiting client sites to deliver high-quality health surveillance services. This is a varied role offering the opportunity to develop your occupational health skills while making a real difference to employee health and wellbeing across a range of industries.

No previous occupational health experience is essential, as you’ll receive a comprehensive 4-week training and induction programme, followed by ongoing mentoring and support.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver health surveillance screenings, including audiometry, lung function testing and baseline measurements such as height, weight, blood pressure and urinalysis.

• Accurately record and maintain occupational health information and clinical data.

• Gather and record information to support nursing and physician-led clinical decision-making.

• Ensure all equipment is clean, maintained, serviceable and fit for purpose.

• Support health promotion activities and wider occupational health services.

• Work closely with the wider occupational health team to deliver a professional and high-quality service.

• Maintain high standards of confidentiality and comply with GDPR requirements.

About You

• Self-motivated, organised and reliable.

• Confident working independently and as part of a team.

• Able to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines.

• An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills.

• Comfortable delivering health surveillance and health promotion activities.

• Confident using initiative and working in a mobile, client-facing environment.

• Understanding of GDPR and the importance of maintaining confidentiality.

This role could suit candidates from a range of healthcare backgrounds, including:

• Healthcare Support Worker

• Emergency Care Assistant

• Ambulance Technician / Assistant

• Emergency Care Technician

• Army Medic

We would also welcome applications from Sports Science graduates looking to start a career in healthcare, provided you have experience carrying out baseline measurements.

Essential Requirements

• Full UK manual driving licence.

• Licence held for a minimum of 12 months.

• Must be aged 21 or over.

• Ability to provide a driving licence share code.

• Ability to travel extensively and stay away from home regularly.

• Suitable facility to park the Mobile Medical Unit at or near your home overnight.

Travel & Overnight Stays

This is a genuinely peripatetic role, so you should be comfortable with regular travel and overnight stays.

You may be away from home for approximately 3 weeks out of every 4, although you will always return home on Friday for the weekend.

To support a positive work-life balance, you’ll receive:

• 6 weeks’ diary visibility in advance.

• Subsistence payments for each night away from home.

• Access to a Premier Inn account for easy hotel booking.

• Company fuel card.

During the initial weeks of employment, you may need to use your own vehicle or a company-provided hire car while your new company van is being arranged.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• Contributory pension scheme up to 6%.

• Life assurance.

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.

• Birthday day off

(non-contractual benefit).

• Discounted gym membership.

• Health cashback plan.

• Full training and ongoing professional support.

If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your healthcare skills, travel to different locations and build a career in occupational health, we’d love to hear from you.

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