Occupational Health Technician / Nurse Advocate

Job details

Application closing date

• 20/10/2026
• Location
• Scunthorpe
• Salary
• Blank
• Package
• Blank
• Contractual hours
• 36.5
• Basis
• Full time
• Attachments
• Job Description.pdf
• Occupational Health Technician / Nurse Advocate

Job description

Salary -£26,878.55

Location -Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1XA

Pattern of Work - 36.5 hours, Monday - Friday

What you need to know about the role

Are you passionate about health and wellbeing?

We’re looking for a Medical Technicianto join our Occupational Health team at British Steel. This is an important hands-on role supporting the delivery of our health screening programme and helping to ensure our employees are medically fit and safe to carry out their roles.

Working under the supervision and guidance of our Registered Nurses and reporting day to day to the Senior Technician, you’ll undertake a variety of occupational health assessments, including pre-placement and driver medicals, health surveillance and substance misuse testing.

The role will be predominantly based at our Scunthorpe site, although you’ll need to be flexible and willing to travel to other British Steel sites when required.

Key Responsibilities

Carrying out pre-placement medical assessmentsfor new employees.

Undertaking driver medicals, including blood pressure, height, weight and urinalysis checks.

Completing vision testing, audiometry and spirometryassessments.

Supporting substance misuse testingas part of the pre-placement process.

Providing appropriate first aid treatmentwithin your level of competence.

Supporting health promotion and employee wellbeing activities.

Accurately recording medical assessments and producing relevant reports.

Providing administrative support, including medical records, insurance documentation and fit note processing.

Handling telephone enquiries, messages and reception duties.

Ensuring appropriate medical stocks, equipment and documentation are readily available.

Maintaining the highest standards of patient confidentiality and data protectionat all times.

What we need to know about you

We’re looking for someone who combines excellent people skills with accuracy, professionalism and a genuine interest in occupational health.

Ideally, you’ll have previous experience within a healthcare environment, for example as a Nursing Associate, Healthcare Assistant, Medical Technician or in a similar healthcare role.

You’ll also have

Excellent written, listening and verbal communication skills.

Excellent organisational and time-management abilities.

A diligent and accurate approach to record keeping.

The ability to handle sensitive and confidential information professionally.

Good IT and literacy skills, including experience using Microsoft Office.

A willingness to undertake the training required to become competent in all aspects of the role.

You’ll be expected to complete appropriate audiometry and spirometry training, alongside any other training and competency assessments required for the position.

Above all, you’ll be someone who takes pride in delivering a professional, supportive and high-quality service to our employees.

What we can offer you

We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.

Whatever your stage in life, you'll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you'll enjoy include:

Defined contribution company pension scheme

27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays

Life Assurance

A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme

Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health

Employee Assistance Programme

Standby and call-out payments

* Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

What you need to know about us

British Steel is a leading European steel manufacturer, supplying premium long products around the world.

We take great pride in our history and heritage. Not many companies can claim to have generations of families dedicating their working lives to one company, one industry. Steel gets into your blood, and this drives the passion of our people. And these 2 values deliver our third value of performance – making the products our customers want now and in the future.

British Steel has a bright future and we want you to be part of it.

British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners.

For more information about us and our journey please visit – www.britishsteel.co.uk.

How to apply

Internal candidates please apply for this role by logging in to your ESS account.

External candidates can apply by clicking on the ‘apply online’ button.

We may close this vacancy sooner than planned if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. To ensure your application is considered, we encourage you to submit it as soon as possible.