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THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION
29,079 - 34,210 per year
Remote
Full-time
1st February 2026

Occupational Health Technician

Occupational Health Technician

About us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.

We’re looking for an Occupational Health Technician to join our small but perfectly formed Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team. The Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team supports the RNLI through ensuring our volunteers and staff remain fit for service and supports the wellbeing of our people

Some of the benefits

  • Salary £29,079 - £34,210 (Dependent on experience )
  • Flexible working
  • 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
  • Outstanding pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Health and dental cashplan option

Your role

As an Occupational Health Technician, you will be tasked with focusing on the following areas:

  • Plan and deliver our health surveillance programmes
  • Extensive travel throughout the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man to deliver our services
  • Deliver health surveillance on the Isle of Wight and Poole at our manufacturing facilities where we build our Inshore Lifeboats and All Weather Lifeboats

About you

You’ll be passionate about providing a high quality and effective Health Surveillance/Fitness for Work Programme to a complex and geographically diverse organisation.

Someone who thrives on travel and doesn’t mind being away from home for several days at a time. You will have control over your diary within the requirements of our internal customers and be provided with an Essential Users vehicle.

To be considered as the Occupational Health Technician, you will need:

  • To hold a formal qualification or have completed a recognised training pathway as an Occupational Health Technician
  • Competency in undertaking audiometry, spirometry, HAVS (level 2) and Skin assessment
  • To be able to utilise an electronic system to record results and escalate as necessary
  • Have at least two years’ experience delivering services as an Occupational Health Technician

So, as an Occupational Health Technician you might have great skills of organisation and a thirst for travel and want to see how this role supports our organisation’s aim to reduce drowning, this could be the role for you. You will be working in a supportive and friendly team, so please apply via the button shown.

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.