Occupational Health Service

Description

A professional Occupational Health service, which includes the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) in order that we, as an employer, meet our responsibilities for the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees. Access to the Occupational Health service is extended to colleagues in North Tyneside Schools who buy into a service level agreement for Health and Safety services delivered by the North Tyneside Council Health and Safety Team. The role of the Occupational Health Service Contractor will be to provide advice and recommendations to management to consider and to provide health and wellbeing support to colleagues. Lot 1: The scope of this tender covers the provision of a comprehensive range of Occupational Health services. It is expected that these services can be delivered through a combination of face-to-face appointments as well as via remote appointments using telephone / virtual technology, as appropriate to the nature of the appointment. Provision should include preemployment screening; medical referrals; fitness for task assessments; ill-health retirement assessments; case conferences; policy guidance and best practice advice; employee assistance programme; provision of immunisation and vaccinations appropriate to the workplace; and a health surveillance programme.