Iqarus has a proud history, extending over 40 years, of delivering fully-integrated healthcare solutions in complex and demanding operating environments. We operate across the medical spectrum from primary care and occupational health, to advanced pre-hospital trauma care, through to full scale laboratory, radiological, diagnostic and surgical capabilities. Our approach projects the highest standards of clinical care into the environments in which we operate, through a combination of local knowledge, multinational medical staff, integrated global clinical governance, training and medical supply. Our highly-skilled operational teams deliverfrontline and preventative services to mitigate health risk and help organisations keep their workforces safe, healthy, resilient and productive.By increasing the quality, simplicity and efficiency of health delivery we enhance our clients’ return on investment in health and in many instances, help elevate social and/or humanitarian objectives too. Our clients include multinationals and SMEs, governments, non-governmental organisations, supra-nationals, and non-governmental organisations. 

Job Description

Accountabilities

• Responsible for the routine and emergency healthcare for site personnel
• Build and maintain an excellent working relationship with Iqarus clients, their employees and contractors
• Responsible for ensuring personal CPD and clinical skills are kept up to date

Main Duties

• Provide onsite routine health care and advice to offshore personnel in line with Iqarus MSOs
• Provide onsite emergency medical care 24 hours per day in line with Iqarus MSOs
• Develop and maintain stock levels of all medications, including safe custody of controlled drugs and maintenance of controlled drugs register, in accordance with Iqarus MSO
• Management of clinical waste
• Ensure all medical equipment and gases are functional, regularly inspected and maintained, including calibration of required items
• Develop and maintain contingency plan for platform emergencies, including multiple casualty and communicable disease outbreak
• Record and report sickness absence
• Fitness to work assessments – offshore, routine breathing apparatus and Emergency Response Team
• Flu vaccine programme deployment
• Management of outbreaks of infectious disease
• Catering and accommodation audit
• Gym co-ordinator - safety awareness and implementation of gym policy
• First Aid Instruction - training sessions for first-aiders, stretcher bearers and electricians
• Promote Employee Assistance Programme
• With cause evidential and non-evidential drug testing
• Health Surveillance: Audiometry/Noise, Skin, Respiratory, Specific Exposures, night worker health check, and reporting to OH team on request
• Display Screen Equipment Coordinator, facilitate self-assessments
• Health Promotional Activities as defined by the health manager
• Counselling - supporting personnel in times of bereavement or crisis at home.
• Maintain medical confidentiality and data privacy as required by regulatory, Client and professional standards responsible for compliance with the Client Group Fatigue process under the direction of the physician

Industrial Hygiene Responsibilities – COSHH

• COSHH Co-ordination
• COSHH Assessments - authorising; auditing dates, quality and compliance
• Screening chemicals for safer alternatives
• Maintain and administer Safety Datasheets system and update chemical inventory.
• Assist with emergency exercises as directed by OIM/OSM
• Training in Benzene, Mercury and H2S recognition
• Assist with personal Benzene monitoring programme under the instruction of the hygienist  Oversight and assurance of the Respiratory Protective Equipment programme (RPE) and carry out Face Fit testing

Industrial Hygiene Responsibilities - HAVS

• Hand Arm Vibration Coordinator
• Coordinate the HAVS risk assessment process
• Awareness training for users
• Review data for individual exposures

Industrial Hygiene Responsibilities – Noise

• Noise Coordinator
• Provide Hearing Protection Device (HPD) fit training and verify suitability and attenuation
• Keep Noise Exposure Management System (NEMS) up to date
• Establish rolling dosimetry programme, carry out targeted noise dosimetry and verify results with NEMS model

Industrial Hygiene Responsibilities - Potable Waste

• Potable Water & Legionella Coordinator
• Daily monitoring, adjustment and recording of biocide content
• Ensure or carry out all other monitoring from written plan or generic maintenance strategy
• Keep risk assessment in date and regularly review
• Maintain and regularly update and review a written plan and audit adherence Train and keep informed all job roles named in written plan

Industrial Hygiene Responsibilities - PPE

• Support correct selection of Client approved COSHH related PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), including eyewear fitting advice and prescription eyewear programme

Industrial Hygiene Responsibilities - Manual Handling

• Administer Manual handling database
• Preparing manual handling assessments in own area and authorising manual handling assessments
• Auditing assessment dates, quality and compliance
• Awareness training and coaching of assessors
• Lifting and handling training

Key attributes

• Experience of working within administration/customer service environment, preferably with a logistics background in the Oil & Gas industry
• Excellent communications skills both written and verbal
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload and be pro-active in doing so
• Approachable and relates well to people at all levels
• IT literate – Word, Excel, Outlook and internet
• Flexible and responsive to change
• Experience of working in a team environment
• Attention to detail 
• Awareness of IADC and OSHA Guidelines             
• Computer literacy     
• Client focus
• Strong team player
• Analysis and problem solving

Preference will be given to those with:

• Offshore Water Management and Legionella
• Noise at Work: Competent Person / NEMS & Dosimetry
• DSE Assessors
• COSHH Assessors
• HAVS
• Manual Handling Assessors
• Food Hygiene
• POC / swab covid testing
• Health Surveillance, ERT (year 2) and OGUK Medicals

This position offers a fantastic opportunity to work on one of our high profile contracts in a role that provides real responsibility, challenge and variety.