Why this matters commercially
- Confirm suitability: Verify the candidate can physically and mentally undertake the specific duties of the role before they hit the payroll.
- Establish a Day One baseline: Create a health record at the point of hire. This is critical evidence if a future industrial injury claim arises.
- Stay on the right side of the law: Section 60 of the Equality Act 2010 restricts when you can ask health questions during recruitment. Our process ensures you only screen at the lawful stage.
- Assess adjustments upfront: If someone needs workplace modifications, you can determine whether they’re reasonable and practical before the start date.
Our screening options
1. Online Digital Screening (Fastest)
Best for office-based, administrative and low-risk roles. The candidate completes a secure online health questionnaire. If nothing flags, a Fitness for Work certificate goes straight to HR. Quick, cost-effective and scalable.
2. Clinical Risk Review
Triggered when the online screening identifies a declared medical condition. An OH nurse or doctor reviews the health history against the specific job demands and provides a clinical opinion on capability.
3. Face-to-Face Assessment
Essential for safety-critical roles in construction, engineering, offshore and transport. Vocational medical assessments include physical examination, vision and mobility testing, baseline audiometry and spirometry health surveillance as well as drug and alcohol screening where required.
FAQs
After making a conditional offer of employment. Screening before a conditional offer risks breaching Section 60 of the Equality Act 2010.
It doesn’t automatically mean you can’t hire them. Our clinicians advise on whether the condition affects their ability to do the specific role and whether adjustments would make it viable.
Online screenings typically clear within 24–48 hours. Clinical reviews depend on complexity but are usually completed within 5 working days.
Directly employed MCL clinicians working within our SEQOHS-accredited governance framework. We’ve been delivering pre-placement programmes for employers across the UK since 1999, including high-volume onboarding for government, NHS and facilities management contracts.
