Pre-employment Medicals

Pre-employment medicals help to manage risks in the workplace with the aim of avoiding illness or injury to a worker or fellow employee.

Some jobs also have legal requirements and standards that need to be met. Should you require the following statutory medicals, please click on the link, and follow the steps to book and pay online:

• Queensland Coal Mine Workers Health Scheme
• Category 1 Rail Medical
• Category 2 Rail Medical
• Category 3 Rail Medical
• Commercial Vehicle Driver Medical
• Passenger Vehicle Driver Medical (Uber, Taxi etc)
• Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) Medical
• AMSA Domestic Seafarer Medical

What to expect

Each pre-employment medical will involve several varying aspects. These depend on the job you have applied (or employed) for, and the organisation.

You must complete a medical history questionnaire. Subsequently, you will undergo a medical examination by one of our qualified healthcare professionals.

Your medical examination will be comprehensive. From your blood pressure to your vision, heart, abdomen, limbs, and spine. You will also have your urine checked for sugar and blood. You may be required to remove your outer garments. Therefore, please wear appropriate underwear to your medical assessment.

Physically demanding jobs in remote and hot environments may require you to undertake a work fitness assessment (otherwise known as a functional capacity assessment). Therefore, appropriate loose-fitting clothing and closed in shoes (preferably runners) should be worn.

Please allow 30 minutes for a standard Jobfit pre-employment medical.

Book a pre-employment medical for yourself

Have you been asked to supply a pre-employment medical report prior to starting a new job, or before attending a worksite? You can book yourself an appointment for our standard Jobfit medical assessment which includes the following examinations:

• Height, weight, body mass index (BMI)
• Cardiovascular examination (heart check, blood pressure, pulse)
• General musculoskeletal assessment that includes range of motion (this is not a Work Fitness Assessment – see below separate assessment)
• Central nervous system examination
• Examination for hernias and other abdominal abnormalities
• Urinalysis for diabetes or kidney / bladder disorders
• Respiratory examination
• Vision assessment including colour blindness

You may also add the following examinations if required at additional cost:

• Audiometry (hearing test)

  Jobfit provides audiometry health monitoring including baseline, periodic, and exit testing. Click here for more information, and to book and pay online for an audiometry appointment at one of our Jobfit centres located across Australia.

• Spirometry (lung function test)

  You may be asked to use a Ventolin puffer as part of the spirometry assessment. Don’t smoke before the medical, or whilst you are waiting. We have implemented a range of additional precautionary measures to ensure ongoing protection against COVID-19. These measures are aligned with the updated position regarding spirometry from The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ).

  Please allow an additional 15 minutes for spirometry.

• Drug and alcohol testing (instant or laboratory)

  Jobfit conducts urine drug screening for illicit drugs including cannabis, opiates (heroin), methamphetamines, amphetamines, benzodiazepines (antidepressants and sleeping tablets), cocaine and alcohol.  Please note that cannabis can stay in your system for days after occasional use, and weeks after regular use.

  If you are on medication, make sure you declare it on your health assessment questionnaire as it will get detected anyway.

  Under Australian standards, the collection of urine for drug screening must be directly witnessed by our health professional to confirm that the urine in the sample cup came from you.  This is always done in a professional and sensitive manner with maximum regard for your privacy.

  If you drink more than 2-3 cups of water before having your urine collected, you may provide a sample which is too dilute for testing.  This is determined by measuring the level of creatinine in the urine.  If the creatinine level is too low, the sample cannot be tested and must be recollected.

  Jobfit performs all drug and alcohol testing according to the relevant Australian & New Zealand Standard (urinary drug testing to Australian Standard AS/NZS 4308:2008 and oral fluid drug testing to Australian Standard AS/NZS 4760:2019). If an instant drug test or laboratory drug test is non-negative, it is mandatory under the Australian Standards for the sample to undergo further confirmation testing within a NATA accredited laboratory before a final result is issued. This further confirmation testing will incur an additional cost and is not included in the cost of the medical.

  If you require a drug and alcohol test ONLY (i.e. no medical assessment required) please click here and follow the steps to book and pay online.

  Please allow an additional 15 minutes for drug and alcohol testing.

• Work fitness assessment

  A work fitness assessment (otherwise known as a functional capacity evaluation) provides comprehensive information relating to a worker’s physical strength and cardiovascular fitness to understand if they can perform the tasks required within a job role.

  You can book our standard Jobfit work fitness assessment as an additional item which includes the following examinations:

  • Posture
  • Range of movement
  • Strength
  • Back fitness
  • Bending / stooping
  • Reaching
  • Squatting
  • Manual handling
  • Stability of joints and general flexibility
  • Cardiovascular fitness test

  Please allow an additional 30 minutes for a work fitness assessment.