At Bodycare NZ, we understand the importance of placing the right person in the right role. Our Pre-employment Screening service is designed to ensure that every candidate you consider is qualified and a perfect fit for the physical and mental demands of their intended role. By conducting thorough assessments of a candidate's physical and mental fitness, we help you minimise the risk of future workplace injuries and enhance the overall productivity of your workforce.

What We Offer:

• Expert Assessors: Our team includes experienced occupational health physiotherapists and medical professionals who provide expert assessments and recommendations. We partner with specialists to ensure rigorous testing and accurate recommendations.

• Online Solution: We provide a centralised platform for all your pre-employment needs. Our leading-edge technology streamlines the booking, assessment, and reporting process, making it efficient and accessible from anywhere.

• Comprehensive Assessments: We conduct detailed assessments that evaluate a candidate's functional capacity to perform the inherent requirements of the job. This includes comprehensive checks on cardiovascular health, respiratory function, and overall physical fitness.

• Risk Factor Identification: Our process helps identify any risk factors that a potential employee might bring into the workplace, enabling your organisation to make informed hiring decisions that prioritise safety and suitability.

• Electronic Summary Reports: Upon completion of the screening, we provide an electronic summary report detailing the candidate’s suitability for the required role, helping you make quick and informed decisions.

• Geographical Coverage: With a network spanning across Australia and New Zealand, we offer complete coverage, ensuring you have access to our services no matter your location.

Pre-employment Checks:

• Psychological
• Blood pressure
• Hearing
• Drug & alcohol
• Manual handling
• Functional capacity
• Respiratory capacity
• Vision
• Driver fatigue
• Cardiovascular system
• Body Mass Index (BMI)

By choosing Bodycare NZ for your Pre-employment Screening needs, you ensure your workforce is built on a foundation of safety and suitability. Let us help you build a capable team that best fits your organisation.

Our Fitness for Duty Assessments to ensure that your workers can safely perform their job duties, particularly after an absence due to injury or illness. This service is crucial for determining a worker's functional ability to meet the physical demands of their specific role, facilitating a safe and effective return to work.

What We Offer:

• Tailored Assessments: We create customised Fitness for Duty Assessments in partnership with your organisation. This ensures that the assessment is precisely aligned with the tasks required by the specific roles within your organisation.

• Standardised Testing: Our assessments include standardised testing to evaluate a worker’s capacities for work. This helps facilitate their functional recovery and ensure that they can safely perform the tasks associated with their role.

• Expert Guidance: Bodycare recommends applying a Fitness for Duty Assessment when other means of obtaining information about a worker’s functional abilities are unavailable. This assessment reflects physical tasks that are potentially available upon returning to work and is widely recognised as an important part of the injury prevention process.

• Comprehensive Evaluation: A Fitness for Duty Assessment includes a detailed evaluation of the worker's physical abilities, helping to ensure that they are fit to return to work without risking further injury.

Let us help you manage the return-to-work process with the utmost care and professionalism, ensuring your workers are ready and able to meet their job demands safely.

Health surveillance is a key component of our services, designed to monitor and protect the health of your workers from potential risks associated with their work environment. Regular health checks help in the early detection of any health issues, allowing for timely intervention and ongoing management, which is crucial in preventing long-term health problems.

What We Offer:

• Regular Monitoring: We conduct regular health surveillance to detect any adverse changes in a worker's health that may result from workplace exposure. This proactive approach helps identify potential health risks early and promptly implement corrective measures.

• Compliance with Regulations: Our health surveillance checks are often required by law for workers exposed to hazardous substances such as noise, vibration, dust, and chemicals. We ensure your organisation meets all regulatory requirements, helping you maintain a compliant and safe workplace.

• Comprehensive Assessments: We offer a range of assessments, including vision and hearing tests, lung function assessments (spirometry), biological monitoring through blood and urine samples, and skin checks. These assessments ensure that workers are not adversely affected by their work environment.

• Onsite and Offsite Flexibility: Depending on your organisation's needs, health surveillance can be conducted onsite or through our national clinical network. This flexibility ensures that all your workers have easy access to health monitoring, regardless of location.

By choosing Bodycare NZ for your health surveillance needs, you are investing in a service that meets legal and safety requirements and promotes a healthier work environment. Let us help you keep your workforce healthy and your operations running smoothly with our expert health surveillance services.

Continuous Health Monitoring

At Bodycare NZ, our periodic assessments are designed to monitor the ongoing health and wellness of your workforce. Regular assessments are crucial for adapting to any changes in workers' health status and ensuring that your organisation can respond promptly and effectively.

What We Offer:

• Regular Health Tracking: We provide regular, periodic assessments to monitor changes in both physical and mental health over time. This ongoing data collection is vital for adjusting personal health plans and guiding necessary interventions.

• Tailored to Your Needs: Our assessments are not one-size-fits-all but are customised to fit your organisation's specific needs and requirements and each role within it.

• Proactive Health Management: By continuously monitoring your workers' health, we help you maintain a proactive stance toward workplace health, enhancing overall productivity and worker satisfaction.

Your Comprehensive Pre-employment Screening Solution

Ready Screen is our advanced pre-employment screening tool designed to optimise your hiring process. By combining sophisticated technology with detailed functional assessments, Ready Screen ensures that every candidate you consider is qualified and a perfect fit for the physical demands of their intended role. 

This tool is essential for organisations aiming to enhance workplace safety and worker productivity from day one.

What is Ready Screen?

Ready Screen is an innovative pre-employment screening tool that evaluates potential hires through a two-component system:

• Online Subjective Questionnaire: This digital questionnaire collects detailed information on a candidate’s medical history, previous employment, and functional health. It is designed to uncover any potential health risks and ensure candidates are capable of meeting the physical demands of the job.

• Functional Objective Assessment: This practical assessment involves a series of physical tests conducted to assess a candidate’s ability to perform job-specific tasks.

These tests measure strength, flexibility, and manual handling skills, mirroring the actual job activities.

Benefits of Using Ready Screen:

• Improved Hiring Accuracy: By thoroughly assessing each candidate's physical and mental readiness for specific roles, Ready Screen helps you avoid potential mismatches that can lead to injuries and high turnover.

• Injury Prevention: Early detection of any physical limitations or health issues allows for appropriate job placements, significantly reducing the risk of workplace injuries.

• Cost Efficiency: Streamlining the recruitment process reduces the time and 

resources spent on training unsuitable candidates, lowering overall hiring costs.

Comprehensive Support and Training: We provide detailed training for your HR team on how to use Ready Screen effectively, ensuring consistent and accurate assessments.

With Ready Screen, you gain the confidence that each new hire is not just fit for the job but also less likely to contribute to injury-related losses. Implementing this tool in your recruitment process supports a proactive worker health and safety approach, aligning with your strategic goals for a resilient and dynamic workforce.