Pre-Employment Medicals in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne
Ensure your new hires are fit for their roles with WorkAble’s comprehensive Pre-Employment Medicals, delivered on site across Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne. Our mobile team of experienced registered nurses offers tailored health assessments including medical history, physical exams, and occupational-specific screenings. This minimises downtime while safeguarding your workforce from day one.
Why Pre-Employment Medicals Matter
Conducting a pre-employment medical assessment helps identify pre-existing medical conditions and ensures applicants can safely meet the physical and sensory demands of their roles. This protects both your workplace and the new employee, reducing accidents, injuries, and potential liability in the future.
These assessments also serve as a valuable baseline for future health monitoring and help match candidates to roles for which they are medically suited.
What’s Included in Our Pre-Employment Medicals
Our assessments can be adapted to your industry and safety needs, often including:
- Medical history and exposure-related questionnaire
- Physical examination (cardiovascular, musculoskeletal)
- Audiometry (hearing test)
- Vision screening
- Lung function (spirometry)
- Biometric screening (BP, BMI, pulse)
- Drug and alcohol testing
- Functional capacity evaluation and grip strength tests if required
We personalise assessments to suit role-specific risks, ensuring relevancy and compliance.
How Pre-Employment Medicals Help Your Business
- Establish clear fitness for work expectations
- Provide baseline health data for future comparisons
- Identify hidden health risks early to avoid potential injury claims or productivity loss
- Support informed hiring decisions and comply with workplace health and safety requirements
Exit Medicals
Protecting Employers and Employees
Exit medicals are conducted when an employee leaves a role, particularly in industries where workplace hazards such as noise, dust, or manual handling could have affected health over time. These assessments record the employee’s health status at the time of departure, providing important documentation for both the business and the worker.
An exit medical can identify any changes in health since employment began, help determine if further medical follow-up is needed, and protect employers in the event of future claims.
WorkAble provides exit medicals on site throughout Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne, carried out discreetly by our registered nurses. We ensure results are handled confidentially and shared appropriately with the employee and, where agreed, the employer.
On-Site Medical Service Across Hawke’s Bay & Gisborne
We bring the clinic to you with mobile, efficient assessments at your workplace. Serving Napier, Hastings, Gisborne City, Wairoa, and surrounding areas, our team ensures minimal disruption, convenient scheduling, and discreet professional service.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pre-Employment and Exit Medicals
What is a pre-employment medical?
A health assessment performed before hiring to evaluate an applicant’s physical and medical suitability for a specific job, tailored to workplace risks.
What is an exit medical?
A health check carried out when an employee leaves a role to document their health status and identify any changes during their employment.
Why are exit medicals important?
They protect both the employee and employer by providing a record of health at the time of departure and can assist in future medical or legal matters.
What tests might be included?
Common assessments include medical history, physical exam, hearing, vision, lung function, drug and alcohol screening, and role-based functional assessments.
Are these assessments mandatory?
Neither pre-employment nor exit medicals are legally mandated, but they are considered best practice in many industries and can significantly reduce workplace risk and liability.