Prior to an offer of employment being made, it may be necessary for an applicant to undertake a pre-employment screening (PES) which can include hearing and vision tests.
A PES is required when a position has a physical labour or manual handling component (estimated at approximately 10 per cent of their working day). Visual Acuity and Audiometric assessments may also form part of the PES.
The purpose of the PES assessment is to determine an applicant's ability to undertake the position's inherent physical requirements and what modifications, if any, would be required to enable that person to undertake the job safely. Failure to meet one or more of the inherent physical requirements of a position does not automatically preclude an applicant from being offered a job. Council's Workplace Adjustment Guidelines provide further instruction in this regard.
Please note, Sonic Health's policy includes completing a medical assessment in line with any PES for duty of care reasons.
When you are making a booking for a PES ensure you:
- Provide Council's client ID number #17066
- Provide a 'requesting person (RP)' which is not the applicant to ensure an invoice can be sent through to the hiring manager
PES are the responsibility of the hiring department to organise the appointment and to pay for the cost under the hiring departments budget.
PES Provider
- Sonic HealthPlus
Address: G01 and G02, 148 Logis Boulevard (Corner Greens Road), Dandenong South)
Contact Number: 03 9213 2800
Fax: 03 9793 0243
Email: Dandenong@sonichealthplus.com.au
Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm
Relevant Links and Support
Applicant Declaration Form - 121.7KB
Sonic Health Plus Pre Placement Medical Assessment Form - 775KB
Hiring Manager responsibilities:
- Update the position description and task analysis
- Organise and pay for the PES
- Provide your email address to receive the completed report and invoice
- Upload the report to the recruitment folder in Objective
