Hi all,
Time for the obligatory ‘medical advice thread’! So I have my my conditional offer of employment from GWR, and my medical booked for 18 April in Swindon. To say I’m happy I’ve been ‘conditionally’ offered a driving job after only being in the talent pool for a couple of months is an understatement!
But now I’ve not got assesment centres and interviews to worry about, I’ve turned my attention to the medical. I’m just in need of drawing on the experiences of you guys who have had recent medicals so a) I know what to expect, and b) to see if much differs from medicals I’ve had in the past (I’ve had PTS medicals for example, but never a driver medical).
The items concerning me a bit are as follows;
Eyesight
This is the main concern for me; I wear glasses to correct my vision and my prescription is quite strong (I think). I’ve done some research and believe the prescription itself won’t be an issue, however I’m concerned about my uncorrected vision. It’s bad. I’ve done some searching and googling but can’t find definitively how GWR test eyesight, as this would help me understand if I’m worrying unnecessarily (do they use the snellen scale? Do the get you to read a passage at 30-cm? etc).
Medication
I’m on medication for a condition which wouldn’t affect me day to day. Is it likely that when taking in to account on-going medical conditions, the company would take in to consideration the fact that said medical condition has never resulted in taking any time off work? It’s not a condition which is of concern to safety critical work ordinarily.
Drug & Alcohol Test
It’s not the results I’m worried about, it’s producing the urine sample itself. Does the doc/nurse have to stand right outside the cubicle? I’m not great at peeing in these circumstances...apparently it’s quite common, but this worries me.
I’m guilty of over-thinking sometimes, but I’m eager to hear of your experiences. Thanks in advance!
Time for the obligatory ‘medical advice thread’! So I have my my conditional offer of employment from GWR, and my medical booked for 18 April in Swindon. To say I’m happy I’ve been ‘conditionally’ offered a driving job after only being in the talent pool for a couple of months is an understatement!
But now I’ve not got assesment centres and interviews to worry about, I’ve turned my attention to the medical. I’m just in need of drawing on the experiences of you guys who have had recent medicals so a) I know what to expect, and b) to see if much differs from medicals I’ve had in the past (I’ve had PTS medicals for example, but never a driver medical).
The items concerning me a bit are as follows;
Eyesight
This is the main concern for me; I wear glasses to correct my vision and my prescription is quite strong (I think). I’ve done some research and believe the prescription itself won’t be an issue, however I’m concerned about my uncorrected vision. It’s bad. I’ve done some searching and googling but can’t find definitively how GWR test eyesight, as this would help me understand if I’m worrying unnecessarily (do they use the snellen scale? Do the get you to read a passage at 30-cm? etc).
Medication
I’m on medication for a condition which wouldn’t affect me day to day. Is it likely that when taking in to account on-going medical conditions, the company would take in to consideration the fact that said medical condition has never resulted in taking any time off work? It’s not a condition which is of concern to safety critical work ordinarily.
Drug & Alcohol Test
It’s not the results I’m worried about, it’s producing the urine sample itself. Does the doc/nurse have to stand right outside the cubicle? I’m not great at peeing in these circumstances...apparently it’s quite common, but this worries me.
I’m guilty of over-thinking sometimes, but I’m eager to hear of your experiences. Thanks in advance!