NR Signaller medical

[NX]

Could someone has recently undertaken the Network Rail Signaller medial please advice what form it takes please.

I under stand it a fairly basic, standard medial - ears, eyes, drug test.

I've been told there are two standards 1) being a trackside location requiring PTS standard health and medical fitness and a 2nd standard for non trackside locations like PSB/Panel/ROC locations where pretty much as long as your not blind, deaf or totally unfit you'll be okay.

Could some assist please, cheers

 

[JS90]

i had a network rail standard medical last week for a trackside operative position, it was all done in an office building 10 minutes from manchester piccadilly, they started with a blood pressure test with one of those inflateable bands around my arm, then did balance and co-ordination test i walked in a straight line, one foot in front of the other etc. and weighed me and took my height for BMI, vision test, testing my range of vision and a standard opticians eye test (reading out letters from a sheet on the wall)

for the hearing test i was sat in a closed booth with headphones on and held a button in one hand, they played various different beeps/bleeps through the headphones, getting quieter or louder and would need to press the button whenever a beep was heard.

after that they did the breathalyzer, and walked me to the toilet to provide a urine sample for the drugs test,

i would assume a signaller medical is pretty much the same thing.

 

[NX]

Cheers matey !

 

[Cagey]

Hey Charles Pee, well done on getting the offer, whereabouts are you headed regarding the signaling position?

 

[magillmagic]

I had a Signaller Medical a couple of months ago and it was exactly as described by JS90 above

 

[8d3]

Where are medicals usually carried out? Are there a several locations nationally or is it quite likely that a medical would be carried out locally?

 

[magillmagic]

I live in Lincoln, my signal box is near Newark and my Medical was in Sheffield, so about an hour away from me.
I think there are a few locations nationally for the medical, as there are for training schools.

 

[john.ump]

How much notice did you get for your medical appointment? Is it a case of - this the date available, if you can't make it tough?

 

[Cagey]

Nice one magillmagic, I've just accepted for the West Midlands Signal Centre so awaiting a medical date now.

 

[magillmagic]

With me it was a case of receiving a phone call from the medical people to organise a suitable date for all. They were quite flexible.
I can't remember exactly as it was a few months ago, but I'm pretty I had the medical within a couple of weeks of being contacted

 

[john.ump]

Thanks for that

 

[magillmagic]

Well done mate, it'll all fall into place pretty quickly now