Conductor/Guard Medical

[Fokx]

Hello all,

Very soon I have my medical for the role of conductor with TPE and I was just wondering what the process involves.

If you fail an element of the screening, is that an automatic fail and the loss of your position?
The only thing I’d personally be worried about is my bmi which has recently scored at 31.4 (obese for my height but this is largely due to being in a very stressful role previously caused by understaffing that made me into a bit of a sugar addict and hopefully is successful I can financially afford my gym membership once again!)

How long does the process usually take from the end of the medical to hearing back? Is it a few working days or a matter of weeks? And when you do hear back successfully is this when you are required to provide employer references?

Kind regards,
R

 

[CaptainSmoggie]

I had my first medical recently- took all of about an hour, with the exception of the drugs test- they have to post the sample off and wait for results. Mine was last week and still not heard anything back, but i suspect you only hear if there is a problem.
The rest of the medical they are only looking for anything that will affect your ability to carry out your job safely. Eyesight, Diabetes, Hearing and colour vision are the main things, although they do measure you height and weight.