Northern Rail medical

[maccalad]

I have my medical coming up this week, so I'' just after any advice as to what it entails:

I suspect an eyesight test for distances and colours.

I suspect an heating test.

I suspect a blood pressure and heart rate test.

Anything else?

Also, what is suitable attire? I'' having a family day after, so ideally, I want to be in the comfort of jeans and a t-shirt.

Cheers guys.

 

[Train1992]

Hi,

What position is your medical for? I am currently waiting on a medical since passing an assessment day last Monday and was jus wondering how long it normally takes for Northern to set date for the medical?

Hope all goes well mate.

 

[JohnFM]

I have my medical coming up this week, so I'' just after any advice as to what it entails:

I suspect an eyesight test for distances and colours.

I suspect an heating test.

I suspect a blood pressure and heart rate test.

Anything else?

Also, what is suitable attire? I'' having a family day after, so ideally, I want to be in the comfort of jeans and a t-shirt.

Cheers guys.

Suitable attire is - clothing. Unless the TOC specifies anything then everyday clothing will be fine. Arriving without any clothing will probably mean you end up in a paper suit, kindly provided by the Police.

Eyesight, hearing, drugs test, urine test, ECG and general medical stuff like height and weight to look at your BMI, lifestyle questions, family history etc.

Nothing too onerous really and nothing to get worried about. Unless, of course, if you're a myopic, alcoholic, drug addict with a penchant for pies and have severe anger management issues.

 

[Eccles1983]

Hearing. Eye sight, colour blindness check, ecg, height and weight check and a pee test.

Then a chat with the doctor. Walk in a straight line, touch your nose etc.

All good. Took around an hour or so.

I went in jeans and a jacket.

 

[maccalad]

Thanks for the advice guys.

I may carry an extra couple of pounds, but nothing to concern me.........other than the BMI........always a stupid measure because of muscle mass.

 

[JohnFM]

An amazing number of people think this too, I have done medicals on many hundreds of people and some with high BMI's state this onerous "fact".

You need to be seriously huge, muscle wise, in order to turn your skinny frame into overweight or obese ranges.

Being fat and muscular is the danger here as you can be both!

Until the world invents another scale the BMI is the scale by which we measure body mass, however, clinical staff are advised to look at it objectively rather than have the BMI as an immoveable object.

 

[maccalad]

Medical passed........just await the results of the drugs test!