Health and Safety Advisor
Health and Safety Advisor
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Job Description
Working as part of a multidisciplinary Health and Safety team the Health and Safety Advisor will support key functions of service delivery ensuring that both Trusts meet their legal and regulatory obligations.
Key elements of the role of the role include:
- Promote a positive Health and Safety culture throughout the Trusts ensuring good standards of Health and Safety are implemented and maintained across a large complex acute NHS Trust.
- Participate in undertaking a program of Health and Safety audits and inspections for healthcare premises and Trust teams communicating findings throughout the relevant care groups/divisions/committees.
- Provide specialist advice and support to all levels of staff on Health and Safety management ensuring compliance with current legislation and best practice.
- Advise and support managers and Health and Safety leads in the completion of risk assessments and safe systems of work.
- Undertake accident and incident investigations reviewing trends for thematic learning prevention and improvement.
- Support with Health and Safety training needs by delivering appropriate training packages throughout the organisation to a wide audience/staff group.
For further information please refer to the Job Description.
Qualifications :
Essential
- Specialist qualification in Occupational Health and Safety at Work (EG NEBOSH Cert) or demonstrable relevant experience
Desirable
- Training Qualification
- First Degree level (or equivalent experience)
Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate information to individuals/groups/committees in a comprehensive way
- Ability to plan and organise basic activities or programmes underpinning relevant H&S topics and legislative requirements
- Confident in preparing and delivering basic written reports
- Confident to deliver training presentations and//or reports to individuals groups and or committees
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team with integrity and confidentiality managing own workload and demands
- Confident to communicate and share best practice in Health and Safety to multidisciplinary groups and all levels of staff throughout the organisation.
- Ability to hand difficult or complex situations with compassion and sensitivity
Desirable
- Project management
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Have knowledge of legislation and regulations relevant to scope of role
- Competent in the use of a wide range of software e.g.: Microsoft Office Risk Management system Sharepoint
Desirable
- Ability to make sound professional judgement on a broad range of Health and Safety issues with the autonomy to intervene where unsafe practice is identified
Additional Information :
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our onsite Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our onsite Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and DisAbility and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
