Overview
To support and assist the Health and Safety Manager in the implementation of the health and safety agenda across the organisation and to provide advice, training, and support to all staff on health and safety related matters.
Responsibilities
* To advise managers and all staff groups on health and safety legislation
* To provide specialist advice and support to the Trust Health and Safety Committee
* To help coordinate visits from the HSE
* To advise, assist and train staff throughout the Trust
* To help, produce, and implement the health and safety audit programme.
* To help maintain the health and safety database for the Trust.
* To review all health and safety incidents, accidents and dangerous occurrences
Qualifications
* Essential: NEBOSH General Certificate in Health and Safety
* Experience: a minimum of 3 years working within a Health and Safety team for a large organisation covering a number of different sites
What we offer
We are looking for a candidate who fits with our values and offers the following opportunities and benefits commonly provided by the organisation:
* Learning and development opportunities to support career progression
* NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme
* Access to NHS discount schemes
* A range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce
About the organisation and equality
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. We are committed to increasing diversity at all levels within the trust, believing a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates. We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact our Armed Forces Covenant Lead for guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment; all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us with the vacancy reference number.
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