Health and Safety Advisor | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Employer:
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Location:
Bristol, BS2 8AE
Pay:
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hours:
Disability Confident:
Yes
Closing Date:
15/04/2026
About this job
Are you passionate about creating safer environments across a large, dynamic NHS Trust? Do you thrive on supporting teams, solving problems, and promoting a positive safety culture across diverse clinical and non‑clinical settings? Are you looking for a role where your health & safety expertise directly improves the wellbeing of staff, patients and visitors?
We are looking for an experienced and committed Health & Safety Advisor to join our established Health & Safety team at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW). This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional to support the delivery of a safe working environment for our staff, patients and visitors across a large and diverse NHS Trust.
As a key member of the Health & Safety Department, you will provide competent, evidence‑based advice to managers and staff, supporting compliance with legislation, Trust policies and national standards.
You will play a central role in driving a positive health and safety culture and supporting the ongoing development of our safety management systems.
This role will work 3 days a week and hours can be discussed at interview.
Your role will include:
* Providing specialist health & safety advice to managers and staff across clinical and non‑clinical areas.
* Supporting the development and implementation of Trust‑wide health and safety procedures and systems.
* Undertaking risk assessments, audits, inspections and incident reviews, ensuring learning and actions are captured and communicated effectively.
* Supporting RIDDOR reporting requirements and liaising with external bodies where necessary.
* Designing, delivering and evaluating training packages that support safe working practices across the Trust.
* Providing manual handling advice, including support for complex patient handling referrals and staff injury reduction initiatives.
* Contributing to Trust and divisional health and safety forums, working groups and audits.
* Supporting continuous improvement initiatives aligned to the Trust’s Patient First approach.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward‑thinking multi‑award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world‑leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Mar 2026
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