Job overview
Health and Safety Adviser Band 6 rising to Band 7
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health & Safety and Risk Adviser to join us, working across the West London Forensic Service as well as High Secure Services.
The right candidate will be someone who has the essential health and safety qualifications, or who can demonstrate a commitment to achieve these once in post. We would welcome internal and external applications and would like to see interest from those with some clinical experience of working in mental health services.
The post holder will be working across the Trust to consolidate and improve the Safety Management System.
Main duties of the job
The Trust is seeking to recruit an innovative and effective individual to the Health and Safety Adviser post within the multidisciplinary Risk Management Team, with Links to the Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
The successful candidate will be qualified to an NVQ Level 3 standard and work towards achieving NVQ Level 5 and Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Membership.
The candidate will promote good health & safety risk management practices within all clinical and non-clinical environments; provide expert advice and assistance in assessing health and safety risks relating to staff, patients and any other persons affected by the Trust; and design and deliver suitable training programmes that meet the service needs.
The post holder will provide regular updates and written reports on agreed key performance indicators related to service monitoring and improvement (e.g. RIDDOR reports, incident reports etc.).
They must have excellent interpersonal skills and be confident in engaging with Senior Management Teams and staff across the Trust and with external stakeholders such as CQC and the HSE.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Formal and verifiable Occupational Health and Safety Qualifications: BSC Occupational Health and Safety or NVQ 3 – 6, NEBOSH Certificate or National Diploma
Desirable criteria
2. Relevant Registration health care qualifications (e.g. Registered Nurse Mental Health on the NMC Register, or AHP registered with the HCPC)
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Designed and implemented health and safety systems and processes.
4. Experience of undertaking themed audits and/or inspections.
5. IT skills particularly use of Microsoft Office and use of the Intranet, Internet, email, Microsoft Teams, Ir1 or Datix reporting systems.
Desirable criteria
6. Produced succinct reports for a Corporate health and safety committee and groups.
7. Experience of Safety management in Mental Health Services
8. Experience of designing and facilitating learning programmes.
9. Experience of working within a secure mental health setting in a clinical role
Knowledge
Essential criteria
10. Able to develop and maintain good working relationships at all levels in a large complex organisation.
11. Effective interpersonal and communication skills
12. Excellent presentation skills written and verbal
13. Successful team leadership/motivation of others
14. Knowledge and practical experience of a safety and security system within a complex and diverse organisation.
15. Proven ability to design and/or implement a system for recording, reviewing and monitoring risks within a large complex organisation
16. Ability to work to timescales and within budgets.
17. Awareness of Clinical Risk and the link with Health and Safety
Desirable criteria
18. Awareness of patient population in Broadmoor and St Bernards to understand associated risks of this population
19. Knowledge of the See Think Act Guidance and familiarity of working in alignment with this guidance.
Skills
Essential criteria
20. Ability to work in a team
21. Excellent communication skills
22. Possess self-confidence enthusiasm, motivation, tact and diplomacy
23. Can relate to a wide range of staff and colleagues within a large, complex and diverse organisation
24. Can pay attention to detail
25. Ability to problem solve
26. Can work independently
27. Ability to work with large amounts of data using critical faculties to closely check the outputs and verify accuracy
28. Ability to interpret complex information for a wider audience
29. Ability to prioritise and work well under pressure
30. Can meet challenging and conflicting deadlines
31. Organised and methodical
32. Can organise time across two sites and manage your diary effectively
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
33. Ability to travel to Broadmoor Hospital, St Bernard’s Hospital Site and other locations across the Trust where required