Location and Salary
* Location: Hybrid working with regular travel across the Midland
* Salary: £31,000 per annum
* Contract: Full time, 40 hours per week
* Travel: Regular travel required across services
* Reports to: Head of Health & Safety
About the Role
IBC Healthcare is looking for a proactive and detail-focused Health & Safety Checker to help ensure our services remain safe, compliant, and supportive environments for the people we support and our staff teams.
This role plays an important part in maintaining high health and safety standards across our residential homes, supported living services, and community care settings. Working closely with the Head of Health & Safety, you will conduct inspections, spot checks, and investigations to ensure services operate in line with legal, regulatory, and organisational safety requirements.
If you have experience within health & safety, healthcare, or social care environments, and enjoy working across multiple sites to improve safety standards, this could be the perfect role for you.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the development, review, and implementation of risk assessments across services.
* Conduct environmental and activity-based risk assessments to identify hazards and implement control measures.
* Ensure risks are reduced as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP).
* Support services in embedding effective risk management practices.
* Carry out planned and unannounced inspections across residential homes, supported living services, and community care settings.
* Identify potential hazards including slips, trips and falls, fire risks, infection control concerns, and unsafe practices.
* Review compliance with safety systems including:
o Fire safety procedures and equipment
o Electrical safety checks
o Gas safety compliance
o Safe storage and handling of hazardous substances (COSHH)
* Provide clear feedback and recommendations to service managers following inspections.
* Conduct regular spot checks to ensure health and safety procedures are being followed.
* Observe day-to-day operational practices to ensure safe systems of work are in place.
* Identify areas for improvement and elevate concerns where required.
* Record findings and support services to maintain compliance.
* Ensure services operate in line with Health & Safety legislation, internal policies, and CQC regulatory standards.
* Maintain accurate records of audits, inspections, risk assessments, and compliance monitoring.
* Identify areas of non-compliance and support services to implement corrective actions.
* Support investigations into accidents, incidents, and near misses.
* Conduct root cause analysis and produce investigation reports.
* Identify trends and contribute to preventative actions to reduce future incidents.
* Provide guidance and practical advice to managers and staff on health and safety best practice.
* Support the organisation in promoting a strong culture of safety and accountability.
* Assist with implementing policies and procedures developed by the Head of Health & Safety.
About You
We are looking for someone who is organised, proactive, and confident working across multiple sites.
You will ideally have:
* Experience within health & safety, healthcare, or social care environments
* Experience conducting inspections, audits, risk assessments, or compliance checks
* Knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation, including:
o Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
o COSHH regulations
o Fire safety regulations
o Risk assessment processes
* Understanding of CQC regulatory standards within health and social care
* Strong IT and reporting skills with the ability to produce clear reports and recommendations
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
* Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively
* Full UK driving Licence
Qualifications
* NEBOSH General Certificate, IOSH Managing Safely, or equivalent, or currently working towards a recognised Health & Safety qualification.
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