Job summary
Do you want to make a difference to people's lives?
Reporting to the Health and Safety Lead this is a varied and challenging role in a diverse healthcare setting.
This post will be based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, with an expectation of travel across all hospital sites to meet team and organisational requirements. The Health and Safety Adviser will be an integral member of the Trust Health and Safety Team and focussed on providing competent health and safety advice, guidance and support to staff at all levels of the organisation and promoting a positive health and safety culture.
The post holder is expected to have sound knowledge of Health and safety legislation and best practice guidance, and experience of undertaking health and safety audits and inspections, investigating incidents, accidents and near misses, undertaking risk assessment and delivering health and safety training.
UHB is a great place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging.
No two days are the same, the role is varied and diverse.
What we can offer:
* 27 days' leave plus bank holidays (rising to 29 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years)
* Training and development opportunities
* Long-term career progression plans and support
* Generous NHS pension
* Great maternity, paternity and adoption pay
* A wide range of LGBT+ initiatives and staff networks
* Health and well-being opportunities
Main duties of the job
Perform audits, inspections and risk assessments for defined areas of health and safety and assist/facilitate operational colleagues in the implementation and management of the same.
*Provide departmental managers with appropriate advice in relation to risks identified as a result of health and safety inspections and monitor the implementation of actions plans.
*Work closely with various departments to support the development and review of risk assessments to ensure they are suitable and sufficient and meet the Trust standard.
*With colleagues, drive a positive and consistent health & safety culture throughout the Trust
*Prepare health & safety reports.
*Provide information analysis on health & safety issues and report/communicate to relevant staff groups. Where necessary adapt communications skills and style to enable effective engagement.
*Ensure that the Head of Health and Safety is informed of any risks associated with failure to implement agreed actions.
*Contribute to the development of systems to capture and retrieve audit and inspection information to enable effective reporting and monitoring of key issues and recommendations
- Form good working relationships with the site Operational team particularly the Hospital Sites, Health and Safety representative.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Qualified to Degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience working within the profession.
- *NEBOSH National Certificate (Level 3) or equivalent/ NVQ 4 in relevant subject or equivalent
Desirable
- *NEBOSH Health and Safety (level 6) Diploma or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- *Significant experience of providing health & safety support within a complex organisation, minimum of 12 months.
- *Experience of undertaking risk assessment
- *Experience of performing audit and inspection
- *Experience of delivering promotional campaigns to raise awareness and engage staff
- *Experience of developing and delivering training
- *Experience of implementing health and safety measures
- *Knowledge of current health and safety legislation
- *Working knowledge of health & safety databases and operational processes.
- *Working knowledge of Microsoft packages
Desirable
- *Experience of working in the health care sector
- *Experience of developing/reviewing policies and procedures that impact across a service.
- *Knowledge of the relationships between clinical and non-clinical services provided by the NHS and national/regional drivers for change within the NHS.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to work as part of a wider team and understand the needs of other departments
- *Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- *Committed enthusiastic approach, with a willingness to learn and improve
- *Strong solution focused approach to problem solving.
- *Be able to travel between sites as and when required to meet operational requirements and to attend meetings requiring the input of the Health & Safety team.
Desirable
- *Flexibility to meet the demands of the service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Qualified to Degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience working within the profession.
- *NEBOSH National Certificate (Level 3) or equivalent/ NVQ 4 in relevant subject or equivalent
Desirable
- *NEBOSH Health and Safety (level 6) Diploma or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- *Significant experience of providing health & safety support within a complex organisation, minimum of 12 months.
- *Experience of undertaking risk assessment
- *Experience of performing audit and inspection
- *Experience of delivering promotional campaigns to raise awareness and engage staff
- *Experience of developing and delivering training
- *Experience of implementing health and safety measures
- *Knowledge of current health and safety legislation
- *Working knowledge of health & safety databases and operational processes.
- *Working knowledge of Microsoft packages
Desirable
- *Experience of working in the health care sector
- *Experience of developing/reviewing policies and procedures that impact across a service.
- *Knowledge of the relationships between clinical and non-clinical services provided by the NHS and national/regional drivers for change within the NHS.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to work as part of a wider team and understand the needs of other departments
- *Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- *Committed enthusiastic approach, with a willingness to learn and improve
- *Strong solution focused approach to problem solving.
- *Be able to travel between sites as and when required to meet operational requirements and to attend meetings requiring the input of the Health & Safety team.
Desirable
- *Flexibility to meet the demands of the service
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
