Job summary
This is an exciting new role that will enhance the Health & Safety Team that covers the whole of the organisation.
The role will be to assist the Head of Health & Safety to promote, monitor, manage and develop a Health & Safety culture within the organisation in line with the trust's values & behaviours.
Main duties of the job
- To assist the Trust Head of Health and Safety to reduce severity and numbers of incidents. To a play an active part in developing and improving the safety culture of the Trust.
- To assist in providing a specialist resource, liaising with the organisation's departments in all aspects of Health and Safety management.
- Work closely with managers to ensure that Health and Safety issues are effectively managed, and to promote Health and Safety as an integral part of good management practice.
- Support and assist the Head of Health and Safety in delivering strategic and operational objectives.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Review and analyse Datix incident information as required.
- Investigate accidents and incidents as required on behalf of the Health and Safety Team.
- Follow up accidents and incidents to ensure that all outstanding actions are complete and closed.
- Responsible for undertaking Health and Safety Departmental Audits throughout the Trust.
- Analysis and interpretation of incident data and other information (such as new guidance or legislation).
- Review all accidents and safety related incidents within the remit of the health and safety team and carryout investigations where necessary.
- Help ensure that RIDDOR reports are made to the Health and Safety Executive within appropriate timescales.
- Ability to use initiative and act independently by interpreting health and safety legislation and policy to ensure the Trust discharges its legal duties and meets its corporate objectives.
- Produce monthly and annual board reports.
- Assist with health and safety initiatives
- Attend and represent the Head of Health and Safety as required at relevant stakeholder meetings.
- Ability to manage own diary and prioritise work commitments.
- Advising, training, and assisting managers with risk assessments and safe systems of work.
- Provides timely and detailed written reports, risk assessments, safe systems of work and verbal information as required.
- Works within and towards predetermined Health and Safety Goals and Targets.
- To comment upon plans prepared in respect of Estate Capital. Developments and projects to ensure safety features are incorporated at design stage.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings concerning the development and promotion of the health & safety team.
- Working with contractors to review health and safety documentation to allow works to commence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Review and analyse Datix incident information as required.
- Investigate accidents and incidents as required on behalf of the Health and Safety Team.
- Follow up accidents and incidents to ensure that all outstanding actions are complete and closed.
- Responsible for undertaking Health and Safety Departmental Audits throughout the Trust.
- Analysis and interpretation of incident data and other information (such as new guidance or legislation).
- Review all accidents and safety related incidents within the remit of the health and safety team and carryout investigations where necessary.
- Help ensure that RIDDOR reports are made to the Health and Safety Executive within appropriate timescales.
- Ability to use initiative and act independently by interpreting health and safety legislation and policy to ensure the Trust discharges its legal duties and meets its corporate objectives.
- Produce monthly and annual board reports.
- Assist with health and safety initiatives
- Attend and represent the Head of Health and Safety as required at relevant stakeholder meetings.
- Ability to manage own diary and prioritise work commitments.
- Advising, training, and assisting managers with risk assessments and safe systems of work.
- Provides timely and detailed written reports, risk assessments, safe systems of work and verbal information as required.
- Works within and towards predetermined Health and Safety Goals and Targets.
- To comment upon plans prepared in respect of Estate Capital. Developments and projects to ensure safety features are incorporated at design stage.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings concerning the development and promotion of the health & safety team.
- Working with contractors to review health and safety documentation to allow works to commence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree Level Qualification in Health and Safety such as NEBOSH diploma or NVQ6 in Occupational Health and Safety Practice
- NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
- Professional Membership - Certified member of IOSH
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree Level Qualification in Health and Safety such as NEBOSH diploma or NVQ6 in Occupational Health and Safety Practice
- NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
- Professional Membership - Certified member of IOSH
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.
