South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Health and Safety Educator

The closing date is 01 August 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join the health and safety team, at The James Cook University Hospital to support the delivery of health, safety, and fire training.

Delivery of regulatory health, safety, and Fire training, supporting the training of all H&S-related programmes.

Development of the training programmes, completing monthly reports.

working with colleagues, to improve attendance.

To support incident investigations and risk assessments.

Main duties of the job

Utilise different educational techniques in delivering practical and theoretical learning for H&S and Fire subjects.

Promote and maintain excellent standards of H&S practice, multi-professional team working, effective communication, optimal patient safety and robust infection control practices.

Collaborate with and develop effective working partnerships with other members of the Estates and Facilities Team and wider team to deliver training in H&S skills.

Work independently and collaboratively to ensure effective organisation, design, delivery and ongoing development of training programmes.

Facilitate the development and acquisition of skills and knowledge within an inter-professional educational context.

Design, develop, implement, deliver and facilitate inter-professional teaching programmes to enhance the delivery of contemporary evidenced based H&S skills.

To develop and build new programmes in line with trust-wide training needs analysis

The post holder will promote a proactive approach to training, learning and maintaining the highest standards of H&S practice at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

Your Leadership Impact

Leading Your Team to Success

Service Improvement for Beginners

Developing your Service Improvement Skills

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust values and behaviours

Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills

Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training

opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

18 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-6639349

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
BTEC level 3 in training and education (or willing to complete)
A fire risk assessment qualification

Desirable

First aid at work certificate

Knowledge

Essential

To provide H&S / fire expertise and education to health professionals
Experienced and proficient H&S knowledge.
Ability to apply advance theoretical knowledge to the clinical setting
To have a grounded knowledge of national documents and recommendations for practice in key aspects of staff safety.
Ability to transfer and adapt skills from previous knowledge and experience
Proven skill in presentation techniques and group facilitation
Effective verbal and non-verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to co-ordinate work within a multi-professional team with varying levels of seniority
To have proven organisational skills
To assist other staff members in their time management and ability to prioritise workload
Ensure staff adhere to national, Trust and local policies, procedures and guidelines
Proven H&S advisory skills

Experience

Essential

Evidence of H&S or Fire training delivery

Desirable

Experience in liaising, developing and implementing training programmes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
BTEC level 3 in training and education (or willing to complete)
A fire risk assessment qualification

Desirable

First aid at work certificate

Knowledge

Essential

To provide H&S / fire expertise and education to health professionals
Experienced and proficient H&S knowledge.
Ability to apply advance theoretical knowledge to the clinical setting
To have a grounded knowledge of national documents and recommendations for practice in key aspects of staff safety.
Ability to transfer and adapt skills from previous knowledge and experience
Proven skill in presentation techniques and group facilitation
Effective verbal and non-verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to co-ordinate work within a multi-professional team with varying levels of seniority
To have proven organisational skills
To assist other staff members in their time management and ability to prioritise workload
Ensure staff adhere to national, Trust and local policies, procedures and guidelines
Proven H&S advisory skills

Experience

Essential

Evidence of H&S or Fire training delivery

Desirable

Experience in liaising, developing and implementing training programmes

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.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)