Job summary
The Health, Safety and Security Manager is a key position
within the Trusts management structure. Working closely with the Senior
Associate Director of Assurance and Compliance and the Head of Assurance and
Complaince, you will be responsible for the leadership, operational management
and delivery of the Trusts health and safety, fire safety and security
services, including the management of staff and outsourced contracts
You, and your team, will provide specialist, professional
expertise to staff at all levels, including directors, senior managers, estates
and clinical staff in all matters relating to health and safety, fire safety,
security and violence prevention and reduction (VPR). You will also act as the
Trusts Security Management Specialist and as a Strategic Lead for the
development and roll out the Trusts VPR programme, meeting NHS security
management standards and the national VPR standard.
This rewarding role will allow you to fully
utilise your specilaist and leadership skills to support both the organisation
and the Health and Safety team to achieve their objectives.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have overall responsibility for
ensuring that health and safety, fire safety and security services are provided
in line with all applicable legislation, CQC Fundament Standards of Care,
Health Technical Memoranda, NHS and applicable professional and industry
standards.
Using your expert knowledge, you will be responsible for
advising managers, representatives and colleagues on all issues relating to
Health and Safety at work and for the development, delivery and coordination of
Health and Safety training for colleagues.
You will need to work closely with
staff at all levels to ensure confidence in health and safety of users of our
services, and our staff. We cover a large geographical area and staff work in
multiple buildings, across both our own and service partner's buildings.
You will be responsible for the prompt and
thorough investigation of all security and health and safety incidents
(including incidents of violence and aggression against staff), and for the
identification and implementation of learning and remedial actions. In the case
of VPR incidents, this will also include supporting department line managers to
implement any learning.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post. Pay award Pending
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Health, Safety and Security Manager will -
- Advise relevant external partners, agencies and regulators
on matters relating to health and safety, fire safety, security and VPR
including: local police contacts, other care providers, PFI partners, estates
contractors, service suppliers, the HSE and local authorities.
- Ensure the implementation of best practice throughout the
Trusts Security, Fire and Health & Safety systems and processes.
- Be responsible for the day to day operational management
and strategic development of all services within their portfolio, balancing the
need for proactive service development and strategic leadership against the
reactive demand of operational responsibilities and stakeholders.
- Provide professional and
managerial leadership to staff within the department and advise the Head of
Assurance and Compliance and Senior Associate Director of Assurance and
Compliance of technical and environmental issues in relation to areas of
responsibility.
- Work independently guided by applicable legislation,
regulations and organisational policies and specific local and national
guidelines, advising how these should be interpreted and implemented.
- Assimilate and summarise complex, multi-stranded,
sensitive and sometimes contentious information, comparing facts and analysin
situational data from a range of sources, developing options and assessing
risks and opportunities to the organisation and making recommendations to:
- Facilitate
decision making by directors and senior managers, and
- To assure
statutory committees such as the Health and Safety Committee of the Trusts
adherence to legislation or risks arising.
- Proactively manage the budgets for services (staff,
contracts and software) within the remit of this post, ensuring that
expenditure remains within agreed limits and strategies for resource
utilisation.
- Be responsible for the prompt and thorough investigation
of all security and health and safety incidents (including incidents of
violence and aggression against staff), taking account of their severity, and
for the identification and implementation of learning and remedial actions. In
the case of VPR incidents, this will also include supporting line managers of
the departments, and individual staff members, impacted by incidents through
any next steps.
- Negotiate with suppliers of security and lone worker
services, and with contractors and partner organisations to ensure value for
money for services within their portfolio and robust assurance of compliance
with health and safety legislation where necessary.
- Line manage the Health and
Safety Team, including appraisal and development of team members and supporting
their wellbeing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Health, Safety and Security Manager will -
- Advise relevant external partners, agencies and regulators
on matters relating to health and safety, fire safety, security and VPR
including: local police contacts, other care providers, PFI partners, estates
contractors, service suppliers, the HSE and local authorities.
- Ensure the implementation of best practice throughout the
Trusts Security, Fire and Health & Safety systems and processes.
- Be responsible for the day to day operational management
and strategic development of all services within their portfolio, balancing the
need for proactive service development and strategic leadership against the
reactive demand of operational responsibilities and stakeholders.
- Provide professional and
managerial leadership to staff within the department and advise the Head of
Assurance and Compliance and Senior Associate Director of Assurance and
Compliance of technical and environmental issues in relation to areas of
responsibility.
- Work independently guided by applicable legislation,
regulations and organisational policies and specific local and national
guidelines, advising how these should be interpreted and implemented.
- Assimilate and summarise complex, multi-stranded,
sensitive and sometimes contentious information, comparing facts and analysin
situational data from a range of sources, developing options and assessing
risks and opportunities to the organisation and making recommendations to:
- Facilitate
decision making by directors and senior managers, and
- To assure
statutory committees such as the Health and Safety Committee of the Trusts
adherence to legislation or risks arising.
- Proactively manage the budgets for services (staff,
contracts and software) within the remit of this post, ensuring that
expenditure remains within agreed limits and strategies for resource
utilisation.
- Be responsible for the prompt and thorough investigation
of all security and health and safety incidents (including incidents of
violence and aggression against staff), taking account of their severity, and
for the identification and implementation of learning and remedial actions. In
the case of VPR incidents, this will also include supporting line managers of
the departments, and individual staff members, impacted by incidents through
any next steps.
- Negotiate with suppliers of security and lone worker
services, and with contractors and partner organisations to ensure value for
money for services within their portfolio and robust assurance of compliance
with health and safety legislation where necessary.
- Line manage the Health and
Safety Team, including appraisal and development of team members and supporting
their wellbeing.
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Essential
- Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience.
- Postgraduate degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in Management and previous experience within Support Services in a healthcare environment.
- NEBOSHH Diploma or equivalent qualification / demonstrable H&S experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
Desirable
- COSHH or equivalent qualifications.
- Relevant qualifications in security management and in violence, prevention and reduction.
Statutory Registration
Desirable
- Membership of local / regional H&S and Security Forums
Experience
Essential
- Proven track record of delivering operational health, safety and security services at managerial level for a significant period of time.
- Experience of negotiating and management supply contracts.
- Experience of leading on, and developing and implementing health, safety and security policies including training, risk assessments, strategies and plans.
- Experience in collaborative working with partners and stakeholders to implement effective health and safety, fire safety, security and VPR responses.
- Experience in managing staff and dealing with complex staffing issues.
- Budgetary management experience.
- Evidence of taking the initiative and demonstrating drive, commitment and self-motivation.
- Evidence of being accountable for delivery of a specialist advisory service.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a unionised environment.
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Expert, specialist knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation, health technical memoranda, CQC fundamental care standards NHS security management standards and the national violence prevention and reduction standard.
- Experience of Security Management in an NHS environment at a senior level.
- Highly developed understanding of the national violence and aggression agenda and emerging good practice.
- Natural & enthusiastic team leader with ability to motivate and develop staff.
- Innovative approach with ability to research best practice and synthesise new ideas into future plans.
- Ability to manage and prioritise conflicting deadlines and pressures and delegate appropriately.
- Committed to quality customer care/delivering excellent customer service.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Evidence of effective communication skills and demonstrate both excellent verbal and written comprehension skill.
- Ability to maintain and develop communication links with senior officers in other organisations.
- Knowledge of Data Protection and Caldicott Principles and demonstrate understanding of confidentiality and the associated legal and policy requirements.
- Able to work autonomously.
- Flexible approach to work and adaptable to change.
- Ability to support staff through periods of organisational change.
- Ability to lead on policy development and review.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information to identify and recommend proportionate and effective next steps.
- Ability to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, with a highly effective approach to collaboration.
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Essential
- Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience.
- Postgraduate degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in Management and previous experience within Support Services in a healthcare environment.
- NEBOSHH Diploma or equivalent qualification / demonstrable H&S experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
Desirable
- COSHH or equivalent qualifications.
- Relevant qualifications in security management and in violence, prevention and reduction.
Statutory Registration
Desirable
- Membership of local / regional H&S and Security Forums
Experience
Essential
- Proven track record of delivering operational health, safety and security services at managerial level for a significant period of time.
- Experience of negotiating and management supply contracts.
- Experience of leading on, and developing and implementing health, safety and security policies including training, risk assessments, strategies and plans.
- Experience in collaborative working with partners and stakeholders to implement effective health and safety, fire safety, security and VPR responses.
- Experience in managing staff and dealing with complex staffing issues.
- Budgetary management experience.
- Evidence of taking the initiative and demonstrating drive, commitment and self-motivation.
- Evidence of being accountable for delivery of a specialist advisory service.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a unionised environment.
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Expert, specialist knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation, health technical memoranda, CQC fundamental care standards NHS security management standards and the national violence prevention and reduction standard.
- Experience of Security Management in an NHS environment at a senior level.
- Highly developed understanding of the national violence and aggression agenda and emerging good practice.
- Natural & enthusiastic team leader with ability to motivate and develop staff.
- Innovative approach with ability to research best practice and synthesise new ideas into future plans.
- Ability to manage and prioritise conflicting deadlines and pressures and delegate appropriately.
- Committed to quality customer care/delivering excellent customer service.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Evidence of effective communication skills and demonstrate both excellent verbal and written comprehension skill.
- Ability to maintain and develop communication links with senior officers in other organisations.
- Knowledge of Data Protection and Caldicott Principles and demonstrate understanding of confidentiality and the associated legal and policy requirements.
- Able to work autonomously.
- Flexible approach to work and adaptable to change.
- Ability to support staff through periods of organisational change.
- Ability to lead on policy development and review.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information to identify and recommend proportionate and effective next steps.
- Ability to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, with a highly effective approach to collaboration.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
