Job summary
Provide health & safety suport to departmental managers / heads of department.
Provide support in relation to health & safety adverse incident investigation, alongside providing independant investigation of their own.
Provide health & safety training when required.
Undertake audits in respect of demand.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' in the documents right at the bottom.
Main duties of the job
Provide Health & Safety related advice and support in line with current regulation, directly to Directorate Managers, Heads of Departments. They will provide support to all staff across all of the hospital sites, within.
They will require strong motivational and persuasive skills and will be responsible for the smooth co-ordination of specific tasks. This will include an annual Health & Safety audit of their respective areas.
They will take responsibility for revising and monitoring their own Health & Safety related training programmes.
They need to have knowledge of all CTMUHB Policies and Procedures as well as other documentation and advise Heads of Department accordingly.
They will advise Directorate Heads in areas such as Risk Assessments, COSHH, Manual Handling Co-ordination, Provision of PPE, VDU assessments, Noise etc.
They will Co-ordinate COSHH issues for their area. They will be supported by the COSHH Co-ordinator.
The post holder will attend Directorate meetings of relevance. They will encourage department heads to implement development actions. They will devise remedial action plans as a consequence of these meetings.
The post holder will be guided by the requirements of Legislation, National Guidance and UHB Strategies and Policies.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.
Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce in support of 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore.
Our CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals.
CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In respect of greater detail, please see job description in documents and personal specification for this vacancy.
Provide health & safety suport to departmental managers / heads of department.
Provide support in relation to health & safety adverse incident investigation, alongside providing independant investigation of their own.
Provide health & safety training when required.
Undertake audits in respect of demand
Job description
Job responsibilities
In respect of greater detail, please see job description in documents and personal specification for this vacancy.
Provide health & safety suport to departmental managers / heads of department.
Provide support in relation to health & safety adverse incident investigation, alongside providing independant investigation of their own.
Provide health & safety training when required.
Undertake audits in respect of demand
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Degree level or possess the equivalent level of Knowledge and experience.
- Evidence of recent and relevant continuous professional development.
- I.T skills and a knowledge of Microsoft Power-point/Word/Excel essential.
- Ability to develop and deliver training packages.
- Ability to be adaptable and innovative with a problem-solving approach, applying theoretical knowledge to a wide range of practical situations.
- Must be able to demonstrate excellent organisational and general management skills, and an ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Ability to cope with a high workload and must be able to prioritise workload.
- Must be able to work unsupervised on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Ability to be adaptable and innovative with a problem-solving approach, applying theoretical knowledge to a wide range of practical situations.
Desirable
- Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
- Ability to work at a strategic level within the organisation.
- Welsh Language Speaking/Listening Skills at Level 3 or above.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience as a Health and Safety Officer.
Desirable
- Experience of investigation or risk management in a health care or social services environment.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Degree level or possess the equivalent level of Knowledge and experience.
- Evidence of recent and relevant continuous professional development.
- I.T skills and a knowledge of Microsoft Power-point/Word/Excel essential.
- Ability to develop and deliver training packages.
- Ability to be adaptable and innovative with a problem-solving approach, applying theoretical knowledge to a wide range of practical situations.
- Must be able to demonstrate excellent organisational and general management skills, and an ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Ability to cope with a high workload and must be able to prioritise workload.
- Must be able to work unsupervised on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Ability to be adaptable and innovative with a problem-solving approach, applying theoretical knowledge to a wide range of practical situations.
Desirable
- Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
- Ability to work at a strategic level within the organisation.
- Welsh Language Speaking/Listening Skills at Level 3 or above.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience as a Health and Safety Officer.
Desirable
- Experience of investigation or risk management in a health care or social services environment.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
