Health and Safety Lead

We are looking for a forward thinking individual to help us take the management of Health and Safety to the next level. Experience of Health and Safety in a Healthcare setting is important. The post holder will take the lead specialist role in health and safety and the provision of competent health and safety advice for the trust.

The Health & Safety Lead is responsible for ensuring we have the correct processes and policies in place to ensure compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and guidance.

The post holder will provide specialist support and advice to develop the work of the Quality and Standards team to ensure that all health and safety issues are appropriately reported and co-ordinated. The position offers a great opportunity to apply and further develop your professional health and safety skills and experience in a supportive and dynamic team.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate must have experience of working within health and safety in a healthcare setting and hold the required qualifications, alongside proven leadership and excellent interpersonal and presentation skills at a corporate level. The postholder will deliver health and safety risk management training and also communicate and influence in potentially complex and stressful situations involving staff, patients and/or other service users.

Health and Safety and risk management form the core duties of this post. The ability to organise, prioritise, meet tight deadlines and attention to detail is essential for this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Take the lead specialist role for Health and Safety management in the Trust.
2. Provide professional advice and support in the development of the trusts strategic direction and performance review for health and safety.
3. Provide assurance to the Board of compliance with health and safety statutory duties.
4. Develop and administer procedures to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and best practice guidance.
5. Plan, develop, lead and deliver Trust-wide training sessions for Health & Safety induction, essential training and other relevant sessions according to the trusts training needs analysis and demand.
6. Formulate new Health & Safety policies and procedures and revise existing policies, taking into account changes in legislation and recommendations made by the Health and Safety Executive.
7. Collaborate with the trusts health and safety related subject matter experts, including the Capital, Estates and Facilities Health and Safety Manager/In-house Counsel to ensure robust arrangements are in place throughout the trust to minimise risk.
8. Produce Health & Safety reports, including quarterly reports and an annual report, within required timescales.
9. Investigate reports of non-compliance with health and safety legislation, make recommendations for change if indicated, and support implementation of the changes.
10. Support the investigations and provide specialist support and advice for non-clinical claims against the trust.
11. Maintain systems of auditing and monitoring health and safety, including health and safety self-inspection checklists, across the main and satellite sites to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and best practice and to ensure the environment is of a high standard. Produce subsequent reports and review associated action plans to ensure good progress of health and safety issues.
12. Investigate and formally report on serious accidents when required, including the identification of a root cause. Ensure appropriate organisations are informed within the required timescales. If necessary, co-operate with the police and HSE under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding for NHS trusts and take responsibility for leading the investigation. This may include exposure to accident scenes and restricted areas anywhere on the trusts sites.
13. Implement and co-ordinate actions required to meet the health and safety-related objectives stated within the Trusts risk management strategy.
14. Lead on, and ensure compliance with, the HSE / CQC / NHS Improvement or other external assurance agencies standards relating to health and safety. Devise and implement action plans to ensure compliance with these standards.
15. Champion the Trusts health and safety interests at internal and external committee meetings and other forums and chair H& S meetings as appropriate.
16. Adhere to the IOSH professional code of conduct.

1. Support the implementation of the trusts risk management strategy.
2. Participate in Trust-wide committees as required and appointed to.
3. Act as lead officer for the H& S Committee, which includes setting agendas, preparing reports, policy reviews and collating relevant information for discussion.

1. Provide managerial guidance and leadership to staff within the quality and standards team.
2. As required, support the senior management team in disciplinary matters involving the quality and standards team.
3. Participate in the Duty Manager and on-call rota for the hospital, which involves holding the bleep, addressing any issues that may affect the smooth running of the hospital, and acting as the first contact for queries from other hospitals, the public, patients and staff and to represent the trusts best interests at all times. This will include the authority to declare a major incident and lead the Hospital Control Team until arrival of the Executive Director on call.
4. Act as authorised signatory for stock and non-stock requisitions to a value of £5000 and participate in the procurement process for orders above £5000, including the preparation and presentation of business cases.
5. Undertake training relevant to the post in order to maintain a specialist knowledge base relating to health and safety.
6. Ensure own professional knowledge is regularly updated and keep abreast of recent developments to maintain CPD.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First degree or equivalent qualification
• Diploma in Health & Safety or equivalent qualification
• Member of Institute of Occupational Safety and Hygiene or equivalent professional body
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development

• Chartered membership of IOSH or equivalent professional body
• ECDL or equivalent IT qualification
• Risk Management qualification
• Management qualification
• Masters degree or equivalent qualification

Experience

• Extensive experience of working within health and safety
• Management experience
• Experience of working at a corporate level
• Experience of policy development and implementation
• Experience of incident investigation
• Problem solving ability
• Experience of working to tight deadlines
• Project and change management Ability to write concise, relevant reports

• Previous experience of working in a health and safety related role in the NHS
• Experience of working at a senior level in Health & Safety management
• Experience of undertaking a root cause analysis

Skills

• Delivery of health and safety risk management training
• Advanced keyboard skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to act and communicate confidently in complex, stressful situations involving staff and patients and/ or their relatives
• Able to influence, even within a complex and challenging environment
• Excellent presentation skills with ability to engage audiences
• Organisational ability
• Ability to see the 'bigger picture' and act at a corporate level
• Ability to manage a varied workload and prioritise tasks effectively to meet deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proven leadership skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Able to work as an effective team member
• Able to establish effective working relationships internally and externally

Essential

• Excellent knowledge of health and safety systems and processes and ability to translate legislative requirements into working practice.
• Good understanding of IT systems and applications.
• Familiarity with NHS external assessment processes

Desirable

• Awareness of general NHS systems and processes
• Knowledge of DATIX risk management applications

Other

Essential

• Conscientious and hardworking
• Willingness to undertake appropriate training opportunities
• Willingness to travel off-site to represent the Trust/team at local, regional and national meetings, conferences etc.
• Flexibility in emergency situations

Desirable

• Own transport

Employer details

Employer name
The Christie NHS FT
Address
Quality and Standards - E00025
Manchester
M20 4BX
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