Health and Safety Manager

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Health and Safety Manager

Band 7 £46,244 - £53,789 per annum

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,279 (pro rata)

37 hours per week

Permanent post

Consideration will be given to part time working and hybrid working

Are you an experienced health and safety professional looking for an opportunity to make a positive impact for patients and staff? Do you want to work with a team who care for people every day in a constantly changing environment? Are you able to work in partnership with colleagues in promoting a health and safety culture? If so, NHS Western Isles has a rare opportunity to lead a Health & Safety Team in the Western Isles.

You will be a key advisor to management and staff, primarily responsible for monitoring, maintaining and continually reviewing NHS Western Isles Health & Safety systems by championing a safety culture throughout the organisation. This will include guidance in specific hazard areas of Health, Safety and Fire risk, for example, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, Asbestos Management, confined spaces, working at height, lifting equipment, managing contractors, violence and aggression, ligature risks and falls.

Key duties will be:

• Line managing the Health and Safety trainers in providing support, advice, facilitating education and training to clinical teams and other services on all aspects of patient, staff, contractors and visitor safety.
• Developing, maintaining and enhancing a pro-active and positive health and safety culture which effectively contributes to the NHS WI Healthcare Governance roles, responsibilities and plans.
• Developing and gaining approval for the implementation (and thereafter monitoring and reviewing) of Health and Fire Safety policies, standards, procedures, strategies and guidelines.
• Compliance with all statutory requirements in relation to safe working practices and safe operations of plant, equipment and services.
• The provision of Fire Risk Assessments for all NHS WI premises.
• Ensuring that reports and results are recorded centrally and locally and ensure the development and maintenance of the Fire Risk Assessments.
• Managing the delivery of flexible statutory Health and Safety and Fire Training.
• Reporting to the Health & Safety Committee and Staff Governance Committee.

For further information regarding this post please contact Diane Macdonald, Director of HR and Workforce Development – diane.macdonald6@nhs.scot.

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

Closing Date: 23rd September 2024

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.