Job summary
Employer heading
Health & Safety Manager
Band 8a
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.
Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
Job overview
Health & Safety Manager
Division: Corporate
Care Group: Nursing
Band: 8a
Salary: £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
Interview Date: Monday 12th August 2024
We are recruiting for a Health & Safety Manager who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Director of Integrated Governance, Quality and Patient Safety, this post forms part of the Integrated Governance and Quality Senior Leadership Team and supports the delivery of the Trust’s Quality Strategy and vision through the delivery of effective Health & Safety Systems and Processes to ensure the Trust is compliant with its regulatory duties such as GDPR.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Working for our organisation
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be the expert in the field of Health & Safety acting as the designated competent person to;
Promote a proactive, positive, evidenced-based and Trust wide approach to gathering and acting upon health and safety information and ensuring effective training is in place.
Facilitate a culture that improves health and safety through leading and managing all aspects of the Trust’s procedures, including manual handling and risk assessment processes in line with current Government Legislation, Regulations, Policy Guidance and good practice.
Ensure the timely and effective investigation of health and safety incidents, ensuring that regulatory duties are completed.
Inform and advise the Chief Executive, Trust Board, Governors and partners on all aspects relating to health & safety, including timeliness and responsiveness of incident reporting and management and recommended action for practice development.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional knowledge acquired through a degree or equivalent, plus specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate courses or specialist courses
- NEBOSH Diploma or NCRQ Diploma
- Chartered Health and Safety Practitioner such as CMIOSH
Desirable criteria
- Previous Experience within the NHS is desirable
Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of H&S and Fire legislation and regulation, eg. EEC ‘six pack’, HASAW Act, CQC Standards and NHS Resolution requirements
- Knowledge of risk management
- Experience of reporting against Performance indicators and health & Safety metrics
- Line Management experience
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the healthcare environment in both acute and community settings
- Knowledge of the principles of auditing and of developing audit proposals
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Furlong
- Job title
- Head of Quality & Safety
- Email address
- [email protected]
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