Job summary
- Main area
- Health and Safety
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 425-24-6393832
- Employer
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sheffield Children's Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Health and Safety Advisor
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
The post holder will provide of expert advice, guidance, support, coaching, and training, including the monitoring and reporting on all aspects of health and safety within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
- Provide expert, advice and support on health & safety issues.
- Attend, Trust premises including off site properties to advise and provide support on the day to day health and safety.
- Assist in the planning, implementing and evaluating a robust health and safety programme.
- Assist, support and advise managers within the Trust to fulfil their responsibilities around proactive risk assessments.
- Support the development and operational undertaking of a rolling programme of health and safety audit and inspection programmes.
- Participate in working groups, committees and project teams where there is a requirement for health and safety.
- Review any reported incidents relating to health and safety , instigate and advise on follow-up investigations as required.
- Work Collaboratively with other departments on health and safety issues.
- Assist and support in ensuring the required policies and
procedures are in place and capable of providing robust evidence and continuing improvement. - Provide information and data for the Health and Safety Committees.
- Assist and support in the development and implementation and delivery health and safety training programme for Colleagues of all levels within the Trust.
- Assist and support the health and safety Manager in their role as the Medical Devices Safety Officer (MDSO).
Working for our organisation
At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
1. Outstanding Patient Care
2. Brilliant Place to work
3. Leaders in Children’s Health
We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As detailed within the posts job description.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: [email protected]
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at [email protected]
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care
Person specification
Application and Interview
Essential criteria
- Nebosh General Certificate or equivalent Degree or equivalent level of experience or education Maths and English GCSE or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Nebosh Fire, Nebosh Construction, Level 3 Teaching qualification
Application and Interview
Essential criteria
- Recent experience working in a professional health and safety role, providing advice and support at all levels across the organisation, including conducting audits and analysing data and presenting statistical data. Recent experience in carrying out the administration of an organisations health and safety management system. Recent experience of delivering training to all levels of Colleagues including manager
Application and Interview
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of health and safety risk management frameworks, legislation and policies Ability to draft, review and interpret reports, procedures and policies. Knowledge of RIDDOR, reporting procedures and protocols. Demonstrates knowledge of principles of confidentiality, Data Protection and Freedom of Information knowledge of the role of regulators eg Localised Inspectorate (EHO and Fire Safety Inspectors) and the Health and Safety Executive Knowledge of Data risk management system (Datix) Demonstrates knowledge of the role of regulators eg NHS Improvement, Care Quality Commission, CCG , Good written and oral communication skills in addition to excellent presentation skills. Ability to produce and deliver effective presentations and teaching packages. Ability to define, retrieve and correlate data. Excellent negotiation skills with an ability to work constructively with professional and managerial Colleagues Ability to assimilate, analyse and present complex/ sensitive or contentious data to different audiences IT literate (intermediate level) including office, excel, word and PowerPoint.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Data risk management system (Datix) Demonstrates knowledge of the role of regulators eg NHS Improvement, Care Quality Commission, CCG
Application and Interview
Essential criteria
- Good motivational and interpersonal skills Can work to deadlines whilst maintaining a high standard. Good time, project and change management ability Ability to relate to all levels of Colleagues Ability to work independently but also work as part of a team Can organise and prioritise work using own initiative Ability to influence and negotiate with others. Ability to concentrate for lengthy periods of time to complete work Methodical and systematic approach to work involving close attention to detail.
Application and Interview
Essential criteria
- Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Jones
- Job title
- Health & Safety Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07876812042
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