Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- QF0C - 640
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 297-QEF-6808086
- Employer
- QE Facilities
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- QE Facilities, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Town
- Gateshead
- Salary
- £47,659
- Closing
- 16/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Health & Safety Advisor
QF0C - 640
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment or education references covering 3 years. If you have gaps you will be required to provide character references. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment or education references covering 3 years. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Job overview
As the Senior Group Health and Safety advisor- practitioner, you will be responsible for preventing/reducing accidents, injuries and health problems in the workplace and across the group. Your role will see you promote a positive health and safety culture throughout the group ensuring that employers and workers are adhering to current health and safety legislation by creating and implementing health and safety, audits, developing and presenting H&S training, implementing suitable and sufficient policies and advising on safety working practices and assessments of risk and the investigation of accidents and incidents as well as providing professional Health and Safety advise and support.
Main duties of the job
The work will focus on the delivery of H&S advice for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, covering a variety of areas both clinical and none clinical and all relevant workplace legislation applicable to the environment, developing and reviewing policies, participating and preparing assurance papers and stats for the group Health & Safety committee, delivering statutory training and H&S inspections to drive a safe working culture.
Working for our organisation
QE Facilities (QEF) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (GHNT), based in the North East of England.
We provide a range of non- clinical services to GHNT and other NHS organisations. Our services include estates, facilities services, procurement, medical engineering and devices, endoscopy decontamination and sterile services, transport, out-patient pharmacy, and prevention & management of violence & aggression training (PMVA).
In addition, we provide consultancy services, advising clients on all aspects of establishing a subsidiary company within an NHS body to the provision of VAT compliance advice.
QE Facilities work to their own Terms and Conditions, and these are not the same as Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Terms and Conditions. This is not an Agenda for Change Pay Rate.
We do not hold a sponsorship licence and are unable to offer employment under any sponsorship arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Creating topical Tool Box Talks
Undertaking a program of Health and Safety audits
investigating health-related complaints and cases of ill health or Injury
Report to relevant external authorities all accidents and incidents under RIDDOR
Support the program of risk assessments and site inspections
Ensuring that equipment is installed correctly and is being used safely
identifying potential hazards
Determining ways of reducing risks, accidents and incidents
Compiling statistics and writing reports
Running health and safety meetings and training courses
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- An ability to work to tight deadlines
- Customer relationship management and effective relationship building
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a similar role within a healthcare environment & multi-site organisation.
- Experience in dealing with large staff groups.
- Experience in dealing with HSE and other governing bodies.
- Line management experience
- 5 years in a similar role
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NEBOSH National Diploma ideally be working towards Graduate or Chartered status membership of IOSH (Grad IOSH/ CMIOSH)
- National Compliance and Risk Qualifications (NCRQ) level 6 Diploma in Applied Health and Safety.
- A relevant degree occupational safety and health
- A postgraduate diploma or Masters -MSc in Environment, Health and Safety
- Diploma in Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management
- Proficiency Certificate in P405 – Management of Asbestos in Buildings
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties 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
- Gavin Evans
- Job title
- Managing Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 445 2458
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