Healthcare Partners Ltd
Health And Safety Advisor
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Job Title: Health and Safety Advisor
Reporting to: Head of Health, Safety and Fire
HPL Salary Grade: 6
HPL Salary Grade range: £41,956 - £50,524
Contract: Permanent
Full-Time
Join Healthcare Partners - an innovative private company
Established in 2018 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Healthcare Partners are focused on attracting, retaining, developing and advancing our workforce. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, inclusion and diversity are key to the success of our company.
If you are looking to join a dynamic company with ambitious growth plans over the next ten years, look no further.
This is a rewarding and challenging role in our partnership, and you will have the opportunity to shape your career within an organisation where talent is recognised and where we will empower you to learn and develop. We aren’t about putting people into boxes – we want people to break the mould and the boundaries to fulfil their potential. Our team here at Healthcare Partners know that everything they do makes a difference to patients’ lives. This isn’t just a job – it’s a real career, a way of making a difference every single day. We are a true team of diverse, incredible people, all pulling together to fulfil our vision of enabling our clinicians to provide the ultimate care – using the latest innovations to achieve the best outcome for their patients.
If you meet the requirements for this role and are looking to join an organisation that partners with a Healthcare Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC, apply today. This could be the start of your new and rewarding career!
Our Mission
We listen to you and create a sustainable future together. We drive efficiencies and create bespoke fully managed healthcare solutions through collaborative partnerships.
Our experts continuously utilise the latest innovations integrating technology to enhance patient, experience and outcomes. Let’s make it happen.
Our Vision
Revolutionise patient care through innovation and technology.
Our Values
- Patient Centred Collaboration
- Empowering Innovation
- Working with Integrity
Our Employee Value Add – Healthcare Partners’ benefits
Healthcare Partners offers well-being resources as unique as our global workforce so employees can do their best work.
We recognise and appreciate your diverse needs and interests and do our best to support you at work and at home with:
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- Generous paid time off, including 27 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Paid sick leave
- 4 x Life Assurance
- Company contributed pension scheme
- Blue light Card – Discount card for NHS Employees
- Educational resources
- Access to wellness programs, gym memberships and mental health support.
- Maternity and Paternity leave
- Hybrid working according to customer need
- Study leave
- Free Car Parking at Healthcare Partners head office. The Trust site requires a paid permit
The benefits offered may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HPL and the stage of growth the HPL is facing at that point and time.
The Role
The post holder will provide specialist professional advice on all aspects of health, safety and fire safety throughout the Trust.
The department is responsible for supporting in the systematic identification, recording and evaluation of risks arising from non-compliance with statutory legislation relating to the management of Health & Safety within the organisation and to minimise the exposure to those risks.
Working autonomously, the post holder will support the Trust in complying with statutory legislation, Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs), NHS guidance and Trust policies by undertaking inspections, audits, investigations, fire risk assessments and delivering training.
Within the department this will include the delivery of an effective and efficient enabling service capable of demonstrating high levels of compliance with health, safety, fire and environmental legislation. You will support the Health and Safety Team in providing an effective, professional H&S service across the Trust, working in both clinical and nonclinical settings.
You will support the Head of Health and Safety and Fire in all matters associated with health and safety management issues across all Trust workplaces and will be the day to day first point of contact for H&S matters at the Royal Surrey Hospital Foundation Trust and will work at all other Trust sites as the need arises. You will devise and deliver H&S-related training interventions, including Health and Safety risk assessments, fire risk assessments DSE workstation assessment, stress risk assessments, noise, and vibration awareness, etc.
Interpret current and any new Health, Safety and Security legislation and provide guidance throughout the organisation in supporting compliance.
Provide relevant training to meet legislated needs, and where applicable to provide advice in the production, management and monitoring of a Health, Safety and Security learning needs.
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The post holder will promote a positive health and safety culture across clinical and non-clinical departments and support managers in reducing risk to patients, staff, visitors and contractors.
Job Duties
The department of Health and Safety comprises health and safety, manual handling and fire safety. The department aims to provide expert advice and guidance in identifying and minimising risk across the Trust through:
- The provision of health and safety policies and procedures to demonstrate the Trust’s governance systems and process
- An advisory service to managers and staff
- A variety of training modules for all levels of staff
- Supporting safety representatives and collaborative working to support managers in carrying out their health and safety responsibilities
- Advising where needed on non-clinical incident investigations
- Advising the Trust Divisions regarding compliance with health and safety legislation and guidance and leading the Trust to achieve high Health and Safety compliance standards
- Undertake Fire Risk Assessments.
- Review existing Fire Risk Assessments
The post holder will be one of the competent Health and Safety persons for the Trust and will act in an advisory and supportive capacity to managers on Health and Safety legislation, the identification of workplace hazards, advising on effective control measures and assisting with the monitoring and review of any Health and Safety actions and/or risk assessments. This role will support the Head of Health & Safety, Fire and the Head of Estates in the delivery of a Trust-Wide Health and Safety Advisory Service.
Competencies
Essential:
- Health and safety advisory experience
- Experience in delivering training programmes
- A good knowledge of health and safety legislation
- Experience of advising on health and safety matters
- Experience of undertaking risk assessments, incident reporting and audits
- Experience in data collation and analysis
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Competent user of IT (Microsoft Office)
Desirable:
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Fire risk assessments and Fire safety management
- Policy development
Qualifications
- Education to degree level or equivalent experience plus additional specialist Health and Safety qualification/training e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate
- Fire Risk Assessment qualification
- Internal Auditor qualification
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