St Andrew's Healthcare
Safety and Emergency Planning Officer
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Safety and Emergency Planning Officer
Health and Safety Professional – Complex Mental Health Charity
Are you looking for a more meaningful opportunity to add real value as a Health and Safety professional?
Salary & Benefits
- £30,595–£37,980 (dependent on experience)
- Excellent benefits, including:
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Sickness policy on par with the NHS
- Access to Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts
- 27 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing to 33 days after 10 years)
- Life cover
- Electric vehicle lease scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Healthcare cash plan
- Free parking
- Paid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks
Location & Working Hours
- Primary hub: North Benfleet, Essex
- Alternative base: Birmingham, West Midlands
- Full-time: 37.5 hours per week
About St Andrew’s Charity
St Andrew’s is a specialist charity focused on supporting individuals with complex mental health needs. Through inpatient, outpatient, and outpatient care, we deliver life-transforming support for adults.
With a history spanning nearly two centuries, St Andrew’s is undergoing significant structural and operational expansion to enhance its impact across Northampton, Birmingham, and Essex.
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The Role: Health and Safety & Emergency Planning Team Lead
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in maintaining, updating, and auditing emergency planning policies and procedures across our hospitals in Essex and Birmingham.
Key Responsibilities
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Policy & Compliance:
- Oversee and ensure compliance with:
- Relevant legislation
- NHS England (NHSE) guidance
- National Occupational Standards
- Health and safety standards, codes of practice
- Charity policies and regulations
- Implement and monitor best practices across emergency planning
- Oversee and ensure compliance with:
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Business Continuity & Risk Management:
- Collaborate with operations teams to develop and execute business continuity systems and plans
- Conduct business impact analyses
- Develop, assess, and test business continuity and emergency response strategies
- Identify and mitigate resilience risks to critical business operations
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Stakeholder Support & Training:
- Provide mandatory and optional training to staff on:
- Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR)
- Business continuity
- Relevant health & safety protocols
- Work closely with the Health & Safety Manager and Hospital Directors
- Provide mandatory and optional training to staff on:
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Requirements & Qualities
Expertise & Experience
You will bring:
- Strong knowledge of operational processes and procedures in environments such as:
- Clinical services
- Health and safety
- Facilities and estates
- Project management experience desirable
- Understanding and knowledge of:
- Risk, control frameworks
- Resilience methodologies
Key Competencies
- Team player — able to foster a can-do attitude through inclusive, open, and participative behaviour
- Problem solver — seeks innovative, customer-centric, and colleague-focused solutions
- Proactive communication skills — ensures clarity and engagement across all levels of the organisation
Interested?
Apply to become part of a supportive organisation dedicated to complex mental health care. Your expertise will directly contribute to ensuring our services remain safe, resilient, and of the highest standard.
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