Asbestos Compliance Officer

Temple B'nai Abraham; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is seeking an Asbestos Compliance Officer at Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil. This role involves ensuring compliance with asbestos regulations, managing contractors, and performing inspections to uphold safety standards. Candidates should have a master's degree or equivalent, alongside specific industry qualifications.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as an asbestos analyst.
• Educated to Master's Degree level or possess equivalent knowledge.
• High understanding of asbestos legislation and compliance issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee asbestos contractors ensuring compliance with safety standards.
• Prepare detailed specifications for asbestos removal tenders.
• Perform regular inspections and maintain the asbestos register.

Skills

Asbestos compliance

Health and Safety legislation

Asbestos analysis

Construction safety procedures

Database management

Education

Master's Degree or equivalent

P402 qualification from BIOH

P405 qualification from BIOH

Job description

Employer heading

Band 7

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Waless capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons. Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

Job Overview

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is seeking a dedicated and experienced Asbestos Compliance Officer to join our team, based at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring asbestos compliance within the Capital and Estates Directorate.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Head of Assets, Governance, and Technical Services, the post holder will be responsible for all aspects of asbestos compliance. Overseeing asbestos contractors to ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards. Management of asbestos surveys to identify and assess asbestos-containing materials.

Preparing detailed specifications for tender/quotation processes related to asbestos removal. Reviewing and preparing comprehensive asbestos risk assessments and method statements. Performing regular asbestos inspections, managing and maintaining the asbestos register, assisting with other Capital and Estates compliance matters as needed and managing the provision of asbestos awareness training to staff and contractors.

Qualifications And Skills

Significant experience as an asbestos analyst.

Educated to Master's Degree level or possess equivalent knowledge and experience in relation to asbestos and asbestos analysis.

P402 surveying, P406 supervisory.

Possess a high level of understanding of asbestos legislation, and compliance issues relating to asbestos.

Good understanding of asbestos policy and safety procedures.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We Live By Our Core Values

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team
  
  

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications And Knowledge

Essential criteria

• British Institute of Occupational Hygiene (BIOH) Qualification P402, P405
• Qualifications, knowledge of asbestos legislation and health and safety law.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• BIOH Qualifications P406, P407
• BIOH Certificate of competence in asbestos
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven experience of developing written asbestos plans and safety procedures
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of asbestos management or analyst within healthcare premises
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Computer literate (management of asbestos database)
  
  

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or , unless you have p Skilled Worker visaermission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting . If you are eligible for the HealthWork in the UKand Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.