Band 6 Health and Safety Advisor

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Romford is seeking a Band 6 Health and Safety Advisor to ensure compliance with UK legislation and provide advisory support across Trust services. The ideal candidate will have a NEBOSH Certificate, experience in a multi-disciplinary environment, and the ability to conduct risk assessments. This role offers a salary between £44,485 and £52,521 annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum NEBOSH Certificate and studying for a Diploma preferred.
• Experience working in a large multi-disciplinary organization, preferably in NHS.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the health and safety policy.
• Administer health and safety audits and training programmes.
• Assist with risk assessments and provide technical support.
• Develop and maintain risk assessments.

Skills

In-depth knowledge of current health and safety legislation

Ability to conduct Root Cause Analysis investigations

Experience with measuring devices monitoring equipment

Keyboard skills in Microsoft Office packages

Education

Degree level education or equivalent relevant experience

Formal recognised qualification in Occupational Health and Safety

Membership of an appropriate professional body (e.g. IOSH, IEHF)

Job description

Overview

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting for a Band 6 Health and Safety Advisor to work as part of the Corporate Health and Safety Team. The role is based in Corporate Services and involves helping the Health and Safety Team ensure compliance with UK legislation and relevant standards. The post provides advisory and support services to all Groups and Corporate Functions to help them comply with Trust policies and procedures and achieve the objectives in the Trust Health and Safety plan.

The closing date is 16 October 2025

Candidates must have a minimum NEBOSH Certificate, be undertaking or interested in studying for a Diploma, and have experience of working in a large multi-disciplinary organisation. Experience in the NHS is advantageous. All new staff appointed to posts at the Trust are subject to a probationary period. For further details or to arrange an informal meeting please contact: Dipak Chauhan, Head of Health and Safety, 07961714419 or by email [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

• Support the delivery of the health and safety policy in a sensible, practical and proportionate way.
• Assist with administering the health and safety audits, inspection and training programme.
• Support the risk and safety assessments process and provide support to areas requiring specialist technical assistance.
• Assist with ensuring that the reporting systems and data for H&S events in the Trust are efficiently and meticulously maintained.
• Administer and support the development and delivery of H&S training within the Trust to ensure the Trust is protected from risk.
• Support and maintain the Trust intranet resources for the health and safety department. Develop communication and engagement programmes to improve the Trust\'s health and safety culture.
• Ensure that reportable incidents are promptly reported and filed to assist with investigations, claims and learning.
• Educate Groups and Corporate Functions in reporting and monitoring safety hazards.
• Ensure regular inspections and audits of public areas to check that safety hazards have been identified, their presence reported and the required action taken.
• Support delivery of a comprehensive risk management system that is easy and efficient to use.
• Develop and maintain generic risk assessments as well as other specific risk assessments as required.
• Assist Health and Safety team in writing and updating relevant policies and procedures.

About us

We\'re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we\'re proud of and our patients are happy with. We\'re no longer in special measures; we\'ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we\'ve been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen\'s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We\'re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen\'s and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women\'s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George\'s Health and Wellbeing Hub.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We\'re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We\'re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Awosika Paul, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5989. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree level education or equivalent relevant experience.
• Formal recognised qualification in Occupational Health and Safety or Ergonomics and Human Factors at least minimum Nebosh Certificate/ NVQ.
• Professional Training Qualification.
• Membership of an appropriate professional body e.g. IOSH, IEHF.

EXPERIENCE/ KNOWLEDGE

• In-depth knowledge of current health and safety legislation with the ability to translate into training programmes and advice regarding good workplace practice.
• Ability to conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations.

SKILLS/ ABILITIES

• Experience of using measuring devices monitoring equipment.
• Keyboard skills in Microsoft office packages such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are required with the necessary accuracy and speed to enable the post holder to compile reports, or minutes of meetings and produce accident data reports.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

£44,485 to £52,521 a year