Band 7 - Health and Safety Advisor, Environment

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; St Albans; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in St Albans seeks a Band 7 Health and Safety Advisor. This role entails providing expert advice and support for health and safety compliance across multiple sites. Responsibilities include conducting audits, developing training plans, and promoting a positive safety culture. The ideal candidate will hold a NEBOSH General Certificate and have experience in similar roles within NHS or healthcare settings. Flexible working options are available, and the Trust values staff wellbeing and innovation.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Continuous professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma (or working towards) is preferred.
• Experience in conducting incident investigations including RCA.
• NHS experience is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide impartial H&S advice to all staff levels.
• Conduct audits and risk assessments.
• Analyze data to prioritize safety actions.

Skills

Strong understanding of UK H&S legislation

Incident reporting and investigation

Safety risk management

Training delivery

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH membership

Evidence of Continued Professional Development in Health & Safety

Job description

Band 7 - Health and Safety Advisor, Environment

The closing date is 19 January 2026

This role operates across multiple sites, and provides concise, timely and impartial advice, guidance and support to managers and staff to ensure the effectiveness of the Trusts' arrangements for promoting safe environments and work activities.

As the Trusts' competent person in health and safety, the post holder will act as an expert resource in providing the knowledge and skills to assist in the generation of a positive health and safety culture throughout the Trust, continuously working towards the implementation of external requirements under HSE and Care Quality Commission outcomes.

37.5 hours per week, with flexible working options available for discussion.

Main duties of the job

• Providing competent and impartial H&S advice to managers and staff of all levels.
• Work closely with the Estates Team, Capital Projects, and Management Group and Senior Managers, leading on key H&S issues to influence and deliver short-, medium-, and long-term implementation plans specifically for health and safety management.
• Assisting the Fire, Health & Safety Manager in representing the Trust at health and safety meetings attending regular strategic meetings and training updates to maintain compliance with all statutory and legal requirements.
• Analysing data, situations or problems with ambiguities and uncertainties to produce a way forward that will maximise benefit to the trust and the population it serves. This will require interpretation, and comparison of a range of options and production of strategic objectives and strategic business plans. It will also include providing professional and technical advice where expert opinion differs.

About us

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us. We are building on the success of our award‑winning virtual hospital and re‑imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare. Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience. Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others. We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact [e-mail] If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Job responsibilities

• Emergency response to H&S incidents.
• Liaise with staff & management to identify and assess H&S risks.
• Ownership for H&S policies, procedures, training, audits.
• Ensure inspections against current strategy, policies and procedures are in place.
• Utilise data to provide assurance that all depts/areas are compliant, analyze results, and prioritize remedial actions, preparing action plans to mitigate risk.
• Develop plans to address identified health and safety training requirements of staff, and contractors.
• Reports for the Trust leadership as required.
• Assist with developing long‑term strategic plans for H&S in line with the Trusts corporate objectives.
• Understand the control of legionella and the management of asbestos within the Trust, working closely with the Estate Manager.
• Ensure all RIDDORs are actioned in line with HSE protocol in a timely manner in accordance with Trust protocols and that all events covered by the regulations are escalated in accordance with trust policies.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent).
• IOSH membership
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) in Health & Safety.
• NEBOSH Diploma (or working towards).
• Grad IOSH.
• NEBOSH Fire Safety or equivalent.
• CDM 2015 knowledge/qualification.

Knowledge

• Strong understanding of UK H&S legislation (HASAWA, MHSAWR, COSHH, RIDDOR, PUWER).
• Understanding of incident reporting and investigation processes, including RIDDOR.
• Understanding the hierarchy of control.
• Understanding of construction safety, contractor management and RAMS.
• Understanding of safety risk management and governance frameworks within large or complex organisations.
• Knowledge of HTMs and HBNs relevant to healthcare environments.
• Awareness of asbestos risks and organisational responsibilities under the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012.

Experience

• Proven experience in a similar Health & Safety role.
• Experience conducting incident and accident investigations (including RCA/root cause analysis).
• Experience conducting audits.
• Experience in completing risk assessments.
• NHS or healthcare experience.
• Experience leading serious incident investigations, including RIDDOR-reportable cases.
• Experience reviewing contractor RAMS for Estates/Capital Projects.
• Experience in presenting/delivering training.

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.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust