Health and Safety Adviser (Band 6) - Health and Safety Practitioner - Manchester University NHS[...]

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust for a Health and Safety Adviser. You will enhance health and safety standards across various sites, providing expert advice and ensuring compliance with statutory duties. The ideal candidate will hold a NEBOSH Diploma and possess in-depth knowledge of health and safety legislation, contributing to a culture of safety within a leading NHS Trust.

Qualifications

• Graduate/Chartered member of IOSH with treatment towards Chartered Status.
• Valid driving license and own vehicle.
• In-depth knowledge of health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate improvements in Health and Safety across the organization.
• Provide competent health and safety advice based on legislation.
• Work to promote a positive health and safety culture.

Skills

Health and Safety Advisory

Legislation Knowledge

Communication

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

IOSH Charter Membership

Training Qualification

Job description

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Site Wythenshawe Hospital and Trafford General Hospital Town Manchester Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 24/06/2025 23:59

Job overview

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and most diverse Trusts in the country, employing over 28,000 staff across a variety of different hospital and community sites. The Trust operates a range of specialist, tertiary and community services, and is at the forefront of research and teaching.

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a Health and Safety Adviser within the Trust’s Health and Safety Team. The successful applicant will work within the Health and Safety Team and broader Risk Management Team to support managers at all levels and across all areas of the organisation in improving health and safety standards.

As a qualified health and safety practitioner, you will be a Graduate or Chartered member of IOSH, you will have an in-depth working knowledge of current health and safety issues and the underpinning legislation to enable you to provide competent advice.

The role will be predominantly based at Wythenshawe Hospital and Trafford General Hospital travel to with other sites, including Oxford Road Campus. There is a need to travel between sites and access to your own transport is essential.

For further information or an informal chat about the role please contact Brett Thompson – Group Head of Health and Safety on 0161 276 4208.

Main duties of the job

To work within the Group Health and Safety Team to facilitate improvements in the Health and Safety performance at Corporate level and across all Hospitals, Managed Clinical Services and Local Care Organisations.
To work with the Group Head of Health and Safety and Senior Health and Safety Advisers to develop, implement and manage the systems and processes for effective health and safety management across the
Group, and to provide guidance and support to all Hospitals and Managed Clinical Services.
To deputise for the Senior Health and Safety Advisers; provide competent health and safety advice to the Trust.
To work across all Hospitals and Managed Clinical Services within the Group to assist the organisation in achieving compliance with its statutory duties under health and safety law and associated legislation.
To work proactively across the Group to promote a positive health and safety culture and embed the wider principles risk management.
Work will be guided by professional interpretation of health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and other formal occupational standards and statutes. Work towards compliance and continuous
improvement using professional judgement to determine how this can be best achieved.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent (e.g. IOSH accredited degree)
• Graduate/Tech membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and working towards Chartered Status
• Valid, clean driving license and access to a vehicle
• Working towards Chartered Membership of IOSH
• Recognised Training / Teaching Qualification

Experience

• Experience in a health and safety advisory role
• In-depth specialist knowledge of current health and safety practice, issues and legislation in a healthcare environment
• Previous experience of health and safety issues within in the NHS or healthcare environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.