Health and Safety Adviser | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester seeks a Health and Safety Adviser to join their Health and Safety Team. The successful candidate will provide health and safety advice, facilitate improvements in safety standards, and support managers across multiple sites. Applicants should be members of IOSH and have knowledge of health and safety legislation. The role requires travel between hospital sites and access to personal transport.

Qualifications

• Graduate or Chartered member of IOSH with up-to-date health and safety legislative knowledge.
• Proven ability to support managers at all levels.
• Willingness to travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate improvements in Health and Safety performance.
• Develop, implement and manage health and safety systems.
• Provide health and safety advice to Trust management.

Skills

In-depth knowledge of current health and safety issues

Ability to provide competent health and safety advice

Experience working across multiple sites

Education

Graduate or Chartered member of IOSH

Job description

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 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, and 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 with travel to 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.

We encourage applications from all who meet the essential criteria and welcome interest from previous applicants.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Group Health and Safety Team to facilitate improvements in Health and Safety performance at Corporate level and across all Hospitals, Managed Clinical Services and Local Care Organisations.
• 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.
• Deputise for the Senior Health and Safety Advisers; provide competent health and safety advice to the Trust.
• 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.
• Work proactively across the Group to promote a positive health and safety culture and embed the wider principles of 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.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Graduate or Chartered member of IOSH with in-depth knowledge of current health and safety issues and underpinning legislation.
• Proven ability to provide competent health and safety advice and to support managers at all levels.
• Experience of working across multiple sites within a large organisation and willingness to travel between sites (own transport essential).

About MFT and Our Environment

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and a scale that supports extensive opportunities. We are creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services each year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, creating opportunities on a scale that is extraordinary.

We have created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and to drive research and innovation through Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022.

We are a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, with a robust infrastructure to support high-quality research programmes. We are also embarking on our Green Plan to continue making healthcare more sustainable.

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

How to Apply and Additional Information

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, please view the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the “Supporting Documents” heading. You’ll also need to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification to be informed before applying. It provides details about the Trust, our benefits and how we care for you as you care for others.

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 represent 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. 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!

This advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025