Health and Safety Cluster Advisor

Circle Health Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies including pay

Non-contributory life insurance

Staff engagement hub

Wellbeing resources

Employee recognition programmes

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Circle Health Group in Nottingham is seeking a Health & Safety professional for a permanent, full-time role at Thornbury Hospital. You will advise Senior Management Teams across a cluster of sites on compliance with health and safety obligations and support implementation.

You will engage with regulators and work with HSCL to drive improvements, risk assessments and audits, with a salary up to £40,000 per year dependent on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Healthcare exposure with Health & Safety experience or substantial H&S experience
• IOSH registration or willingness to apply
• Fire safety skills
• Competency as a Risk Assessor
• Contractor safety management skills
• Experience undertaking audits

Responsibilities

• Advise SMTs on compliance with legislation, guidance and policies
• Assist and support implementation of obligations across sites
• Demonstrate compliance with health and safety standards to regulators
• Collaborate with HSCL to improve safety performance across cluster sites
• Coordinate H&S attendance across sites with HSCL
• Contribute to corporate projects and training initiatives

Skills

Health & Safety

Risk Assessment

Contractor Safety Mgmt

Audits

Fire Safety

IOSH Registration

Education

Level 3 qualification (desirable)

Job description

Thornbury Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Up to £40,000.00 per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

Duties of this role include:

You give clear advice to Senior Management Teams (SMTs) in your cluster of sites, on compliance with obligations under applicable legislation, guidance and policies and actively assist and support with its implementation.

You can help demonstrate an appropriate level of compliance with relevant health and safety standards to CHG’s regulators, i.e., the CQC, HIS, HIW, HSE, EA, local government agents and other stakeholders as required.

You effectively collaborate and communicate with the HSCL on meeting objectives to improve health and safety performance, consistency and compliance across your shared cluster sites.

You cooperate and coordinate in achieving the designated H&S time allocation (attendance) for each site in your cluster with the HSCL.

You assist in identifying and sharing lessons learned following incidents in your cluster of sites

You contribute where required to corporate projects and initiatives e.g. CHG policies and procedural development, research, training etc.

You escape intolerable H&S risks to the Operational Manager/Director and make practicable recommendations for improvement

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

Candidates should have either healthcare experience with some Health & Safety exposure, or more substantial experience in a Health & Safety role

A Level 3 qualification is desirable; however, candidates who are currently working towards this qualification will also be considered

H&S professional registration (IOSH) or willingness to apply for professional registration.

Fire safety skills.

Competency as a Risk Assessor.

Contractor safety management skills.

Experience undertaking audits.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre‑existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non‑contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work stylesand more.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.