Health and Safety Manager

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

About
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is the operational name of Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board. The Health Board was established on the 1st October 2009 and covers the areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and South Powys.
As an Employer, we are adaptable, agile and flexible and can offer variations to working practices in line with our Agile Hybrid Framework and Home Working Policy. The Health Board employs over 13,000 staff, two thirds of whom are involved in direct patient care. There are more than 250 consultants in a total of over 1000 hospital and general practice doctors, 6,000 nurses, midwives, allied professionals and community workers. The Health Board is led by the Chairman, non-executive directors, the Chief Executive and other executive directors. The Board is supported by the Senior Management Team.

Contact
Address: Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital, Llanfrechfa, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, NP44 8YN
Contact Number: 02921 500200

Vacancy Status: Ref:040-AC135-0425 Vacancy ID:7119359
Accepting Applications Until:

Key Details
Location: St Cadocs Hospital, Lodge Road, Caerleon, NP18 3XQ
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time)
Salary: £46,840 - £53,602 per annum
Grade: (Band 7)
Main area: Health and Safety

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen with the Corporate Health and Safety Department at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. We are seeking an experienced professional to join the department as the Health and Safety Manager to work closely with internal/external stakeholders promoting health and safety across the organisation. The post holder will be required to manage all aspects of health and safety delivery within the Health Board to legislative, regulatory and agreed organisational quality standards. The Health and Safety Manager is required to support with the monitoring of the health and safety management system and be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of policy and reporting of any non-compliance.

The post holder will be required to ensure all aspects of health and safety risk assessments are undertaken and any identified risks operationally managed. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be self-motivated, but able to work collaboratively within the department. The post holder should have a passion for health and safety, a can-do attitude, a team-focused outlook and have the ability to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Qualifications And/or Knowledge
Essential criteria

• Relevant Degree, i.e. Management, Clinical Governance (or willing to study for)
• Diploma level health and safety qualification or equivalent in risk management
• Professional registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Teaching qualification or relevant experience
• Management qualification/experience

• Post Graduate Degree, MA/MSc., in relevant field
• Further teaching qualifications, Cert.Ed. / PGCE / FETC equivalent

• Sufficient relevant experience within the Health & Safety field
• Experience of managing people
• Evidence of preparing papers for committees
• Evidence of managing change projects

• Experience of working in the NHS

• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to communicate to all levels of staff across the organisation
• Ability to think strategically
• Ability to deal with conflict and difficult emotional situations
• Excellent networking and organisational awareness
• Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures
• Demonstrate legislative knowledge across the topic areas
• Ability to critically analyse and problem solve

• I.T. literate
• Use of database applications including DATIX

• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to derive and implement change
• Ability to motivate others
• Demonstrate positive attitude and act as a role model
• Ability to manage people effectively
• Motivated and energetic
• Ability to set priorities and work under pressure

• The ability to travel between sites in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the post

• Welsh Speaker

Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Scott Taylor
Job title: Head of Health, Safety & Fire
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07799 641517