Health and Safety Manager

St Andrew's Healthcare; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Sickness policy

Blue Light Card

Health service discounts

30 days annual leave

Life cover

Electric car lease

Cycle to work

Healthcare cash plan

Free parking

Paid DBS

Vocational qualifications

On-site cafes

Job summary

St Andrew’s Healthcare is seeking an experienced Health and Safety professional to provide expert guidance across the charity, reporting to the Director responsible for Health and Safety and EPRR and representing Health and Safety on governance committees.

You will lead strategy, develop and monitor Safety practices, and collaborate with operational teams across the charity to embed a positive safety culture and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Health & Safety in healthcare settings.
• Proven track record of compliance with Health & Safety legislation.
• Ability to influence and communicate at senior levels.
• Experience developing and delivering Health & Safety training.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and governance for Health & Safety across the charity.
• Provide expert advice to staff and senior leadership.
• Coordinate risk assessments and site inspections.
• Develop and deliver Health & Safety training materials.
• Investigate incidents and drive actions for continuous improvement.

Skills

Health & Safety leadership

Healthcare context

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessment

Education

IOSH member

Job description

Can you provide Charity-wide leadership, expertise and oversight within Health and Safety?

Location: Flexible

There will be a requirement to visit our site in Northampton, our inpatient hospitals in Birmingham and Essex, and to support our Outpatient and Adult Care Services in various sites across England.

Salary: £45,750 - £54,000

Our Charity

St Andrew’s is a charity specialising in complex mental health. Its mission is to help people with complex mental health needs transform their lives.

With its history dating back nearly two centuries, St Andrew’s today is undergoing significant change to deliver on its mission for years to come.

St Andrew’s has hospitals in Birmingham and Essex, with its base in Northampton. It delivers inpatient and outpatient services, as well as dedicated care services for adults.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health and Safety professional to join us. Reporting to the Director responsible for Health and Safety and EPRR, you will provide competent advice and guidance on all related and represent Health and Safety on charity management and governance committees.

You will work closely with operational teams across the Charity. You will play a leading role in delivering the strategy and developing, implementing and monitoring the effectiveness of Health and Safety practices.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include, but are not limited to

• Developing and embedding a positive Health and Safety culture at all levels across the organisation, raising awareness of Health and Safety.
• Operating as the Health and Safety subject matter expert, advising employees how to minimise or avoid risks and hazards. This will include regularly providing advice and guidance to employees and senior managers where appropriate.
• Managing the co-ordination of risk assessments and, where necessary, completing the risk assessment process and associated documentation. This will require undertaking site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented.
• Developing and facilitating Health and Safety training materials to enhance and improve employee awareness of Health and Safety standards. This includes but is not limited to, Health and Safety awareness courses, risk assessments and fire marshal training.
• Investigating Health and Safety incidents and near misses, and work with relevant service representatives to implement actions from the learning. This also includes undertaking regular reviews to ensure best practice is being implemented in all areas, using auditing tools and other methods as required.

And a Little More About You

You will have an in depth understanding of Health and Safety protocol, ideally within a healthcare context and be able to demonstrate a proven track record of demonstrating compliance against Health and Safety legislative and statutory requirements.

We are looking for someone to make a difference, using their knowledge, experience and skill set to develop a positive Health and Safety culture across the organisation. You will possess the ability to motivate and engage colleagues across the organisation.

You will be a member of IOSH and have experience leading a team of Health and Safety professionals as well as presenting and influencing at a senior level.

Reward

We offer an excellent benefits package including Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications. On-site facilities such as cafes.