Health and Safety Officer - E&F

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare organization in Manchester is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Officer. This role involves supporting the Health and Safety Manager, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation within Estates & Facilities services. Candidates should have proven experience in health and safety, ideally in a healthcare setting, and need excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. This permanent, full-time position offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience of Health & Safety within Estates & Facilities services.
• Ideally experience within a healthcare setting.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing systems and processes for E&F.
• Analyze varied data to inform decisions on quality and governance.
• Ensure lessons learned are cascaded across all areas.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Influencing skills

Job description

Overview

Job summary: An exciting opportunity within Estates & Facilities (E&F) at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust to join the Health & Safety (H&S) Team at WTWA. We are looking to appoint a H&S Officer to support the Health and Safety Manager (E&F) to ensure that the H&S agenda across E&F services at WTWA is provided in a safe and compliant fashion and appropriately managed in accordance with current legislation, guidance and MFT policies and procedures.

You will provide support on the implementation of the E&F strategy in line with relevant health and safety legislation and Department of Health strategy and guidance. You will work to ensure that all Statutory and Mandatory requirements for E&F Services provided by In-house teams, PFI partners and other FM Service providers are satisfied, and all known risks recorded on registers and appropriately managed, working as part of the wider Estates and Facilities, Compliance, Risk and Governance Team. You will liaise and work closely with E&F Teams to ensure that development schemes, backlog maintenance and lifecycle replacement are carried safely. Successful candidates will have experience of H&S within E&F services and ideally experience within a healthcare setting. Excellent communication and organisational skills are required, along with proven problem-solving and influencing skills. Successful candidates will further be able to meet deadlines, work independently and as a member of a team, and demonstrate flexibility.

Main duties of the job

• Assist in developing and implementing systems and processes for E&F in line with NHS statutory and regulatory procedures, Health & Safety Legislation, Trust-wide protocols, legal and quality agendas.
• Assist in developing short term and long term plans and actions for E&F to deliver quality solutions and new operational practices improving safe delivery of services.
• Receiving, interpreting and analysing varied data (including incidents and serious incidents, complaints, local inspections, risks and other sources) to increase understanding of quality, governance and learning across E&F, and in turn, inform decision making within the department.
• Supporting and coordinating E&F incident action plans.
• Ensuring lessons are learned, actioned and appropriately cascaded across all areas of their work, and to benchmark improvements across the Trust and against other organisations to demonstrate continuous improvements.
• This list is not exhaustive. Full details are given in the Job Description.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a scale that supports a collaborative approach to health and social care. We champion transformation and a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, and operational effectiveness. We are embarking on a Green Plan to promote sustainability and are committed to equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusion.

We promote a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development, protect health and wellbeing, and value the involvement of our workforce in shaping the future of the organisation.

Details

Date posted: 27 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 per year, pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 349-EST-7531614-RL4

Job locations: International House, Ledson Road, Manchester, M23 9GP

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience needed, refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. It is important to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification to make an informed decision before applying. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. 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 discrimination across our workforce. 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. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help with your application, please email [e-mail].

We look forward to hearing from you!