Health Safety and Security Officer

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) is recruiting a permanent Health, Safety and Security Officer to manage and monitor health, safety and security across the Trust. The role ensures that Trust sites meet statutory requirements and provides expert advice to Estates & Facilities and partner landlords.

The post requires a proactive, self-motivated individual with experience in risk assessments and audits within a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Qualifications include a relevant degree or extensive experience in health safety and security.
• Knowledge of NHS risk management assessment processes, regulatory requirements and codes of practice.
• Experience conducting risk assessments, audits, and using complex information to write reports.

Responsibilities

• Advise on all aspects of Health, Safety and Security for LSCFT premises under Estates & Facilities control.
• Attend environmental, ligature and security audits and support service delivery.
• Provide proactive guidance and assurance to Networks and liaise with landlords for safe working environments.

Skills

Health safety and security knowledge

Risk assessments

NHS regulatory knowledge

Audit experience

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Relevant degree or experience in health safety and security

Job description

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long‑term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

If you are looking for an exciting new challenge Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) which is a Specialist Mental Health and Community NHS Foundation Trust in the North West, is the place for you.

We are currently looking to recruit a Health, Safety and Security Officer on a permanent basis.

The post holder will manage and monitor Health, Safety and Security across the Trust and be responsible for ensuring that Trust sites meet all statutory health and safety requirements.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will advise on all aspects of Health, Safety and Security with regards to LSCFT premises under the direct control of LSCFT Estates & Facilities and liaise with landlords to ensure safe working environments within shared / leases premises as well as providing advice, support, guidance and assurance to Networks.

The post holder will need to be flexible in order to attend all Trust environmental, ligature and security audits and any other requirements in support of service delivery for the department. Due to the nature of the risks involved with this role, it is very fast-paced and requires a proactive, self‑motivated and keen individual.

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or experience in health safety and security
• Evidence of continued professional development

Knowledge

• Knowledge and experience of NHS Risk Management Assessment Processes, principles and practice
• Fully conversant with statutory requirements, NHS guidance, codes of practice, the requirements of regulatory bodies and all statutory legislation.
• Knowledge and experience of working with national security legislation and regulation

Experience

• Experience of conducting risk assessments, assessments and audits
• Experience using complex information to develop and write reports
• Experience working in a healthcare environment

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.