Health & Safety Manager

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to support safe environments for staff and patients. The role requires excellent communication and negotiation skills, with responsibilities including policy delivery and risk assessment. Applicants should have relevant educational qualifications and experience in health and safety management. This position is ideal for those looking to make a significant impact in healthcare safety.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge in Health and Safety.
• GradIOSH status and working towards CMIOSH.
• Experience in a multi-site health and safety role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Health and Safety policy effectively.
• Support departments with risk assessments.
• Investigate Health and Safety incidents.

Skills

Effective people and engagement skills

High level IT skills

Ability to communicate complicated information

Education

Post Grad diploma/NVQ/BSc/NEBOSH diploma in Health and Safety

Educated to degree level in a science, engineering or technical subject

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Are you an engaging and calm safety professional? Do you love providing expert support to deliver a safe environment for staff, patients and visitors?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Trust's Health and Safety team as a Health and Safety Manager.

We are looking for someone who will be passionate about Health and Safety and communicating this to support front line staff to deliver safe, effective and high quality care, whilst driving continuous quality improvement.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills who has the ability to work well as part of a large team. You will be an enthusiastic, motivated and empathetic individual who thrives on working as part of a team. This is an on-site role with occasional flexibility, ideal for those who thrive in a team environment

The role is based across our three main sites Charing Cross Hospital, St Mary's Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital as well as visits to our satellite sites. The team has its main base in St Mary's hospital, by Paddington Station.

You should be able to demonstrate innovation in practice, experience of contributing to quality improvement, have excellent communication and negotiation skills and have the ability to positively influence others through visible professional leadership.

Main duties of the job

Deliver the Health and Safety policy in a sensible, practical and proportionate way.

Support departments to carry out risk and safety assessments and provide specialist technical areas with assistance.

Maintain reporting systems and data for Health and Safety events in the Trust.

Development and delivery of Health and Safety training within the Trust to ensure the Trust is protected from risk.

Develop communication and engagement programmes to improve the Trust's Health and Safety culture.

Develop accident/incident reduction techniques within the Trust. Share learning to identify trends that reduce risks.

Investigate Health and Safety accidents, incidents and workplace hazards and ensure appropriate prevention measures in place.

Educate Directorates and Functions in reporting and monitoring safety hazards.

Ensure regular inspections and audits to check that safety hazards have been identified, their presence reported and the required action taken.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Specialist knowledge gained from Post Grad diploma/NVQ/BSc/NEBOSH diploma in Health and Safety.
• GradIOSH status and working towards CMIOSH
• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of qualification in either a science, engineering or technical subject or equivalent experience
• Evidence of recent and relevant continual professional development (CPD)

Desirable criteria

• Chartered Member of IOSH

Experience

Essential criteria

• Practical application of Health and Safety, legislation and guidance
• Experience of working in a complex multi-site health and safety role.
• Experience of undertaking and training others in risk and safety assessments
• Experience of working with the HSE and/or other External Agencies (supporting visits and reporting
• Track record of using project management to meet deadlines

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in an NHS, higher education or technical environment
• Experience in developing and implementing health and safety management systems
• Experience in public facing roles
• Experience in health and wellbeing issue

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• Effective people and engagement skills that influence and inspire others to achieve and exceed objectives at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to understand issues involving unfamiliar and complicated information that maybe confidential and sensitive in nature and communicate them clearly and succinctly to all levels
• High level IT skills and experience in all Microsoft office applications.
• Knowledge of the Data Protection Act and Equality Act

Desirable criteria

• Teaching, coaching and presentation skills.