Health & Safety Manager

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England seeks a Health and Safety Advisor to ensure compliance with regulations, manage health and safety systems, and train staff. Candidates should possess a master's degree in a relevant field and a NEBOSH technical qualification. The role involves significant interaction with staff and leadership to foster a safe environment. Competitive compensation and commitment to diversity included.

Qualifications

• Educated to masters level in relevant subject or equivalent qualification or significant experience.
• The post holder will hold a relevant technical qualification (NEBOSH diploma preferred).

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Trust meets obligations under Health and Safety law.
• Assist in management of the Central Alert System.
• Coordinate management of alerts and ensure compliance with safety notices.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Communication

Risk Assessment

Training Delivery

Analytical Skills

Education

Masters level in relevant subject or equivalent

NEBOSH diploma

Job description

Overview

The closing date is 23 September 2025

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust delivers a service and environment that protects patients, staff and visitors. The Estates & Facilities team supports this duty by ensuring there are Trust-wide systems to enable senior management and Divisions to identify, manage and learn from areas of risk to patient and staff safety.

The role of the post holder is to act as the Trust's competent person on health and safety and advise on best practice and legislative requirements. This post provides expert advice, support and training on health and safety to all staff.

This post is part of the Estates service that Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust may transfer to a NHS wholly owned subsidiary company from October or November 2025. The NHS wholly owned subsidiary will offer NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions to staff who transfer as well as new staff recruited by the subsidiary. We look forward to receiving your application.

Main duties of the job

The post holder's primary responsibility is to ensure that the Trust meets its obligations under Health and Safety law by developing, implementing and reviewing robust health and safety management systems, policies and procedures.

The post holder will assist in the management of the Central Alert System and process for the Trust. This will include ensuring that the appropriate staff groups are involved with the initial notification and relevance of the alert/safety notice to the Trust.

The post holder will work with the Trust staff and services to co-ordinate the management of the alert and will ensure that actions are put in place to ensure compliance with the alert/safety notice and that the specified deadlines are met. The post holder will also assist in monitoring these actions and complete random audits to ensure that the actions have been completed and that compliance has been maintained.

About us

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Job responsibilities

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Please contact us at [e-mail] if you are unable to view or download the attachment.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect, Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

• Educated to masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• The post holder will hold a relevant technical qualification (NEBOSH diploma preferred). Hold certificate minimum, desire diploma (but can be a development opportunity)

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Law and application
• Significant experience of managing health and safety
• Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at Senior Management and Executive level
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance associated with health and safety
• Experience of managing risk systems and incident reporting
• Experience of delivering training and the ability to develop training courses
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation and associated
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Understanding of the public sector

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Ability to have difficult and emotive conversations with staff, patients, families, carers, advocates or members of the public in terms of findings in relation to incidents or claims
• Ability to work under pressure in order to meet tight deadlines
• Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
• Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
• Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust