Band 8c Health and Safety Lead

The closing date is 5th Feb 2023

Job summary

Health and Safety Lead

Are you an experienced Health and Safety professional looking for your next challenge?

In this role you will have all the necessary qualifications, knowledge and expertise to provide professional leadership and strategic direction in managing the Trust's regulatory and legal duties as to the health and safety of its staff, workers and visitors, including patients.

The Health & Safety Lead is required to interpret relevant legislation and guidance in order to, in support of the Board, develop, implement and maintain an effective operational and strategic approach to Health & Safety.

This role will include the management of a team of Health & Safety Advisers who are fundamental in ensuring compliance with the various statutory legislation and relevant Trust policy and procedures to ensure the health and safety of staff, patients and visitors within the Trust.

The team's role is to provide a professional service of training, auditing, investigating, advising operational and clinical colleagues on health & safety.

We are looking for individuals who have a NEBOSH diploma or equivalent and significant experience of working in a Health & Safety role within a complex organisation.

Please contact Sarah Favell, Director of Corporate Affairs on 01214243066

Main duties, tasks & skills required

*Working in conjunction with immediate peer colleagues in providing leadership to the team and the wider organisation in respect of health and safety.

*Identifying the implications of changes in health and safety legislation and practice for the Trust and recommending and initiating any necessary actions.

*Develop polices on behalf of the Trust to ensure compliance with statutory requirements: design health and safety management systems.

*Develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal stakeholders.

*Manage the Health and Safety Team including recruitment, agreeing objectives and work plans, carrying out appraisals and other team related activities.

*Maintenance of the health and safety risk register and ensure that the Board and Senior Management team is made aware of relevant risks associated.

*Take the lead for the co-ordination of allocated and relevant Health & Safety external standards.

*Developing and implementing an assurance programme of health and safety audits, inspections and other review across the Trust and monitoring compliance with the standards in the audit tool (in line with relevant legislation/guidance)

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good general education

Numerate and literate

Degree or comparable relevant experience

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working in a

Health and Safety role within a complex

organisation.

Specialist knowledge of relevant legislation

and regulation including Codes of Practice

and HSE Guidance.

Experience of working with external

agencies including HSE and EA.

Experience of undertaking various

audits/inspection, risk assessments and

accident investigations in relation to health

& safety management.

Experience in producing concise and

accurate reports

Experience of leading the health and safety

agenda on an organisation wide level

Experience of working in the health care

sector

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

For help with your application, contact: 

Sarah Favell 

Sarah.Favell@uhb.nhs.uk 

 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 8c 

Salary

£67064.00  to £77274.00 Yearly 

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working 

Reference number

304-1069792YS 

Job locations

Trustwide 
Mindelsohn Way 
Birmingham 
West Midlands 
B15 2TH 

Attachments

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