Senior Health and Safety Officer and LSMS

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Interim
Estates, Property
Engineering, Maintenance
£7.50 to £15.00 per hour
Competitive
South East
South East England
RMH20638
16-11-2020 03:08 PM
2020-12-16
A large Healthcare organisation is looking for a Senior Health and Safety Officer and LSMS on an interim basis for 3 months in the South East.

Provide advice and guidance on all matters relating to health and safety at work and security management, ensuring compliance with all regulations and fulfil the Trust’s legal obligation to have a ‘competent person’ in line with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Play a major role in raising the profile of health and safety, whilst influencing and engaging staff at all levels;
  • Raising awareness to tackle violence and aggression and general security management measures, and any subsequent advice or guidance issued;
  • Facilitate excellent health & safety management and practice throughout the organisation including raising awareness and working with staff and senior managers to reduce exposure to all risks, advising managers to ensure a secure and safe environment for all staff, patients and visitors;
  • To be instrumental in the safety of care to patients and staff through the implementation and development of health and safety strategies and systems, whilst providing expert support, advice and leadership on all health, safety issues and the delivery of appropriate training programmes;
  • Lead on the security framework development and delivery;
  • Develop, monitor, implement and review strategies, policies and procedures to promote and develop best practice health and safety and security systems for the organisation, liaising with appropriate managers and ensuring compliance with statutory responsibilities, such as Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH);
  • Assist in the implementation of the strategic and operational objectives for health and safety and security compliance, and to ensure effective coordination of the advice received from external experts about statutory standards compliance;
  • Maintain an up to date and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of current, revised and evolving health & safety legislation, approved codes of practice and best practice procedure and other associated matters as well as their potential impact on the organisation;
  • Participate in the development and ongoing review of the Trust and directorate strategies, policies and procedures in the management of risk;
  • Ensure that all corporate policies, procedures, practice and evidence are in place to meet the requirements of the CQC outcomes and regulations with regards to health and safety and LSMS.

A successful candidate will have:

  • Relevant experience working in a similar position of working in the Health & Safety field, within an NHS setting;
  • Educated to Degree level of equivalent;
  • Postgraduate Health & Safety qualification eg NEBOSH;
  • LSMS accredited;
  • Relevant experience in risk management work;
  • Evidence of undertaking management of national and local targets;
  • Evidence of developing policies and procedures;
  • Understanding of the national agenda relating to H&S and risk management.

If you are interested in the post and have the above skill set, please send a copy of your CV and availability in the first instance to ria.healy@finegreen.co.uk

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