Job summary
- Main area
- Compliance
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 360-G-10516
- Employer
- West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Compliance
- Town
- St Albans
- Salary
- £50,008 - £56,908 pa inc. HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 7 - Health and Safety Advisor, Environment
Band 7
Job overview
This role operates across multiple sites, and provides concise, timely and impartial advice, guidance and support to managers and staff to ensure the effectiveness of the Trusts’ arrangements for promoting safe environments and work activities.
As the Trusts’ competent person in health and safety, the post holder will act as an expert resource in providing the knowledge and skills to assist in the generation of a positive health and safety culture throughout the Trust, continuously working towards the implementation of external requirements under HSE and Care Quality Commission outcomes.
37.5 hrs per week, with flexible working options available for discussion.
Main duties of the job
Providing competent and impartial H&S advice to managers and staff of all levels.
Work closely with the Estates Team, Capital Projects, and Management Group and Senior Managers, leading on key H&S issues to influence and deliver short-, medium-, and long-term implementation plans specifically for health and safety management.
Assisting the Fire, Health & Safety Manager in representing the Trust at health and safety meetings attending regular strategic meetings and training updates to maintain compliance with all statutory and legal requirements.
Analysing data, situations or problems with ambiguities and uncertainties to produce a way forward that will maximise benefit to the trust and the population it serves. This will require interpretation, and comparison of a range of options and production of strategic objectives and strategic business plans. It will also include providing professional and technical advice where expert opinion differs.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Emergency response to H&S incidents.
Liaise with staff & management to identify and assess H&S risks.
Ownership for H&S policies, procedures, training, audits.
Ensure inspections against current strategy, policies and procedures are in place.
Utilise data to provide assurance that all depts/areas are compliant, analyzes results, and prioritise remedial actions, preparing action plans to mitigate risk.
Develop plans to address identified health and safety training requirements of staff, and contractors.
Reports for the Trust leadership as required.
Assist with developing long-term strategic plans for H&S in line with the Trust’s corporate objectives.
Understand the control of legionella and the management of asbestos within the Trust, working closely with the Estate Manager.
To ensure all RIDDOR’s are actioned in line with HSE protocol in a timely manner in accordance with Trust protocols and that all events covered by the regulations are escalated in accordance with trust policies.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised health and safety qualification – minimum of NEBOSH general certificate, or IOSH equivalent.
- Membership of professional Health and Safety organisation.
Desirable criteria
- Grad IOSH Qualification.
- ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Auditor.
- CDM Knowledge and Experience.
- Nebosh Fire Safety and Risk Management.
- Level 3 Fire Risk Assessment Qualification.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Computer literacy in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- A firm grasp of health and safety Legislation.
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a similar role
- Experience in delivering training
Desirable criteria
- Preferred experience of working in the NHS.
- Previous experience with auditing
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Justin Jones
- Job title
- Fire/Health and Safety Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07435 547816
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0HB
- Telephone
- 01442 365234
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