Job summary
- Main area
- Estates and Facilities
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-CS2935-LW
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Guild Lodge
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Health and Safety Advisor
Band 6
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
If you are looking for an exciting new challenge Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) which is a Specialist Mental Health and Community NHS Foundation Trust in the North West, is the place for you.
We are currently looking to recruit a Health and Safety Officer on a permanent basis.
The post holder will manage and monitor Health and Safety across the Trust and be responsible for ensuring that Trust sites meet all statutory health and safety requirements.
Main duties of the job
A key feature of this role will be to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation, supported by suitable policies and procedures linking into Trust Management arrangements. The Health and Safety Officer will undertake completion of Environmental Risk Assessments, Ligature Audits, Compliance Audits and provide training and general support in relation to all aspects of health and safety.
The Health and Safety Officer will endeavour to provide a safe environment for Service Users, Staff and Visitors and assure the Trust where health and safety is concerned. Managing risks on behalf of the department is key to this role. The post holder will have oversight of incidents, be a key point of contact Trust-wide and lead on reacting to incidents, as well as developing and implementing prevention strategies.
This role is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation that is passionate about the services it provides.
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience in health safety.
- Graduate/Chartered Membership of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
- Evidence of continued professional development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and experience of Health and Safety legislation, NHS Risk Management Assessment Processes, principles and practice
- Fully conversant with statutory requirements, NHS guidance, codes of practice, the requirements of regulatory bodies and all statutory legislation
- Knowledge and experience of ligature audits on an in-patient unit
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a sound understanding from a ligature risk perspective within an in-patient environment relating to estates
- Experience working within a hard FM/maintenance environment
- Experience working in a healthcare environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to participate in meetings
- Able to demonstrate the ability to influence decision making and practice
- Have good interpersonal skills and presentation skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angela Devaney
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01772 773580
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