Health, Safety & Security Management Specialist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Reading, RG1 8NQ |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6204247/371-CS118 |
Summary
A new and developing opportunity has become available within the Estates and Facilities Directorate for a Health, Safety and Security Management Specialist, to work alongside multi-disciplined colleagues within Berkshire Healthcare’s Compliance and Risk Team. We are based in central Reading where we provide support to Berkshire Healthcare staff, across a geographically wide and varied estate which supports our community based services.
Working with and supporting the Trust’s Health, Safety and Security Management agenda, the post holder will be required to support compliance by taking responsibility for specific health and safety, fire safety and security management related work streams, whilst acting in a specialist advisory capacity to staff at all levels on health, safety, fire and security related legislation.
The post holder will be expected to travel across Trust sites in order to support both clinical and non-clinical teams with the delivery of local expectations. We are looking for a self-motivated, highly organised individual with a helpful, approachable, and supporting manner, to successfully deliver this essential and challenging role.
If you are interested in this opportunity and have the skill set to join our team we would love to hear from you.
• To ensure that appropriate steps are taken to continue to create and maintain a proactive safety and security culture within the Trust and to ensure that incidents/breaches are detected and reported. Where required publicise lessons learnt in accordance with Trust and NHS guidelines so that a deterrent effect can be created
• To act as a Competent Person in relation to the provision of specialist and technical advice to all Trust staff on Health and Safety matters as defined in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and other related legislation
• To undertake highly complex and/or highly technical assessments where the nature of the hazard or process requires such specialist input.
• With the support of the Fire Safety Specialist, conduct fire safety risk assessments, evacuation drills and exercises, with reviews as appropriate
• To act as a Security Management Specialist in relation to the provision of specialist and technical advice to the Trust and oversee and undertake the improvement and delivery of a wide range of security management work including measures to proactively improve security management, raise security awareness and reduce violence and aggression; all in accordance with the relevant requirements and security standards and subsequent governing bodies
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
The 3/4 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
1. Highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills. Must be able to verbally communicate messages in a clear concise way and have excellent report writing skills.
2. Be approachable, helpful and supportive
3. Have the ability to prioritise tasks and be able to respond quickly and efficiently to situations that arise in a calm and controlled manner.
4. Be able to deliver complex and varied workstreams as part of a multi-disciplined team
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Jill Griffiths via jill.griffiths@berkshire.nhs.uk or 07825 281939
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Apr 2024
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