Assistant Health and Safety Advisor | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,530 - £29,114 per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 May 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L9 7AL |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7047635/287-CEF-67-25 |
Summary
Reporting to the Senior Health and Safety Manager, this highly proactive role will support the management of Health and Safety across the Trust.
Your principal role will be to support the implementation and maintenance of ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System whilst undertaking a regime of training, continual auditing, monitoring and review.
You will support the Trust you will review policies and procedures in relation to Occupational Health and Safety.
You will promote, at all times, a strong ‘Safety Culture’.
To support the Health and Safety Team in the promotion of a consistent approach to the management of Health and Safety across the Trust through helping managers to develop local policies, guidelines and audit criteria which will assist staff in complying with Trust Policies and Statutory requirements.
Promote the general health, safety and welfare of employees through collaboration with other departments and individuals who have responsibilities in respect of health, safety and welfare issues as appropriate.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Main responsibilities are:
• Actively engaging with staff side and nominated Safety Representatives ensuring effective two-way communication and consultation, and involvement in joint H&S inspections and audits
• Collaborating with external organisations, Contractors and Consultants as appropriate
• Support the team to ensuring health and safety codes of practice, policies, procedure and standards are in place and updated accordingly on a regular basis
• Support with the identification and development of training to ensure relevant developmental events and training exercises are delivered
• Undertake a programme of health and safety inspections, audits as directed by the Senior Health and Safety Manager
• Supporting colleagues in their efforts to embed a safety culture
• Supporting with the implementation and operational maintenance of ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Standard
• Oversight and maintenance of the health and safety internet site
• Coordination of a programme of health and safety tours and inspection across the divisional and Corporate management team
• Assist the Senior Health and Safety Manager with non-clinical investigations
• To support the Health and Safety Team with the successful delivery of relevant communications across the Trust
• To support the Health and Safety Team with the review and delivery of training
• To manage and maintain the health and Safety helpdesk responses
• To promote a positive health and safety culture across the Trust
• To support the wider Health and Safety Team as appropriate
• The post holder will be expected to undertake a programme of continuous professional development maintaining and updating their specialist knowledge in the field of occupational health and safety in order that they are in a position to offer high a quality professional service
• The post holder will in conjunction with the Health and Safety team analyse and interpret the outcomes of inspections and audits, and offer advice and support on the range of options identified to control, reduce and manage risk
• Work across multi sites as required (Trust wide)
This advert closes on Monday 28 Apr 2025