Health & safety Advisor
Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 08 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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Cyflog: | £35,301.00 bob blwyddyn |
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £35301.00 a year |
Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
Dyddiad cau: | 20 Gorffennaf 2025 |
Lleoliad: | Huddersfield, HD3 3EA |
Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
Cyfeirnod swydd: | M9372-25-0036 |
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The postholder will play a central role in responding to health and safety concerns, across both CHS and the trust undertaking risk-based assessments and reviews and supporting managers following adverse events. They will advise on legal compliance, contribute to policy and governance frameworks, and work collaboratively with staff to identify and reduce risk across clinical and non-clinical environments. This is an advisory role focusing on reactive or lagging H&S factors that, requires regular engagement with teams across estates, facilities, clinical services and support departments. The postholder will be expected to build strong professional relationships, provide credible advice, and contribute to fostering a culture of safety, learning, and continuous improvement. Whilst the postholder has a corporate role, they will be expected to develop effective, collaborative relationships with the Directors, senior management teams and clinicians to support the governance and risk management structures. Ensure up to date knowledge of all regulatory framework and best practice, making CHS board aware of changes as they arise. Take the lead with Service Managers and other stakeholders to ensure that CHSs health and safety processes meet the business requirements of the organisation. Recruit and train the CHS H&S Champions. Manage and maintain appropriate databases, of Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work, and reporting systems in relation to health and safety data. Contribute towards the analysis of health and safety related data from multiple sources, drawing conclusions and making recommendations to the Head of Safety on appropriate action(s) to be taken. Contribute towards the production of periodic qualitative and quantitative reports with supporting narrative regarding health and safety as required. Represent CHSs health and safety function at the Health & Safety Committees, external meetings, forums, and seminars as appropriate. Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Calderdale & Huddersfield Foundation Trust to provide a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach to risk management. Working closely with the trust legal team on compliance, risk, and legal matters. Support the production, co-ordination and collation of all health and safety risk assessments, site inspections and audits, developing, implementing, and monitoring action plans to reduce identified areas of risk, escalating areas of concern in line with Trust policy. Support the implementation, monitoring and compliance with other audits including external organisations as required and prepare and monitor action plans. Develop, review and monitor strategies, policies, and procedures to promote best practice health and safety systems for CHS, liaising with appropriate managers and ensuring compliance with statutory responsibilities.