Assistant Health and Safety Advisor - University of Liverpool
Job overview
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’.
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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)
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- HND/equivalent in relevant subject
- Membership of Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (Affiliate member IOSH or above)
- Degree in a relevant subject (for example Health and Safety, Law, Environmental Health, Risk Management,)
Special knowledge including experience
Essential criteria- Good working knowledge and experience of legal aspects in relation to H&S
- Experience of working with the HSE and other enforcement bodies
- Computer literate Microsoft Packages, Word, Excel, PowerPoint IT Skills
- Experience of ISO45001 Auditor
- Experience as a H&S Advisor within the NHS or a similar complex organisation
- Experience of undertaking complex investigations following serious incident
- Understanding of Public and Employer Liability Claims management processes
- Experience and knowledge of the principles and practice of risk management
Behaviours
Essential criteria- Self-Motivated
- Drive and Persistence
- Ability to gain the confidence and credibility of a range of professionals
Special working conditions
Essential criteria- Meeting with staff, patients and/ or families after serious incident investigations to share findings and learning.
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18^th birthday.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment.Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.
Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment.Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).
From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.
Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.
All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.
As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.
If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.