[ref. v58416518] Health and Safety Advisor | North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust - Bolton
Are you a qualified health and safety professional? Are you seeking a new opportunity to join a dynamic organisation?
NWAS are seeking to appoint two Health and Safety Advisor’s to join our Health and Safety team.
We take the health and safety of our people extremely seriously. The focus of the Health and Safety team is to provide professional advisory and support service. This involves ensuring the risk to the health, safety, and welfare of our people and any other persons affected by our activities are kept to a minimum.
Please see attached role profile for Health and Safety Advisor
NWAS is an inclusive and compassionate organisation driven by three value principles:- Working together.
- Being at our best.
- Making a difference in service to our people, patients and communities.
everyone in the Trust.
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The Health and Safety Advisor will be responsible for the development and implementation of Health and Safety Management Systems within the trust to meet required standards, regulations and laws. This willinclude involvement in the creation and implementation of a comprehensive Health and Safety Plan, Policy and associated procedures to ensure the upholding of workplace health and safety of patients, our people, and others involved in the services provided by the trust.
The post holder will be required to work closely with colleagues and senior managers across the trust, as well as external stakeholders, and take a lead role in the management and mitigation of risk in relation tohealth and safety.
The Health and Safety Advisor will provide expert advice and support on health and safety matters. The post holder will provide assistance by developing competencies in the preparation of risk assessments and risk profiling and develop and consistent approach towards Health and Safety.
The post holder will work following trust policies and procedures, without constant supervision but will be directed by the Senior Health and Safety Advisor. This role will be given autonomy over their workload but will be given prioritised tasks by the Senior Health and Safety Advisor.
The Health and Safety Advisor will need to independently travel across the North West, including to NWAS sites, and adopt a flexible approach to working hours.
This advert closes on Monday 10 Mar 2025