Band 8b - Head of Health and Safety, Fire and Security - Bath

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly organised, motivated and experienced Head of Health, Safety, Fire & Security to join our Health, Safety, Fire & Security team. You will have all the necessary qualifications, knowledge and experience required to provide professional leadership and strategic direction to the Trust on all related health, safety, fire & security matters.

Ensuring a programme of audit is in place to provide assurance that organisational Health & Safety, fire and security policies are being followed. They will have all the necessary qualifications, knowledge and experience required to provide professional leadership and strategic direction for the corporate health and safety, security, and fire for the Trust.

• The post holder will provide strategic direction and leadership in the management of the Trust’s statutory Health, Safety, Fire and Security duties to ensure a healthy environment for all employees, service users, contractors and general public.
• Produce and review annual action plans for Health, Safety, Fire Security that include clear, measurable objectives for improving health and safety performance in accordance with - audit outcomes
• Conduct regular risk assessments and ensure that all risks are managed and mitigated effectively
• Develop and deliver training programmes to ensure all staff are aware of health and safety policies and procedures
• Monitor and report on health and safety performance metrices, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate incidents and accidents to identify root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence
• Liaise with external bodies such as regulatory agencies and auditors to ensure compliance and best practices
• Promote a culture of safety within the Trust by leading by example and encouraging proactive safety behaviours

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

• To provide management support and leadership to the health and safety team, ensuring that there are clear lines of accountability, and that the structure, roles and responsibilities of the team support the delivery of health and safety services to the Trust.
• To line manage direct reports, including management of performance, conduct and sickness issues in line with Trust policies and procedures.
• To ensure all staff have annual appraisals with clear objectives and suitable personal development plans, which support the delivery of Trust and HR objectives through the delivery of health and safety activities.
• To ensure team attendance at relevant mandatory training, and oversee identification of staff development needs, including any essential to role training or development.
• Establish and maintain suitable links with regulatory and other bodies and professional peers, such as HSE, Secure, NHS Project, NHS Litigation Authority, IOSH, etc.
• To promote health at work.
• To work in a range of clinical and non-clinical environments, including occasional work outdoors when undertaking investigations and/or health and safety inspection.

• · This post holder has strategic responsibility for the Health & Safety, Fire & Security Department.
• · This post holder will be responsible for strategic line management of the following staff:
• · Fire Safety Advisor who has operational responsibility for all aspects of compliance to the
• · Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) order and other relevant legislation and standards relating to fire safety
• · Health & Safety Manager who is required to provide day to day operational management of the
• · Health and Safety Team, give operational advice, carryout inspections and deliver H&S training
• · Local Security Management Specialist who is required to carry out set work to comply with
• · Secretary of States Directions and subsequent standards
• · This post holder will be responsible for the selection, recruitment, training, development, and welfare and disciplining of staff in accordance with agreed Trust policies and departmental procedures.
• · Shall maintain appropriate staff records, set individual objectives and personal development plans as part of an annual appraisal system.
• · To plan, facilitate and deliver specialist Health & Safety, Fire and Security training, new starter inductions and development programmes in conjunction with The Trust Training Academy.

Person specification

Skills and Qualifications

• NEBOSH National diploma in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience

• Chartered Membership of the Intuition of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH)
• Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS)
• Certification from the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM)

Experience

• In depth knowledge of health and safety legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
• Senior management experience
• In depth knowledge of the Fire Safety Legislation, regulations and Standards

Personal

• Must demonstrate a high level of interpersonal communication skills
• Strong leadership and strategic planning abilities

This includes people with a variety of disabilities and neurodivergent conditions (for example autism, ADHD, sensory, physical and learning disabilities).

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service users.

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Adverts normally close for application a few minutes before midnight on the closing date and we will let you know if we are offering you an interview by email via our recruitment system ‘TRAC’. We contact all applicants within 4 weeks after the closing date, so please check your emails regularly once you have submitted your application; you are welcome to contact us, via the TRAC system, if you have any queries about your application.

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