Health & Safety Officer WORCESTER, WORCESTERSHIRE, United Kingdom Posted on 04/11/2024 Be the F[...]

Health and Safety Officer | Worcester | From £28,000 PA depending on experience | Full Time Monday - Friday | Permanent. 

Spire Southbank Hospital are looking to recruit a Health & Safety Officer to joint their established team. The successful candidate will support line managers to ensure that working practices are established for employees, contractors and volunteers who visit or work at the facility do so in a safe and healthy environment in accordance to the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of the Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 are complied with. You will also provide support for the operational management of health, safety and risk and all related systems and initiatives for the hospital with the aim of ensuring the provision of high quality and safe care and services at all times.  

This is a full time permeant post, working predominantly Monday - Friday 09.00-17.00

Duties & Responsibilities: 

Advising the Hospital Director, Senior Management Team and the hospital Health and Safety Committee on general health and safety matters, seeking further information from the appropriate Group specialists, or retained consultants, as necessary.

Assisting the Hospital Director and Senior Management Team in undertaking and implementing risk assessments, in accordance with Group procedures, for the premises and activities undertaken at the premises, the use of computer workstations, manual handling activities of staff and the use of, or exposure to, hazardous materials and agents used during, or arising from, work undertaken.

Advising the Hospital Director if, as a result of risk assessments undertaken or otherwise, outstanding health and safety issues are not being promptly and effectively resolved

Assisting the Hospital Director in the conduct of quarterly health and safety monitoring inspections. This can take the form of visits to each area to complete the inspection monitoring form, or collating results provided by others, and conducting random sample visits.

What we are looking for: 

Good standard of secondary education with demonstrable literacy and numeracy skills.

IOSH Managing Safely / IOSH Working Safely course

NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or the willingness to undertake qualification )Previous experience working in the healthcare industry or a similar customer orientated organisation.

Track record of successful people and process management, ideally in a multi-functional environmentUnderstanding of Health & Safety and risk issues and legislation in a healthcare organisation

Ability to understand and manage effectively the impact of competing pressures and conflicting priorities

Proactive and self-motivated

Ability to challenge constructively in a solution orientated way

Good interpersonal and team working skills

Benefits: 

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to :

35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options'

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Private medical insurance

Life assurance

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We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all.Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

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