Health and Saftey Lead

Job Introduction

Take Your Career to the Next Level as a Health & Safety Lead at DHU Healthcare!

• Provide professional advice and support in the development of the organisations strategic direction and performance review for health and safety.
• To act as DHUs competent person with support from the Health and Safety Team and external consultants.
• Investigate and report on health and safety incidents across the estate including the identification of root cause, identifying trends and making recommendations to ensure risk of reoccurrence is reduced.
• Provide assurance to the Board of compliance with health and safety statutory duties.
• Develop, and administer procedures to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and best practice guidance.
• Formulate new Health & Safety policies and procedures and revise existing policies, taking into account changes in legislation and recommendations made by the Health and Safety Executive.
• Produce Health & Safety reports, including quarterly reports and an annual report, within required timescales.
• Ensure health and safety risks are identified and communicated to the relevant committee, ensuring regular review to reduce the likelihood and impact of risk.
• Maintain systems of auditing and monitoring health and safety, including health and safety self-inspection checklists, across the main and peripheral sites to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and best practice and to ensure the environment is of a high standard. Produce subsequent reports and review associated action plans to ensure good progress of health and safety issues.
• Ensure compliance with, the HSE / CQC / NHS Improvement or other external assurance agencies standards relating to health and safety. Devise and implement action plans to ensure compliance with these standards.

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience providing health and safety services within the NHS, the healthcare sector or in a large complex organization.
• Comprehensive knowledge of health & safety legislation codes of practice, standards and any other regulatory requirements with the ability to interpret and advise on their implications within the NHS and healthcare sector. 
• Experience of working in health and safety in a senior role.
• Risk management skills.
• Ability to work with colleagues at all levels, developing strong and collaborative working relationships within the team and with key stakeholders.
• Experience of successfully managing teams.
• Proven experience of policy development and implementation.
• There will be a requirement for the postholder to visit locations within the DHU estate and therefore must be able to drive as the use of public transport is not always possible.