Health & Safety Manager
Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustFulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Are you an engaging and calm safety professional? Do you love providing expert support to deliver a safe environment for staff, patients and visitors?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Trust’s Health and Safety team as a Health and Safety Manager.
We are looking for someone who will be passionate about Health and Safety and communicating this to support front line staff to deliver safe, effective and high quality care, whilst driving continuous quality improvement.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills who has the ability to work well as part of a large team. You will be an enthusiastic, motivated and empathetic individual who thrives on working as part of a team. This is an on-site role with occasional flexibility, ideal for those who thrive in a team environment
The role is based across our three mains sites Charing Cross Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital as well as visits to our satellite sites. The team has its main base in St Mary’s hospital, by Paddington Station.
You should be able to demonstrate innovation in practice, experience of contributing to quality improvement, have excellent communication and negotiation skills and have the ability to positively influence others through visible professional leadership.
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Deliver the Health and Safety policy in a sensible, practical and proportionate way.
Support departments to carry out risk and safety assessments and provide specialist technical areas with assistance.
Maintain reporting systems and data for Health and Safety events in the Trust.
Development and delivery of Health and Safety training within the Trust to ensure the Trust is protected from risk.
Develop communication and engagement programmes to improve the Trust’s Health and Safety culture.
Develop accident/incident reduction techniques within the Trust. Share learning to identify trends that reduce risks.
Investigate Health and Safety accidents, incidents and workplace hazards and ensure appropriate prevention measures in place.
Educate Directorates and Functions in reporting and monitoring safety hazards.
Ensure regular inspections and audits to check that safety hazards have been identified, their presence reported and the required action taken.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).