Health and Safety Manager

gtd healthcare is one of the largest, not-for-profit, NHS commissioned primary and urgent care providers in North West England.We are recruiting for a Health and Safety Manager who will be a key member of the governance management team, with specific responsibility for leading and facilitating the further development of health and safety (H&S) across the organisation. As a Health and Safety Manager, you will support and advise the organisation on health and safety, and environmental, matters including clinical and non-clinical areas and to be a point of contact and competent advisor to staff and managers in this regard. The post holder will support staff across gtd healthcare to implement, monitor and coordinate the management of health and safety systems and processes. The post-holder will work closely with staff of all seniorities, to provide leadership and advice to gtd staff ensuring all aspects of health and safety are addressed. The Health and Safety Manager role presents the opportunity to join a governance team who are committed to continuously improving, adapting and trialing new and innovative ways of working with a focus on quality improvement and learning lessons to ensure the provision of safe, high-quality care. This role is open to applicants who would like to work either full-time (37.5 hours per week) or part-time (30 hours per week).,

• Enhance the provision of healthcare to patients through support of the delivery of gtds quality and health and safety agenda.
• Provide leadership and professional advice to staff, Senior Managers, Executive Management Team, and Board on health and safety (and environmental) issues.
• Develop a programme of health and safety workplace assessments across the organisation to ensure we meet our statutory requirements.
• Conduct H&S audits of all gtd service locations.
• To work with and advise all staff groups involved in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical services playing a key role in promoting the health, safety and welfare of all employees.
• As a health and safety specialist, take a lead role in implementing, developing and monitoring gtd-wide health and safety issues in order to develop a positive health and safety culture and to meet statutory and legislative requirements and Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards.
• Source, interpret and apply new legislation, approved codes of practices and other forms of health and safety guidance, including how they will impact our services and how to implement organisationally.
• Support the production of health and safety risk reduction/risk mitigation strategies in conjunction with organisation wide groups/committees, based on available incident data.
  
  At gtd healthcare we believe we do things differently. Our not-for-profit ethos, with a drive to innovate care offers patients the best experience possible and a unique opportunity to transform services.
We are keen to develop and support staff to excel their career aspirations whilst making a positive difference to patients and the community. We put our people at the heart of everything we do. We are a values driven organisation and we are passionate about providing the best possible healthcare for our patients.

Benefits package As an employee of gtd healthcare, you'll be able to take advantage of our benefits package, including:
• working for a values-driven organisation;
• Real living wage employer;
• access to Wagestream, which provides flexible and on-demand access to stream your pay during the month, in real-time, when picking-up extra shifts;
• 30 days annual leave, rising to 32 after five years of continuous service;
• flexible pension benefits including NHS pension scheme;
• flexible working hours and policies;
• family friendly and carer policies;
• opportunities to apply for innovation and quality awards;
• access to gtd healthcares wellbeing initiatives, which offer a wide range of tools and resources;
• gtd healthcare social and fun activities;
• cycle to work scheme.