Health & Safety Officer

We are looking for a Health & Safety Officer to join our team at Edward Jenner Court on a full-time permanent basis. The role will require you:

• To provide professional advice on health and safety matters relating to staff, patients and premises, to undertake health and safety audits and inspections and to investigate incidents where appropriate or requested.
• To assist in the reporting of RIDDOR incidents in accordance with HSE guidance
• To provide full administrative and technical support to the Trust Health and Safety Lead and the Trust ASMS
• To assist the Health and Safety Lead maintain the Trust record of audits and inspections.
• To cover for the Health and Safety Lead during times of leave or other absence., To update health and safety records to demonstrate the Trust's compliance with statutory requirements.
• To assist in the preparation and presentation when required of any health and safety reports for the Trust.
• To monitor health and safety under any applicable legislative requirements and to liaise with the appropriate inspectorates.
• Reporting incidents to the appropriate enforcing authority, in accordance with Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 to the Health & Safety Executive
• Advise, liaise, notify specific departments in the trust as required including the legal department where claims are indicated, estates & facilities and security regarding incidents and extract monthly and ad hoc reports for their Divisional Board/Departmental meetings.
• Assist and deliver various face to face Health and Safety training sessions in conjunction with the Health and Safety lead.
• Maintain the RIDDOR reporting process in line with the Trust policy to ensure a streamlined procedure from input of the incident data to final closure of the incident investigation.
• Undertake general office duties, including photocopying, filing and data input as required
  
  We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.