Hospital Health and Safety Manager: - Southampton, United Kingdom - Your World Healthcare

Your World Healthcare

Verified Company

Southampton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Health and Safety Manager:

Salary:
£40 - £50,000 dependant on experience

Working hours and days:
Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm

Duties and Responsibilities
Overall Responsibility

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 handlingactivities 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
Overseeing 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.
Assisting the Hospital Director in ensuring that there are adequate induction health and safety training arrangements (including first day fire safety instruction) in place for staff employed at, or routinely working at the facility, and other staff workingat the location, including agency staff, consultants and staff employed by consultants. Responsibilities may include the delivery of induction and refresher training, coordinating or arranging safety training and monitoring attendance rates at mandatory safetyrelated training.
Assisting the Hospital Director in ensuring the requirements of the fire safety risk assessment, relating to practice fire evacuation drills and staff training, are implemented. Assisting the Fire Manager with the coordination of practice fire evacuationdrills, fire warden/marshal training, fire safety refresher training and monitoring the implementation of actions arising from the Fire Safety Risk Assessment
Assisting the Hospital Director in ensuring that details are obtained from all relevant managers on dangerous substances used on the premises, together with up to date material safety data sheets for them, and reviewing, at least every six months, witheach relevant manager, the procedures and facilities for the delivery, storage, transport and disposal of dangerous materials, including flammable, oxidising, toxic and infectious materials and clinical waste.
Assisting the governance team with the planning and implementation of the Business Continuity Plan drills and scenarios.
Be an advocate carbon champion for the hospital ensuring that progress is made towards reducing carbon emissions produced by the hospital.
Involvement in all renovation / construction projects within a facility from start up to completion to advise and support from a health and safety aspect in compliance with HS 21 & HS16 Management of Contractors
Monitoring the health and safety standards of any contract work undertaken on the hospital premises and advising the relevant manager of any defects identified.
Attending Companywide health and safety update meetings held for Health and Safety Officers.
Assisting with health and safety questions that arise from internal audits and visits by external enforcement agencies.
Oversee and coordinate the analysis and investigation of risks, accidents, incidents and near misses at the hospital producing learning and opportunities to improve safety.

Who we're looking for:

Good standard of secondary education with demonstrable literacy and numeracy skills.
NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent
Track record of successful people and process management, ideally in a multifunctional environment
Understanding of Health & Safety and risk issues and legislation in a healthcare organisation
Competent user of the MS Office suite of products in order to meet the requirements of the role
Ability to understand and manage effectively the impact of competing pressures and conflicting priorities
Professional membership within Health and Safety/Risk Management
Previous experience of working in a Health & Safety Management role