Risk and Safety Officer - Pontypridd, United Kingdom - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

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Pontypridd, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

To provide advice and support to employees and managers; audit compliance with legislation, policies and systems; develop and deliver training, monitor and co-ordinate the delivery of statutory training; provide status and other reports to corporate committees and units.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Develop/ review / update training packages / materials on a regular basis, or in the light of change in requirements / legislation etc. to ensure content is evidencebased and current.
Deliver training sessions on health and safety and risk issues including practical patient and nonpatient handling key trainers and workplace assessors' courses and updates, violence and aggression training sessions and fire evacuation.
Coordinate training sessions, and provide status reports on the provision of
Violence and aggression training
Patient handling key trainers courses and updates
Nonpatient handling key trainers courses and updates
Manual handling workplace assessors courses and updates
Other health and safety / risk training as required
Undertake audits to check compliance with legislation, policies and systems, provide reports, and work with managers in the development and monitoring of action plans.
Review / followup incident investigations and action taken. Where necessary, provide advice to managers and assist in the identification of appropriate risk reduction measures and also ensure lessons learnt and good practice are shared throughout the organisation.
Provide advice and support to managers and staff on health and safety and risk issues
Deputise for the Manual Handling Advisor and Personal Safety Advisor by attending relevant meetings etc. if required in their absence.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.

Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs:
Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

We listen, learn and improve
We treat everyone with respect
We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.