Health, Safety and Risk Assistant - Hereford, United Kingdom - Wye Valley NHS Trust

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    Job summary

    ***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***

    Responsible for supporting the Trust's Health, Safety and Risk Officer in ensuring proactive specialist support, guidance and training in order for the Trust to achieve high standards for the management of risk and health & safety.

    Main duties of the job

  • Responsible for supporting the Trust's Company Secretary and the Health, Safety and Risk Officer in ensuring proactive specialist support, guidance and training in order for the Trust to achieve high standards for the management of risk and health & safety.
  • The post holder(s) will be responsible for the provision of clerical and administrative support to Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee and the Corporate Risk Committee.
  • Responsibility for conducting specific risk and/or health & safety audits, incident investigations and projects as directed by the Health, Safety and Risk Officer.
  • The post holder(s) will require knowledge of legislation, national guidance and governmental documentation relating to risk management and health & safety.
  • The post holder(s) will be expected to liaise with Occupational Health, Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Auditors and other such bodies to ensure the Trusts meets its statutory obligations in the field of risk management and health, safety and welfare.
  • About us

    Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

    Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

    We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

    More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

    We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

    Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

    Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right the time.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role and responsibilities.

    Person Specification

    Education & Qualifications

    Essential

  • Good standard of general education, including GCSE English Grade C or above (or equivalent)
  • NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent relevant training and experience
  • Desirable

  • IOSH Managing Safely Certificate
  • Risk Management Qualification
  • Educated to degree level
  • Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

    Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Knowledge of risk management, patient safety and integrated governance processes
  • Ability to analyse and manipulate complex data
  • Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS risk management framework and risk registers
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Experience of working in an administrative or secretarial role, including experience of taking and transcribing formal minutes.
  • Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Experience of using IT systems to produce reports and correspondence which are timely, professional and accurate