Health & Wellbeing Advisor - Birmingham, United Kingdom - RSM

RSM

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive.

We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions - we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally.

This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day.

If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

About the role

Working closely with colleagues across the facilities and people teams you'll help create a healthy and safe place in which all our people can work, develop and grow.

In your national role you'll ensure the firm's policies and procedures are applied across our offices, maintain accurate health and safety compliance records, create and monitor annual health and safety objectives, and carry out regular audits, making recommendations for improvements as required, and with the opportunity to work on strategic national projects.

You'll need to keep up-to-speed with any legal and best practice developments, keep your skills and knowledge up to date with regular training, and be part of the firms incident response team (IRT).

Through regular liaison with external suppliers for occupational health, compliance training, assessment and equipment provision you'll ensure our people are able to work safely and effectively.

You'll also be comfortable designing and delivering training on health and safety compliance and best practice.

Supporting a network of H&S appointed persons across our 31 national offices, you will need to forge trusted relationships and provide timely advice.

The role will combine hybrid working between a local office base, some home working and regular travel across the RSM UK offices (England, Scotland and NI).

About the company and department

RSM UK is part of the international RSM network, RSM UK has over 5000 staff based in 31 offices across the UK.

We are the 7th largest accountancy and business advisory firm nationally and the 6th largest internationally.

Our vision is for RSM to be known as a great place to work.

We strive to have a credible reputation for supporting and inspiring our people to succeed, achieving this through quality training and development, inspiring leadership, a drive for excellence in all we do, a focus on wellbeing and an authentic culture that is founded on the principle of authentic inclusion.

We encourage our HR team to be inquisitive and innovative, and always thinking of ways to improve our processes.

About you

You will be someone with a keen eye for detail, with a relentless desire to ensure that we remain safe and compliant across our firm.

You will have shown in your previous roles that you are vigilant and always work to high standards following process and regulations to ensure that compliance is maintained at all times.

You will have an understanding of how health and safety fits within the wellbeing strategy of the firm, and will have previous experience working with occupational health, other external advisors or internal departments to ensure a thorough service is delivered.

About the job
In this role you your primary responsibilities will be to ensure:

all Health & Safety policies, procedures, rules, and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated, and communicated as required;

- you support the development and delivery of the firm's health and safety objectives and plans;
- all new starters are inducted in health & safety procedures for their relevant office - including homeworkers;
- the firm meets its statutory obligations in all areas relating to health, safety, and welfare at work;
- the completion and regular review of risk assessments for all work equipment and operations;
- all accidents are documented, investigated, and recommended improvements implemented;
- planned and ad hoc safety inspections are conducted, including fire drills and fire alarms are correctly completed and recorded, safety inspections, risk assessments and lone working procedures are monitored and reviewed, and employees are aware of their responsibilities;
- maintenance and continuous development of health & safety policies, systems of work and procedures takes place in conjunction with RSM's people team;
- a full programme of documented health & safety inspections, audits, and checks takes place across all RSM UK offices;
- you consult with external health & safety consultants and specialist providers as required for the provision of training programmes and health and safety services;
- that all agreed action points and related facility requests are completed within deadlines;
- you partner with colleagues in facilities, procurement and the people team to work on strategic projects that support the health, safety and wellbeing of our people throughout the firm;
- you keep up to date with all aspects of relevant he