Health and Safety Advisor - Sheffield, United Kingdom - NHS Professionals

NHS Professionals

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Health and Safety Advisor

Trust:
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Location:
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH

Band/Pay rate:
£14.92 per hour

Hours:
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm

NHS Professionals require pro-active and hardworking individuals to work as part of the facilities team at Sheffield Children's Hospital.

The Role
We are looking to recruit a temporary Health and Safety Advisor to work at Sheffield Children's Hospital.

You will be reporting to the Health and Safety Manager and will work as part of the integrated governance structure supporting delivery of all aspectsof H&S and risk management.

Duties may include but not limited to:

Provide expert, advice and support on health & safety issues.
Act as a competent advisor in relation to all health and safety matters as required for compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act, the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations and other related legislation
Undertake the routine and conduct daytoday scrutiny of reported health and safety related incidents, instigating and advising on proportionate followup investigations as required.
Monitor the outcomes of health and safety related investigation and make informed decisions to reduce the severity of incidents.
Establish collaborative links with departments throughout the Trust to ensure a cohesive and integrated approach to providing safe systems, procedures.
Assist, support and advise managers within the Trust to fulfil their responsibilities around proactive risk assessments.
Assist and advise on health and safety related standards from external programmes and support the health and Safety Manager in ensuring the required policies and procedures are in place.
You will also be required to assist and support the health and safety Manager in their role as the Medical Devices Safety

Officer (MDSO), overseeing administration of CAS/MDA/MHRA alerts and FSN's.

Skills Required:

Experience in a Health & Safety Advisor role or similar role
NEBOSH or equivalent H&S qualification
A comprehensive knowledge of current health and safety legislation, management and standards
NHS experience desirable but not essential
Reliable and hard working with good communication skills

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care and work in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work within the NHS.

Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades and specialities, saving the NHS over
£70 million each year.

This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.

Why work for NHS Professionals
In return for your hard work and commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: