Health and Safety Advisor - Telford, United Kingdom - PDSA

PDSA

Verified Company

Telford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About Us
An opportunity has arisen for a Health & Safety Advisor to join our Health & Safety team.

This is an incredible opportunity to assist the Health & Safety Manager in a wide range of environments from Pet Hospitals to Retail Shops.

You will be passionate about using your existing knowledge and skills to create a safety first environment at PDSA.

This is your opportunity to make a real difference to pets and people in need by making us better known, loved and understood.

About the Role
As Health & Safety Advisor, you will provide support and advice in a multi-site environment with many and varied challenges

This will involve:
- offering day to day support with queries from a range of stakeholders and proposing solutions to ensure compliance with relevant health and safety legislation
- providing support for the continuing review of the safety management system to achieve organisational objectives
- providing support to the Health & Safety Manager in the development of health and safety policies and procedures, using technical expertise to ensure compliance with relevant legislation
- when necessary, assisting site leaders with accident investigations to ensure all relevant information is obtained and documented, such as photographs, witness statements, training records
- liaising with a range of stakeholders and external experts when required, such as the Radiation Protection Adviser

Ad hoc travel to a variety of PDSA sites is expected

About you
You will have experience of working in a similar role and completed the IOSH Managing Safely course (or equivalent).

You will be able to demonstrate that you have the following skills:

- ability to investigate accidents to determine root cause and provide suitable recommendations
- evidence of developing effective team and stakeholder relationships across the organisation
- excellent communication skills with the initiative to solve problems and make a difference
- have the drive and passion to learn new skills, and strive to get it right

IOSH Managing Safely is essential

Benefits:

We are really passionate about being a great place to work, where people feel connected with what we do and where they feel they can make a genuine difference.

This commitment has resulted in us being rated as one of the top 25 big organisations to work for in the UK according to Best Companies survey.

In addition to being a great place to work, we offer a wide range of benefits, including:
Remote and flexible working options

25 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays) with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days per year

An additional Wellbeing Day to take whenever you like to help recharge your batteries

Generous Auto-Enrolment pension and/or Contributory pension schemes available starting at an enhanced rate of 5% contributions up to 10%

Life Assurance policy (4 x Annual Salary)

Employee Assistance Program and Online Wellbeing Centre available 24/7 giving you the ability to speak with a professional in confidence about a range of issues

Wide range of discounts for Retail, Holiday and similar organisations on our fetch platform

About PDSA:

PDSA is committed to embedding a culture of diversity and inclusion within our teams that reflect the communities we serve.

We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and opportunities for flexible working arrangements to support team members from different backgrounds.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, adults at risk and all our colleagues and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.