Health and Safety Cluster Advisor

Circle Health Group; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in England is seeking a Health and Safety Cluster Advisor to join their team. The role involves providing compliance advice, improving health and safety performance, and coordinating safety initiatives across sites. Applicants should have a minimum of 3 years in Operational Health & Safety and preferably IOSH registration. The position offers a salary of up to £40,000 annually and a range of benefits including private healthcare, generous holiday entitlement, and industry-leading training and development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies

Non-contributory life insurance

Employee recognition programmes

Industry-leading training opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in Operational Health & Safety.
• H&S professional registration (IOSH) preferred.
• Competency in fire safety and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on compliance with health and safety legislation.
• Demonstrate compliance with health and safety standards.
• Collaborate with teams to improve safety performance.

Skills

Operational Health & Safety experience

Health & Safety professional registration (IOSH)

Fire safety skills

Competency as a Risk Assessor

Contractor safety management skills

Experience undertaking audits

Job description

Chiltern Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Up to £40,000.00 per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

We have an opportunity for a Health and Safety Cluster Advisorto join their team of staff in theHealth & Safetydepartment.

This is a full- time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required tocover a flexible shift pattern, based in Great Missenden covering sites located between Great Missenden, Watford, and Coventry.

Duties of this role include:

• You give clear advice to Senior Management Teams (SMTs) in your cluster of sites, on compliance with obligations under applicable legislation, guidance and policies and actively assist and support with its implementation.
• You can help demonstrate an appropriate level of compliance with relevant health and safety standards to CHG’s regulators, i.e., the CQC, HIS, HIW, HSE, EA, local government agents and other stakeholders as required.
• You effectively collaborate and communicate with the HSCL on meeting objectives to improve health and safety performance, consistency and compliance across your shared cluster sites.
• You cooperate and coordinate in achieving the designated H&S time allocation (attendance) for each site in your cluster with the HSCL.
• You assist in identifying and sharing lessons learned following incidents in your cluster of sites
• You contribute where required to corporate projects and initiatives e.g. CHG policies and procedural development, research, training etc.
• You escalat e intolerable H&S risks to the Operational Manager/Director and make practicable recommendations for improvement

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• 3 years’ minimum experience in Operational Health & Safety
• H&S professional registration (IOSH) or willingness to apply for professional registration.
• Fire safety skills.
• Competency as a Risk Assessor.
• Contractor safety management skills.
• Experience undertaking audits.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.