Health & Safety Advisor

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in the United Kingdom is seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to support its Estates Directorate. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with NHS safety policies, conduct risk assessments, and lead safety training efforts. This role promotes a positive safety culture while collaborating with Estates managers and contractors to maintain high-quality services. The position offers a supportive work environment committed to professional development and work-life balance.

Benefits

Strong commitment to professional development

Supportive workplace culture

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in health and safety within Estuary or similar environments.
• Strong knowledge of legal requirements related to health and safety.
• Proficient in incident investigation and risk assessment methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice on health and safety to Estates teams.
• Lead the development and review of health and safety procedures.
• Coordinate audits and compliance monitoring for Estates services.
• Manage risk assessments and incident reporting.

Skills

Health and Safety Compliance

Risk Assessment

Incident Investigation

Training Coordination

Auditing

Education

Relevant Health and Safety Qualification

Job description

The Health & Safety Advisor provides specialist support to the Estates Directorate, acting as the competent person for all Estates-related health and safety matters.

The post holder ensures compliance with statutory legislation, NHS requirements and Trust safety policies, working across maintenance, operations, workshops, plant rooms and construction activities.

The role leads on risk assessments, auditing, incident investigation and training coordination, while promoting a positive safety culture.

The post works closely with Estates managers, contractors and Trust governance teams to support safe, high-quality and compliant Estates services.

Act as the competent person for Estates-related health and safety.

Provide specialist advice to Estates managers, supervisors, maintenance teams and contractors.

Lead the development, implementation and review of Estates H&S procedures and safe systems of work.

Coordinate Estates audits, inspections and compliance monitoring.

Manage Estates risk assessments, COSHH and contractor RAMS reviews.

Support incident reporting, investigation, trend analysis and RIDDOR submissions.

Coordinate statutory, mandatory and specialist H&S training for Estates staff.

Support contractor safety management, CDM compliance and safe delivery of capital/minor works.

Promote a positive safety culture and contribute to Trust‑wide governance groups.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Damien Holden Job title: Deputy Head of Information & Governance (Estates) Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07717763113