An exciting opportunity has arisen for a person who has the passion, enthusiasm and a genuine concern for the safety and wellbeing of our patients and staff to come and join the Integrated Governance team at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The applicant will need to demonstrate an aptitude to lead, support and challenge us to continuously improve our practices and to develop a culture that promotes the safest ways of working.

The post holder will assist the Health and Safety Manager to provide expert guidance and support to managers and staff within the Trust in relation to the management of health and safety to ensure that the Trust meets its statutory legislative requirements for health, safety, fire, environment and CQC standards. The post holder will be required to have the necessary specialist knowledge, significant experience and skills to meet the requirements of this position.

The role will comprise advisory and operational elements to develop and educate services underpinned with the appropriate policies, procedures, and the documentary infrastructure to provide proactive and auditable health & safety management that will withstand robust challenge.

The post holder will make a major contribution to securing a center of excellence for health & safety and risk management across the Trust and recognized by enforcing authorities and other external bodies.

Main duties of the job

• To provide assistance to the Health & Safety Manager in implementing the Health & Safety Strategy that meets the health and safety legislative requirements.
• Support the Health and Safety Manager in the implementation of an annual work plan in line with local and statutory requirements
• To support the organisation to meet compliance against the relevant health and safety related standards within the Care Quality Commission and legislative requirements.
• Assist the Health and Safety Manager in ensuring the delivery of health and safety systems and processes in line with statutory responsibilities.

About us

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey.

Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people.

We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values: Compassion Respect Integrity Courageous Accountable

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide assistance to the Health & Safety Manager in implementing the Health & Safety Strategy that meets the health and safety legislative requirements.
• Support the Health and Safety Manager in the implementation of an annual work plan in line with local and statutory requirements
• In liaison with the Health and Safety Manager, ensure the Trust is made aware of new applicable legislation as it arises.
• In liaison with the Health and Safety Manager ensure that the Trusts Health and Safety Policies are maintained and relevant, to ensure the Trust complies with all relevant, current legislation in all matters relating to the health and safety of staff.
• To support the organisation to meet compliance against the relevant health and safety related standards within the Care Quality Commission and legislative requirements.
• Assist the Health and Safety Manager in ensuring the delivery of health and safety systems and processes in line with statutory responsibilities.
• Provide advice, guidance and instruction on health and safety matters to all Trust employees to ensure that the Trust minimises risk, meets its statutory obligations, and achieves high safety and standards and advise all levels of staff on their Health & Safety responsibilities and the relevance of health & safety in their working lives.
• To communicate effectively and with confidence in situations where the response may be hostile or sceptical
• To communicate complex information and liaise effectively with all levels of staff within the organisation
• To communicate empathetically in situations which are highly emotive and be aware that information could cause distress. To respond to urgent requests for advice from Trust staff and to judge the appropriate level of response on each occasion.
• To proactively contribute to safety initiatives within the Trust, including identifying areas for improvement and good practice. Ensure lessons learned are shared and implemented across the Trust.
• To accurately enter information into the Datix Incident System, to review accident / Incident investigation reports and to report incidents to the HSE in a timely manner in accordance with RIDDOR 2013.
• To identify lessons learnt from RIDDOR incidents and investigations and work with managers to ensure this is captured in risk assessments and where necessary, risk registers to enable preventative measures to be implemented.
• Carry out proactive and reactive health and Safety assessments on a monthly basis and when required, ensuring action is implemented leading to change.
• Use outcomes of audits to advise on the development and implementation of safe systems of work.
• To monitor compliance of monthly Health & Safety self-assessments for completion by all areas.
• To ensure a safe working environment in line with Trust policies and procedures.
• To ensure that managers and safety leads conduct and document risk assessments and local procedures in all areas following appropriate training, advice and guidance. To provide appropriate training, guidance, and advice to managers to enable them to complete pro-active risk assessments.
• Continually promote best practice, ensuring all staff understand that health and safety is part of their responsibilities.
• To have a knowledge of the organisations fire precautions and procedures for evacuation from a building.
• To work in partnership with other Trust disciplines including Human Resources, Occupational Health, Estates & Facilities and Manual Handling to ensure a consistent approach to Health & Safety across the Trust.
• Liaise with Health and Safety representatives and representatives of employee safety including Trades Union Health & Safety representatives and ensure they are supported in carrying out their roles and that appropriate consultation processes are applied in accordance with relevant legislation.
• To deputise for the Health and Safety Manager as required.
• To represent the Trust on external health and safety forums when required and promote a positive approach to health and safety throughout the Trust.
• To adhere to all policies relating to the organisation.
• To disseminate CAS and other alerts and liaise with CAS leads and to offer any appropriate assistance to ensure alerts are responded to on time.
• To highlight to the Head of Risk any concerns over progress with CAS alert compliance.
• The post holder must be able to work without any direct supervision to manage priorities and workload and to make independent decisions on a daily basis, acting on their own initiative whilst providing Health & Safety advice and guidance to managers and staff.
• Be able to decide when and how issues should be escalated to the Health & Safety Manager, Head of Risk, Deputy Director of Governance, Director of Governance and Director of Estates and Facilities.
• Undertake any other similar duties appropriate to this post which may be required from time to time. Carry out duties and responsibilities in accordance with Trust wide policies.
• To maintain an up-to-date professional knowledge in respect of health and safety legislation, best practice, recommendations, and national guidance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Specialist Qualification (e.g. NEBOSH / NCRQ cert or above) in Health and Safety.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Additional H& S qualifications e.g., IOSH / NEBOSH certificate in specialist field

Knowledge

Essential

• Good understanding of health and safety and fire safety legislation, standards and technical guidance, and their application.
• Experience of initiating and conducting risk assessments including COSHH.
• Experience of reviewing and writing health and safety reports, auditing, carrying out inspections, and complex investigation
• Experience of undertaking H& S audits within a large multidisciplinary organisation
• Experience of when and how to report serious incidents to the HSE under RIDDOR
• Knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation

Desirable

• Knowledge of other key legislation, such as Fire Safety, Water safety etc

Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, patients and public including areas of conflict.
• Ability to communicate with external stakeholders
• Ability to manage own day to day activity and determine priority when emergencies occur
• Report writing skills
• IT skills including development of spreadsheets and databases and data handling, analysing and entry.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to prepare written material presenting matters in a logical way using the appropriate, style and language for the audience
• Ability to listen and absorb messages and to encourage others to expand on their ideas
• Ability to work on your own and as part of a team
• Experience of and comfortable with working in a clinical environment
• Flexible to the needs of the service
• Ability to anticipate and identify barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
• Actively seeks ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness of own performance
• Experience with writing Policies and to be able to explain same to a wide range of staff.

Employer details

Employer name

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kettering General Hospital

Rothwell Road

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

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