The Health and Safety Adviser is the first point of contact in the field of Health & Safety and will use their own initiative to provide advice and working closely with Service Leads and teams (including clinical teams) with the aim of making the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital the safest it can be and to ensure continuous improvement towards this.

The post holder will develop, promote and advise on the requirements, processes and practices to ensure compliance with health and safety statutory requirements.

Main duties of the job

The Health and Safety is responsible for:

for the efficient operation of the health and safety services, ensuring that these functions are carried out to nationally agreed and recognised standards for the benefit of patients, visitors and staff.

The post holder will provide specialist health and safety advice on a day-to-day basis and support the role of a competent person in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974.

Overseeing a suitable register of health and safety Trust wide and key health and safety risks, audits and assessments and the development of reports to enable these to be reviewed and monitored by the Trust's Health and Safety Group and summarised for other Trust Committees

Developing trend analyses of health and safety accidents and incidents in order to identify developing themes and trends and recommend appropriate actions are in place to address these. This may involve detailed analysis and interpretation of complex information

Ensuring deliver of a comprehensive and proactive suite of H& S focused audits designed to support enhanced H& S compliance

Representing the Trust at external meetings when required

About us

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

PROFESSIONAL

To undertake environmental health and safety assessments and inspections, to compile reports with recommendations for managers and/or the Trust, to include current buildings and new builds.

To analyse and assist managers in accident/incident investigations following incidents and advise on emerging risk reducing needs.

Maintain an awareness of and ability to access specialist avenues of advice and support as and when required, such as IOSH and the HSE etc.

Support the development and on-going review of Trust wide H& S Risk Assessments for all Wards/Departments

Act as the nominated person to report accidents to the Health and Safety Executive under the RIDDOR Regulations where required by law. Report and escalate issues that represent serious and imminent danger.

Act as the nominated CAS Officer for the Trust and ensure that the alerts are disseminated to the appropriate staff and to co-ordinate all responses and update the CAS data base. Contribute to the monthly Quality Report by providing an update on the current status of the CAS alerts.

To oversee the effective implementation of the H& S policies and to ensure that all are readily available to all staff, that any changes are effectively communicated and that they are robustly implemented.

Attendance and active contribution to Boards sub-committees, Divisional and Directorate meetings and work groups as appropriate.

Develop, review and provide training, guidance, advice, toolkits and other resources to all levels of staff in the organisation to support them and their activities at all stages of the risk management cycle.

Ensure staff receive appropriate risk guidance training, pertaining to Health & Safety.

Review and monitor incidents, complaints and claims reports in conjunction with governance team members to ensure that any themes associated with health & safety are identified and appropriate action is taken.

Assist in the provision of advice and work with identified leads in the implementation of risk management to prepare the Trust for assessment against regulatory frameworks, such as the CQCs Single Assessment Framework, NHSE Violence Prevention & Reduction Standards and the national NHS Workplace Health & Safety Standards (formerly POSHH guidelines).

Demonstrate a commitment to personal and professional development in order to maximise the contribution of the post and maintain credibility, including appraisal, performance review.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Ensure close working with all other staff working on risk management and health and safety issues.

Contribute to the quality of incident identification and management processes, integrating learning points into clearly defined actions in line with local and contractual policy.

Contribute significantly to preparations for review visits by external monitoring bodies (e.g. NHS Resolution and the Care Quality Commission).

Work in conjunction with the Governance Department to ensure that the Trust Board and relevant committees are provided with up to date, accurate information. To ensure any areas of risk and/or non-compliance are brought to the Trust Boards attention as soon as is reasonably practicable after being identified.

Monitor compliance with alerts from the Central Alerting System (CAS) including response, risk assessment and improvement plans.

Please see the attachedJob Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NEBOSH Diploma or Equivalent

Desirable

• Teaching qualification or experience of training

Experience

Essential

• Management of H& S in a medium or large organisation

Desirable

• Experience of working in the NHS

Experience

Essential

• Experience of regulatory frameworks and adherence to these

Desirable

• Training or teaching experience

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT

Bristol Road

Birmingham

B31 2AP

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