Health and Safety Officer

1 month ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospitals Full time

**Main area**
- Corporate - Estates & Facilities**Grade**
- Band 7**Contract**
- Permanent**Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week**Job ref**
- 180-F-245168**Employer**
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust**Employer type**
- NHS**Site**
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate**Town**
- Cambridge**Salary**
- £43,742 - £50,056 p.a. pro rata**Salary period**
- Yearly**Closing**
- 12/05/2024 23:59Job overview

A rare opportunity has arisen to join the Capital, Estates and Facilities Management (CEFM) team at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, in a key role as CEFM Health and Safety Manager.

You will support the Head of Estates Safety, Compliance & Resilience to ensure the Capital Estates and Facilities Management Division conducts its activities in a safe manner, so far as is reasonably practicable, to meet its obligations under UK health and safety legislation and other regulatory requirements.

You will have significant experience of UK health and safety coupled with a broad knowledge of Estates and Facilities. You will provide expert advice and knowledge to Divisions, Corporate Directorates, Governance groups, Senior Managers, Estates and contractors in the management of corporate health and safety risks, concerns, incidents and learning.

Main duties of the job

You will have specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate level courses and experience to Masters equivalent level in safety/compliance or fire, as well as further qualifications including NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ Level 6. This is a challenging and exciting role supporting the Head of Estates Safety, Compliance and Resilience, in the day-to-day operational provision of expert health & safety advice, guidance, support, coaching and training in all aspects of health and safety across the division.

You will work to promote, develop and establish a positive safety culture, so that it can meet its UK legal requirements in terms of Health, Safety and Compliance,

You will be a key focus for the Trust’s central Health and Safety Team, and be responsible for ensuring there is a deep culture of health and safety within CEFM management teams, and ensuring suitable systems are in place for monitoring and improving health and safety and compliance with regulatory and HTM requirements across the portfolio of services.

Working for our organisation

**Our Trust**

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on the 12th May 2024.

**Benefits to you**

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.

Person specification

**Qualifications**:
Essential criteria

NEBOSH National Certificate or equivalent.

Educated to master’s degree level or equivalent substantial experience in H&S.

Relevant post graduate qualification or equivalent or professional experience.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.Desirable criteria

Root Cause Analysis competency.

Project Management qualification.
- Teacher training qualification.Experience

Essential criteria

Substantial relevant experience of working in a health and safety role at a large or complex organisation.

Delivery of health and safety training.

Have undertaken incident investigations, risk assessments and workplace inspections.

Writing reports and providing advice on Health & Safety issues to staff and managers.
- Policy/guidance writing.Desirable criteria

Have experience of safety management systems.

Experience of working with Datix.

NHS experience.
- Web page content and / or design.Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge of health and safety legislation and risk management methodology.
- Knowledge of external re



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