Health and Safety Advisor

2 months ago


Coventry, United Kingdom Coventry City Council Full time

About the team we are recruiting to
The Occupational Health, Safety & Wellbeing Service provides the necessary professional expertise to help managers and employees to maintain a healthy and safe working environment, providing a quality, equality focused service.

The service is staffed by a team of qualified, professional nurses, ergonomists, medical officers, counsellors and health and safety officers who are members of their respective professional bodies, i.e. the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the General Medical Council and the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). They are supported by an integrated administration team.

**The Occupational Health Service** aims to support the organisation in establishing and maintaining physical and mental wellbeing in the work force in the following ways:

- To provide managers and employees with practical, independent advice on health issues
- To help to prevent work related ill health
- To ensure compliance with relevant occupational health legislation

The core services it provides are:

- Pre-employment medical clearance
- Health assessments
- Health surveillance
- First aid management

**The Health and Safety Service** aims are:

- To support, guide and advise the Council in meeting statutory requirements to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of employees, service users and visitors involved in, or affected by, Council activities
- To promote a positive safety culture throughout the Authority, ensuring a safe and healthy environment for all
- To provide commitment and a service that is responsive, customer-focused and supportive

The core services it provides are:

- Audit, inspection and monitoring
- Accident and incident monitoring and investigation
- Health and safety training
- Health and safety advice

**The Counselling Service** aims are:

- To offer confidential support to all employees of Coventry City Council and other external agencies
- To help improve mental wellbeing throughout the organisation

The core services it provides are:

- Counselling (face to face and telephone)
- Trauma interventions
- Group therapy
- Wellbeing events
- Mediation
- Wellbeing training

Our service offers excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, whether you are experienced in your field of work or wish to gain further experience.

You will be working with a successful and friendly team of professionals who will provide help and support, facilitating and enhancing learning and development opportunities.

What is the job role?
We seek an enthusiastic, and team player, able to support the organisation and the Health and Safety Team in delivering health and safety across the local authority and external customers.

In return, we offer variety, challenge, continuing professional development, peer support, and competitive remuneration.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?
To be successful in this role you will need:

- NEBOSH Certificate in Health and Safety
- To be willing to undertake the NEBOSH Diploma

Along with an understanding of:

- Effective Health & Safety Management Systems/techniques
- Inspections, accident investigations and risk assessments
- Be able to integrate into a team of experienced professionals and contribute to the provision of a wide variety of services to both internal and external customers
- Be able to communicate effectively with Directors and senior managers, employees and trade union safety representatives, providing sound professional advice and support and skills and knowledge transfer
- Have a minimum of NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent

Interview date: 29/30th March 2023

About Coventry
**Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.**

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

Our Values
It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

Our Values are:



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