Station Senior Shep Advisor

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 347613**Salary**:

- £35,290- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Air - RAF Cosford, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3EX**Type of role**:

- Environment and Sustainability
- Health and Safety**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- RAF Cosford, Albrighton, Wolverhampton. WV7 3EXAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Station Senior Safety, Health and Environmental Protection (SHEP) Advisor acts as the specialist advisor to the Head of Establishment (HoE) on all aspects of Health, Safety and Environmental Protection across RAF Cosford. Managing a small team, the job holder will ensure appropriate oversight to safe place and safe systems of work that are carried out across the Station and will work to OC Ops Support Wing (OSW).

This post is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
The role of Station Senior SHEP Advisor will include:

- Act as senior advisor to the HoE for all Station Health and Safety and Environmental Protection matters, including radiation safety.
- Investigation of potential hazards in the workplace and complaints by personnel relating to Health and Safety issues.
- Prohibit any work activity which is considered to involve an imminent risk of serious injury.
- Provision of advice and assistance to all personnel and assist Line Managers in the development of effective preventative measures and improved safe working practices as part of their risk assessments.
- Ensure timely communications of safety alerts or other pertinent safety information across the site.
- Maintenance of accident reports, accident investigation, and notification to MOD and regulatory authorities.
- Review and assist in the production of risk assessments for safe place or safe systems of work.
- Conduct Health & Safety inspections and audits of places of work and related processes as applicable.
- Manage inspection visits from outside agencies and act as point of contact and escort to visiting HSE Inspectors.
- Ensure suitable resource from within the team is allocated to CO Inspection Rounds
- Attend Station level meetings as directed for provision of specialist advice and ensure appropriate information is compiled as required.
- Conduct all necessary risk action/ management as applicable.
- Act as 4Cs Accountable Person.
- Manage the approval, co-ordination and recording of Health, Safety & Environmental Protection training for all personnel.
- Control and management of the Safety, Health & Environment Protection Manual and other pertinent local policies.
- Carry out Noise Assessments as required.
- Liaise with the Air Safety Centre as applicable.
- Manage the content on the Safety Health and Environment Intranet Webpage.
- Act as Co-ordinator of HSE Managing Work Related Stress, includes attending Health & Wellbeing Meetings with Station Executives.
- Ensure that RAF Cosford Air Show has an allocated and dedicated Safety Advisor for all ground activities

They will also be responsible for carrying out all Line Management duties for the SHEP Team and will support OC OSW as required.

**Person specification**:
We are looking for:

- A dynamic and enthusiastic individual to head up the SHEP team at RAF Cosford.
- A clear communicator, who is comfortable with advising all personnel from SAC/ E grade to the Cosford Executive Team and Station Commander
- A self-motivator who looks to solve problems within their responsibility level.

**Qualifications**:

- Essential:

- NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety- Desirable:

- NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
- Recognised fire risk assessor qualification and membership to a professional body.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Leadership
- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Competence Framework - Group 2 - Health And Safety; 1 - Providing Advice & Support: Level 2
- Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Competence Framework - Group 2 - Health and Safety; 3 - Conducting Risk Assessments: Level 2
- Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Competence Framework - Group 3 - Health and Safety ; 5 - Incident Reporting and Investigation: Level 2
- Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Competence Framework - Group 2 - Health And Safety; 1 - Providing Advice & Support: Level 2

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,528 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pensi