Health and Safety Deputy Adviser

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

- 414494

**Salary**:

- £36,530
- London locations may attract an allowance of £3,300 per annum.
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- MOD - Head Office & Corporate Services

**Type of role**:

- Health and Safety

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall, LONDON, SW1A 2HB

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
Looking for an exciting opportunity to join the Safety Team at Ministry of Defence Main Building in London?

This exciting safety profession role as the Department of State (DoS), Health and Safety (H&S) Deputy Adviser sits at the heart of Defence as a part of the Safety, Security, Business Resilience, Technology, and Accommodation (SSBRTA) team.

This role requires you to be part of the DoS H&S team to champion and drive safety performance while providing support and expert advice to those working within the unique workplace of MOD Main Building in London. In addition, you will support a small number of other UK MOD establishments which form part of Defence’s DoS organisation.

Suitable applicants will possess good communication and interpersonal skills and will be able to work both as part of the wider SSBRTA and independently, overseeing H&S across the Main Building, including: investigating accidents and incidents; recording, interpreting and onward reporting of occurrences, workplace inspection; delivering and organising a health and safety and emergency training programme, including first aid training; and periodical reviews of other health and safety regimes and related documents.

You will be expected to have an interest in gaining knowledge and experience of wider Safety Health and Environmental Management disciplines. Working to the H&S Adviser within DoS including Main Building, you will be a critical part of the small and dedicated MOD Main Building Health and Safety team (H&S Lead, H&S Adviser and H&S Deputy Adviser). Your primary focus will be to help ensure DoS and MOD Main Building complies with its Health, Safety and Environmental responsibilities. This will be delivered by the H&S team by reinvigorating and shaping the DoS high-level overarching Safety, Health, Environmental Management Systems in support of and enabling the DoS primary outputs as a MoD and Military Strategy Headquarters.

This makes for an extremely varied and challenging safety role that can provide you with the scope to develop and deliver as a safety specialist whilst considering how the wider strategic safety picture is delivered for the DoS. You will be supported and mentored by the H&S team and wider DoS H&S profession network.

You will be working with a diverse range of stakeholders from MOD civilians, Armed Forces personnel and contractors.

Occasionally the role may require an element of out of hours working in support of major state events in Whitehall.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
The role as part of the DoS SSBRTA Health and Safety team will be responsible for:

- Work both as part of the wider SSBRTA and independently, overseeing Health and Safety across the Main Building
- Reporting to and supporting the Health and Safety Adviser by providing Main Building stakeholders, executive leaders, and personnel with professional advice on Occupational Health and Safety, for them to meet the wider Health and Safety objectives, in line with MOD Policy
- Interpret legislation and MOD Policy to support the Safety Team with the drafting of DoS strategies/directives/procedures/team plans and provide appropriate and timely briefings (written & verbal) to the chain of command and stakeholders as required
- Represent the team during committees and internal and external stakeholder meetings, providing competent advice and guidance to ensure that DoS interests are represented whilst informing team members of current and relevant issues and initiatives
- Investigating accidents and incidents; recording, interpreting and onward reporting of accidents, near-misses and safety concerns
- Contribute to the HS&EP Team training programme by developing, organising, and delivering awareness briefs, toolbox talks, health and safety and emergency training programme, including first aid training
- Supporting annual review of the Safety Health and Environmental Management System
- Supporting production of quarterly and annual performance reports, highlighting areas of potential weakness to the Health and Safety Adviser for consideration
- Periodically review other health and safety regimes and related documents
- Undertaking assurance activities including health and safety workplace inspections, audits, and proactively participate in assura