Health and Safety Advisor

As a Health and Safety Advisor within the Risk Services team, you will play a pivotal role in promoting and maintaining a safe working environment across the Trust. Reporting to the Health & Safety Manager, you will provide expert advice, conduct risk assessments, deliver training, and support incident investigations to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and Trust policies.
You will work collaboratively with staff at all levels, contributing to the development of a proactive safety culture. The role involves attending key committees, supporting policy development, and deputising for the Health & Safety Manager when required. You’ll also be responsible for analysing data, producing reports, and using systems like Datix and Office 365 to support your work.
This is a dynamic and agile role requiring excellent communication, problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple sites. A NEBOSH General Certificate and relevant experience in health and safety are essential.
**Risk Assessments**:
Conduct and maintain health and safety risk assessments, including CoSHH, LOLER, and general workplace risks, in collaboration with staff and managers.
**Inspections and Action Plans**:
Carry out health and safety inspections, initiate action plans, and monitor implementation to ensure corrective actions are completed
**Training Delivery**:
Develop and deliver training materials that reflect current legislation and Trust policies, ensuring staff are well-informed and competent.
**Policy Development**:
Assist in the creation and review of health and safety policies and procedures.
**Incident Management**:
Use the Trust’s incident reporting system (Datix) to identify trends, support investigations, and ensure incidents are appropriately managed and escalated.
**Investigations**:
Support or lead investigations into incidents, ensuring thorough documentation and timely referral to the Claims Manager when necessary.
**Committee Participation**:
Attend Health and Safety Forums, Committees, and working groups to provide expert advice and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
**Advisory Role**:
Provide specialist advice to staff at all levels to promote a safe and healthy environment for employees, patients, contractors, and the public.
**Data and Reporting**:
Collate statistics, produce reports, and utilise systems like Datix and Office 365 to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
1. To maintain a system of health and safety risk assessments in conjunction with staff and managers to include CoSHH, LOLER, general and specific workplace health and safety risks, etc.
2. To carry out a health and safety inspections and to initiate and monitor action plans to ensure corrective actions are implemented. Support and advise wards on managing and mitigating risks.
3. Deliver training material for health and safety training courses ensuring the material reflects current legislation and organisational policies, procedures and guidelines.
4. To assist in the development and review of health and safety related policies and procedures as required.
5. To utilise the Incident and Accident reporting system as appropriate in conjunction with the DATIX team to establish trends, inform investigations and support others regarding incidents / accidents that occur within partner organisations.
6. To support or undertake the investigation of incidents with relevant others to ensure that all necessary information is gathered and retained. To ensure that all potential or actual claims are brought to the attention of the Claims Manager as soon as possible.
7. To attend various Health and Safety Forums / Committees and other similar groups to provide specialist information and advice to ensure that they fulfil appropriate terms of reference, reporting requirements and other statutory purposes.
8. To be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for themselves, clients, visitors and staff.