Business Support Officer

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:
Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.

Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters

“In our Gift” providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change

The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

Opportunities for flexible working ( depending on the role )

Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs

Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)

Child Care Vouchers Scheme

Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys

NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

**The post holder will**:
Establish and maintain a business support infrastructure necessary to assist the Health, Safety and Security Team and Fire Safety Team in meeting the Trusts objectives and targets. This will include the support and development of systems and processes to help meet regulatory compliance.

Analyse reports and extract data from related reports/systems and feed this back to the Head of Health, Safety and Security in a format that can be used within Services/Teams for business planning purposes.

Review and escalate reported incidents and near misses and escalate to the appropriate team/individual.

Work with Corporate Services including Learning and Development to identify compliance with training and work with Services to improve recording, reporting and data quality.

Support with projects and initiatives for the Health, Safety and Security Team and Fire Safety Team.

Provide administrative support to the Head of Health, Safety and Security, Fire Safety Team and the Health, Safety and Security Team. This will include the set up and management of meetings, collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and managing arrangements for training, audits, visits and surveys as relevant to own area.

Administrate the Health and Safety Committee including agenda setting, paper collation and minute taking.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
Supporting your career development and progression

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Supporting the Health, Safety and Security Team and Fire Safety Team to help ensure compliance in all areas of performance as determined by The Trust and legislation

Delivering an administrative function to the Health, Safety and Security Team and the Fire Safety Team

Supporting the Head of Health, Safety and Security to co-ordinate and support the work of the Teams under their remit to meet strategic and operational objectives

Supporting projects and initiatives within the Health, Safety and Security Team and Fire Safety Team

Please refer to the job description and person specification for more detail