Head of Health and Safety

2 weeks ago


Chesterfield, United Kingdom Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join our team here at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust as Head of Health & Safety.

This role will see you providing expert professional advice and leading the portfolio of compliance requirements for the Trust on all aspects of Health and Safety legislation, ensuring that the Trust is able to demonstrate full compliance and provide assurance to the Trust Board.

You will also provide a documented work programme for the Trust across all health and safety areas so that performance can be measured across this important range of issues.

To ensure the Trust is compliant with all relevant health and safety legislation and regulations, implementing improvement actions where required

Ensure the provision of a comprehensive health and safety inspection programme across all locations.

Assist managers to understand and implement health and safety policies and procedures to ensure that all staff, throughout the Trust, understand their responsibilities.

Give timely and appropriate advice on health and safety issues to managers and staff to reduce the risk to the health and safety of employees at work, and others who may be affected by the Trust’s activities.

Working with the Deputy Director of People Services and Organisational Effectiveness, coordinate the Health and Safety Group and establish and coordinate the activity of any subgroups/working groups as required.

Manage the health and safety budget.

Keep professionally up to date with all aspects of legislation, best practice, recommendations, and national guidance.

We employ approximately 4,400 people, making us one of the largest providers of specialist community health services in the country. We serve a patient population of more than 1.1 million people across Derbyshire and Derby and have an annual budget of £200mn.

We care for patients across a wide range of services and locations, including 10 community hospital and 28 health centres. We also deliver care from patients’ own homes, GP practices, schools and care homes. Our digital transformation programme and contemporary ways of working mean we’re also able to deliver high quality virtual care via remote consultations, where clinically appropriate.

Our own staff ranked us third best nationally in 'Britain's Healthiest Workplaces' survey (large organisations category).

To ensure the Trust is compliant with all relevant health and safety legislation and regulations, implementing improvement actions where required.

Ensure the provision of a comprehensive health and safety inspection programme across all locations.

Assist managers to understand and implement health and safety policies and procedures to ensure that all staff, throughout the Trust, understand their responsibilities.

Give timely and appropriate advice on health and safety issues to managers and staff to reduce the risk to the health and safety of employees at work, and others who may be affected by the Trust’s activities.

Working with the Deputy Director of People Services and Organisational Effectiveness, coordinate the Health and Safety Group and establish and coordinate the activity of any subgroups/working groups as required.

In conjunction with the Risk Manager, ensure that managers conduct and document risk assessments following appropriate advice and guidance.

Manage the health and safety budget.

Keep professionally up to date with all aspects of legislation, best practice, recommendations, and national guidance.



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