Safety & Emerging Capabilities Officer

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**SAFETY & EMERGING CAPABILITIES OFFICER**

**VACANCY REF: SAE-024541**

**Salary**:Grade 6 - £36,024 to £44,263 per annum, according to experience
**Hours**:Full-time - 35 hours per week
**Start/duration**:Permanent
**Based at**:Dalton Cumbrian Facility (DCF), West Cumbria, CA24 3HA

**Overall purpose of the role**
Through its Dalton Nuclear Institute, The University of Manchester maintains the largest nuclear research and higher learning capability across UK academia.

In West Cumbria, the heart of the UK nuclear industry, the Institute operates the Dalton Cumbrian Facility (DCF), a state-of-the-art research base for radiation science, located on Westlakes Science Park. DCF is a partner in a number of national research programmes and houses large scale irradiation systems and a wide range of specialist material preparation, modification and characterisation instrumentation allowing academia and industry the opportunity to carry out high
- end research in radiation science and nuclear engineering decommissioning.
We are seeking to employ a Safety & Emerging Capabilities Officer to act as our safety coordinator and to embed new capabilities within DCF. The role holder will liaise closely with the wider safety advisors within the Facility of Science and Engineering and central Safety Services. The safety of our people is vital and the role holder will provide support and guidance to students, staff and visitors using DCF. The research facility at DCF is ever evolving and we welcome and support new uses of our facilities - the role holder will support and help develop these new capabilities and use cases. They will have a key role in the safe implementation and first use of any new capability or technique.

This is an exciting time to become involved in DCF as, in addition to our important work around nuclear energy and zero emissions, we are developing emerging capabilities in the areas of medical isotopes, bio and space. The post-holder will be encouraged to develop new capabilities within DCF’s existing strategy and will help contribute to the formation of our future plans.

**Key Responsibilities, Accountabilities and Duties**

To support establishment of new scientific capabilities, techniques and developments and ensure safety around the deployment of these

Oversee projects from concept to completion / deployment

Interact with users and other technical staff to reach agreed specifications for new scientific ap
- paratus/instruments to be acquired/developed

Assemble scientific apparatus from collections of component parts

Install, maintain and develop software able to control scientific apparatus

Act as safety coordinator and a conduit between the Faculty Safety Team and DCF, communicating and disseminating relevant safety information

Proactively engage with the health and safety community across the University, communicating health, safety and wellbeing advances and practices across DCF

Contribute effectively to the local Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee

Develop risk assessments and protocols and support others on site in doing the same

Deliver and share safety briefings in the local context of a radiation science facility

Input to the site Emergency Management Plan and associated emergency exercises

Conduct accident, incident and near miss investigations in conjunction with Faculty Safety

Team

Manage an annual programme of workplace inspections

Contribute to the safe operation of DCF through inclusion in an out of hours on-call rota

Support activities associated with transportation of materials and dangerous goods
(training pro
- vided if required)

Monitor compliance with relevant policies and procedures, prepare monitoring reports as required and raise any shortcomings with DCF Management.

**Person Specification - Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience**

1. A relevant health and safety qualification such as NEBOSH General Certificate, or equivalent demonstrable safety experience in a similar role/environment

2. Experience in developing new experimental techniques and capabilities

3. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to develop strong links between DCF and central University departments split across multiple locations

4. Ability to work independently using own initiative and problem solving skills, and ability to research issues and find solutions

5. Strong prioritisation skills to organise tasks by importance/urgency

6. Familiarity with health and safety legislation and willingness to undertake further health and safety training and CPD activities

7. Willingness to undertake further technical training as required

8. Commitment to the University’s strategy, vision and values, and willingness to adapt and engage with the changing needs of the facility and the Dalton Nuclear Institute

**Desirable - Knowledge, Skills, Experience and qualifications**

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