# Health and Safety Advisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-and-safety-advisor/6a0e0993-73d9-453b-8d19-a7baab452b74 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-and-safety-advisor/6a0e0993-73d9-453b-8d19-a7baab452b74.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Guild Lodge - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T15:50:39.359Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8229331 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8229331?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview If you are looking for an exciting new challenge Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) which is a Specialist Mental Health and Community NHS Foundation Trust in the North West, is the place for you. We are currently looking to recruit a Health and Safety Officer on a permanent basis. The post holder will manage and monitor Health and Safety across the Trust and be responsible for ensuring that Trust sites meet all statutory health and safety requirements. ### Main duties of the job A key feature of this role will be to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation, supported by suitable policies and procedures linking into Trust Management arrangements. The Health and Safety Officer will undertake completion of Environmental Risk Assessments, Ligature Audits, Compliance Audits and provide training and general support in relation to all aspects of health and safety. The Health and Safety Officer will endeavour to provide a safe environment for Service Users, Staff and Visitors and assure the Trust where health and safety is concerned. Managing risks on behalf of the department is key to this role. The post holder will have oversight of incidents, be a key point of contact Trust-wide and lead on reacting to incidents, as well as developing and implementing prevention strategies. This role is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation that is passionate about the services it provides. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to participate in meetings - Able to demonstrate the ability to influence decision making and practice - Have good interpersonal skills and presentation skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge and experience of Health and Safety legislation, NHS Risk Management Assessment Processes, principles and practice - Fully conversant with statutory requirements, NHS guidance, codes of practice, the requirements of regulatory bodies and all statutory legislation - Knowledge and experience of ligature audits on an in-patient unit ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrates a sound understanding from a ligature risk perspective within an in-patient environment relating to estates - Experience working within a hard FM/maintenance environment - Experience working in a healthcare environment ### Qualifications **Essential** - Relevant degree or equivalent experience in health safety. - Graduate/Chartered Membership of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) - Evidence of continued professional development ## Documents - [jd/ps (pdf, 488.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10538925) - [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.