Health and Safety Manager

Job overview

*PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY*

Reporting to the Senior Health and Safety Manager . This highly proactive role will include responsibility for Health and Safety Management across the Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Across the Trust your principle role will be to implement and manage ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System whilst providing assurance via a regime of continual auditing, monitoring and review, that the Trust has discharged their statutory obligations across all their operational activity.

You will develop, implement, manage and monitor policies and procedures relating to Occupational Health and Safety, to ensure that all statutory obligations are met. And that key risks are actively managed to minimise their impact, or likelihood of occurrence, via the implementation of appropriate mitigation plans, business continuity planning and emergency preparedness, response and recovery. You will promote at all times a strong ‘Safety Culture’, and will ensure that delegated health, safety, related projects are delivered to the agreed programme, budget and quality, working to recognised Project Management standards.

Main duties of the job

The role holder will be responsibility for: Attending and actively contributing towards the work of relevant groups, boards, committees and meetings across the Trust consistent with the scope of the position Attending and participating in the Trust Health and Safety Group as appropriate  Competent professional advice  Development implementation and maintenance of risk driven audit  Working with Trust legal team to analyse and investigate claims as appropriate Ensuring health and safety codes of practice, policies, procedure and standards are in place and updated accordingly on a regular basis. Identifying and developing training with support of the Health and Safety Training Manager to ensure relevant developmental events and training exercises are delivered Monitoring and evaluation, via a programme of audits the H&S performance

Supporting with the development of leading and lagging indicators and monitor performance against these, for continual improvement and management related risks Supporting with the implementation and operational maintenance of ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Standard Preparing and providing reports to relevant groups, committees and boards Oversight and maintenance of the health and safety internet site  Management and coordination of a programme of health and safety tours and inspection

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role holder will be responsibility for: 1. Actively working with the Trade Unions and their nominated Safety Representatives ensuring effective two-way communication and consultation, and involvement in joint H&S inspections and audits were appropriate 2. Assurance reporting 3. Attending and actively contributing towards the work of relevant groups, boards, committees and meetings across the Trust consistent with the scope of the position 4. Attending and participating in the Trust Health and Safety Group as appropriate 5. Collaborating with external organisations, Contractors and Consultants as appropriate 6. Competent professional advice across core areas of health, safety risk and assurance retaining an up to date knowledge of statutory and mandatory legislation, national guidance documents and policy 7. Coordinating freedom of information requests as appropriate 8. Development implementation and maintenance of risk driven audit programme with clear SMART focussed action plans, undertaking investigations and the provision of reports to give assurance to the Trust 9. Working with Trust legal team to analyse and investigate claims as appropriate 10. Ensuring health and safety codes of practice, policies, procedure and standards are in place and updated accordingly on a regular basis 11. Day to day management of the divisional/corporate Health and Safety support team 12. Identifying and developing training with support of the Health and Safety Training Manager to ensure relevant developmental events and training exercises are delivered 13. Liaising with outside agencies as required on Health and Safety 14. Monitoring and evaluation, via a programme of audits the H&S performance of Divisions and Corporate Services, including their directly employed Contractors and Consultants, against an effective health and safety management system to ensure adequate health and safety resources, that control measures are being fully implemented and remain effective, and all works or services provided are carried out in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements, Codes of Practice, and Trust policies and procedures 15. Providing Health and Safety advice primarily to Divisional and Corporate staff, but where necessary to the wider Trust, to assist with the resolution of health and safety related issues and assists with the implementation of agreed action plans, and develops Health and Safety information resources via a Trust Health and Safety web site 16. Providing operational support to Divisional and Corporate staff in relation to the completion of risk assessments, and the effective implementation of the necessary control measures, and use delegated Directorate authority to take prompt action with respect to unsafe conditions or equipment, including prohibition of activity or use where appropriate 17. Supporting all Divisional and Corporate managers in their efforts to embed a safety culture 18. Taking the lead in the development, promotion and maintenance of a healthy and safe working environment for patients, providing leadership and support to divisional and Corporate staff in relation to Health and Safety governance, risk management and compliance with Health and safety legislation, ensuring the consistent implementation of Trust policies and standards for Health and Safety 19. Implementation of a health and safety plan 20. Supporting with the development and maintenance of a programme of internal and external health, safety, training 21. Supporting with the development of leading and lagging indicators and monitor performance against these, for continual improvement and management related risks 22. Supporting with the implementation and operational maintenance of ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Standard 23. Preparing and providing reports to relevant groups, committees and boards 24. Providing advice and guidance on health, safety and risk to Divisional and Corporate Directors, Heads of Department and relevant staff as appropriate 25. Working with procurement to influence standards through the procurement process 26. Oversight and maintenance of the health and safety internet site 27. Management and coordination of a programme of health and safety tours and inspection across the divisional and Corporate management team