Health and Safety Support Officer

Job summary

NHS Band 4 Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum

Hours per Week: full time 37.5

Contract Type: Permanent

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Health and Safety Support Officer to join our friendly and supportive Health and Safety Team within the Single Corporate Service, working across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in healthcare, moving and handling, training delivery or workplace health and safety who is passionate about helping others work safely and confidently.

As a key member of the team, you will support the delivery of health and safety training, moving and handling advice, ergonomic assessments and wellbeing initiatives that help create safer environments for both staff and patients. No two days are the same you could be delivering practical training, supporting a workplace assessment, advising managers on risk reduction, or helping to develop innovative campaigns that promote healthy working practices

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the evaluation and continuous improvement of training programmes, adapting content to meet learner needs and organisational priorities.
• Assist in the assessment and management of patient moving and handling risks, providing practical advice and escalating complex issues as required.
• Provide advice and guidance to managers and staff on moving and handling, ergonomic principles and display screen equipment (DSE) assessments, under the supervision of senior team members.
• Support health and safety incident reviews, workplace assessments, audits and investigations, contributing to recommendations that improve safety and reduce risk.
• Assist in the evaluation, maintenance and monitoring of moving and handling equipment, liaising with internal departments and external providers as required.
• Maintain accurate training, audit and activity records to support effective monitoring, reporting and service improvement.
• Support the delivery of health promotion campaigns, events and initiatives that encourage safe working practices, ergonomic wellbeing and a positive health and safety culture.
• Support healthcare staff, patients, service users and carers involved in training and assessment activities.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the grade of the post, as required by the service and agreed with the line manager.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans' status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Details

• Date posted: 14 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 4
• Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: REF2461A
• Job locations: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. This is a site-specific role however you may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Deliver health and safety training programmes, independently or with support of senior colleagues, in both classroom and workplace settings, with a particular focus on:

• Patient Moving and Handling
• Inanimate Load Handling.

Communication and Working Relationships

The post holder will be providing and receiving routine information orally, in writing or electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, clients, carers, the public or other external contacts. The communication will include;

a) Providing and receiving routine information which requires tact or persuasive skills or where there are barriers to understanding.

b) providing and receiving complex or sensitive information.

c) providing advice, instruction, or training to groups, where the subject matter is straightforward.

You will be an excellent communicator who enjoys working with people at all levels. You'll be organised, proactive and confident delivering training and advice, with a genuine commitment to improving workplace safety and supporting others to work safely and effectively.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine practical problem-solving, training, collaboration and continuous improvement while helping make the NHS a safer place to work, we'd love to hear from you.

For full job details please refer to the Job Description.