NMGH New Hospital Project Safety Manager

Job overview

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has ambitious plans to transform healthcare in North Manchester through the North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) Redevelopment Programme which will deliver a new hospital and health campus at the existing North Manchester General Hospital site.

This major investment will support the transformation of how we deliver our services and create modern facilities that support world-class clinical care for our communities.

This role provides a unique opportunity to be part of one of the largest public sector health transformation programmes being delivered across Manchester.

The NMGH New Hospital Project Safety Manager shall be an integral member of the Project Delivery Team responsible for planning, managing, co-ordinating and assuring health and safety across all the project and sub-projects providing construction health and safety advice and expertise during pre-construction, construction and post-construction stages and which shall include undertaking site Health & Safety inspections and audits.

If you have recently applied for the above and have not been recruited we would advise you to re-assess your suitability to full the role with the guidance of the Essential and Desirable criteria contained on the Person Specification if you are considering submitting another application.

Main duties of the job

The NMGH New Hospital Project Safety Manager shall be responsible for ensuring the Trust complies with its legal obligations in relation to the management and delivery of construction-related projects and specifically the Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations 2015 and the Building Safety Act (2022).

The role shall also be responsible for managing specialist construction related professional advisers in connection with the delivery of the Project and ensuring that all other parties are compliant with legal obligations and that Projects within the remit of the Programme adopt and promote best-practice safety measures and practices.

The role shall be responsible for the drafting, management and review of specific H&S policies in connection with the delivery of the New Hospital Project and wider NM Programme including the production of regular compliance reports and the delivery of general awareness training and briefings.

The role is expected to contribute effectively to design and construction related meetings and be able to constructively challenge solutions providing alternative effective solutions.to ensure the best-practice health and safety is embedded.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

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