# Trainee Advisor (Health) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trainee-advisor-health/c155d25b-9838-4750-915d-6b0c58030fae - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trainee-advisor-health/c155d25b-9838-4750-915d-6b0c58030fae.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Truro - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** Band 4/5 depending on qualification - **Contract type:** Permanent: None - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday across 3 sites) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T09:01:03.127Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Health_Safety/Health_Safety-v8014864 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8014864?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust are currently seeking an enthusiastic Trainee Advisor (Health) to join the busy Health & Safety Team on a full time 37.5 hours per week permanent contract. Do you want a job where you are  helping people stay fit and healthy to complete essential work for our patients in Cornwall.  You will be responsible (under supervision) for advising on health matters mainly in relation to MSK and skin health, working in close liaison with the Occupational Health department and assisting with the development and implementation of a robust system of audits for monitoring the organisation on the specialisms covered by the team. The Trainee Advisor (Health) post is responsible to the Senior Health and Business Support Advisor and is a key post in the Health section of the wider Health & Safety team. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be required to assist on the development and implementation of Health & Safety Policies, in conjunction with key clinical staff and working groups and ensure there are robust management systems so the Trust remains compliant against all statutory and NHS requirements. The aim of this post is to provide proficient professional advice on a wide range of subjects as would be required of all Health and Safety Advisors/Trainees, but with the objective of specialising in MSK and skin health matters. The post holder will support the Senior Health and Business Support Advisor with the provision of specialist health and safety advice and guidance, provision of face to face internal training , monitoring and measuring of internal performance to ensure progress against the Trust Health and Safety Strategy and achievement of Health and Safety objectives and targets as identified in the improvement plan. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: Identity Checks Professional registration and qualification checks Employment history and reference checks Occupational Health clearance Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. ## Job Details Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust are currently seeking an enthusiastic Trainee Advisor (Health) to join the busy Health & Safety Team on a full time 37.5 hours per week permanent contract. Do you want a job where you are helping people stay fit and healthy to complete essential work for our patients in Cornwall. You will be responsible (under supervision) for advising on health matters mainly in relation to MSK and skin health, working in close liaison with the Occupational Health department and assisting with the development and implementation of a robust system of audits for monitoring the organisation on the specialisms covered by the team. The Trainee Advisor (Health) post is responsible to the Senior Health and Business Support Advisor and is a key post in the Health section of the wider Health & Safety team. ## Job Description The post holder will be required to assist on the development and implementation of Health & Safety Policies, in conjunction with key clinical staff and working groups and ensure there are robust management systems so the Trust remains compliant against all statutory and NHS requirements. The aim of this post is to provide proficient professional advice on a wide range of subjects as would be required of all Health and Safety Advisors/Trainees, but with the objective of specialising in MSK and skin health matters. The post holder will support the Senior Health and Business Support Advisor with the provision of specialist health and safety advice and guidance, provision of face to face internal training , monitoring and measuring of internal performance to ensure progress against the Trust Health and Safety Strategy and achievement of Health and Safety objectives and targets as identified in the improvement plan. ## Responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: Identity Checks Professional registration and qualification checks Employment history and reference checks Occupational Health clearance Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience of working in an office environment - Experience of using Microsoft packages including Word and Excel - Able to examine and analyse situations to identify potential improvement actions - Able to extract and use information from a variety of sources and formats - Understanding of MSK, Sharps, Dermatitis, falls, etc **Desirable** - Experience working within a health and safety field for a minimum of 12 months - Working knowledge of the Trusts incident reporting system - Experience of working in a complex public facing organisation ### Qualifications **Essential** - NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent (for band 5) or willing to work towards (for band 4) - GCSE level 4 / grade c or above in English - GCSE level 4 / grade c or above in Maths **Desirable** - NEBOSH Health & Safety Diploma or equivalent - Other Health and Safety Subject Specific Qualifications E.g. Incident Investigation, COSHH, DSE, Moving and Handling etc. - Teaching qualification or similar ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 258.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10351588) ## 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.