Health & Safety Support Officer

An exciting and diverse role which focusses on supporting health & safety in our services, are you the dynamic person we are looking for to join our team?

With responsibility for investigations, risk assessment, incident response and standards auditing, are you looking for a health & safety role which will encourage you to develop and expand your skills.

Focussing on safety & health standards within our services, this interesting and diverse role will also require the successful candidate to manage day to day enquiries in relation to health & safety and fire safety issues across NWSSP, deputising for the Health and Safety Manager where required.

The role will also require the successful candidate to carry out health and safety site visits/inspections across Wales, using the established framework. Coordinating meetings, preparing papers and agendas for the health and safety groups, and chair some group meetings in the absence of the NWSSP Health and Safety Manager.

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership are seeking a motivated and dynamic individual to help us on our journey to continually improve the safety performance throughout the organisation.

With a fair and balanced approach, the post holder will undertake investigations and produce comprehensive investigation reports as and when required, along with managing user access to the NWSSP Datix Cymru system - producing dashboards and reports as and when required.

The role will involve some requirement for travel to NWSSP and other locations across the whole of Wales.

Reporting to the NWSSP Health & Safety Manager, we are looking for a confident health & safety professional who holds a NEBOSH certificate (or equivalent) as a minimum and who has experience of health & safety management.

The successful post holder will receive support, guidance and training to further develop their health & safety management career.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Are you the next Health & Safety Support Officer for NWSSP?

NWSSP support agile working and the post holder will be able to work at flexible locations by agreement.

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people. Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Paula Jones Job title: Health & Safety Manager Email address: paula.jones10@wales.nhs.uk