CEFM Health and Safety Manager

A rare opportunity has arisen to join the Capital, Estates and Facilities Management (CEFM) team at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, in a key role as CEFM Health and Safety Manager.

You will support the Head of Estates Safety, Compliance & Resilience to ensure the Capital Estates and Facilities Management Directorate conducts its activities in a safe manner, so far as is reasonably practicable, to meet its obligations under UK health and safety legislation and other regulatory requirements.

You will have significant experience of UK health and safety coupled with a broad knowledge of Estates and Facilities. You will provide expert advice and knowledge to Divisions, Corporate Directorates, Governance groups, Senior Managers, Estates and contractors in the management of corporate health and safety risks, concerns, incidents and learning.

Main duties of the job:

You will have specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate level courses and experience to Masters equivalent level in safety/compliance or fire, as well as further qualifications including NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ Level 6. This is a challenging and exciting role supporting the Head of Estates Safety, Compliance and Resilience, in the day-to-day operational provision of expert health & safety advice, guidance, support, coaching and training in all aspects of health and safety across the division.

You will work to promote, develop and establish a positive safety culture, so that it can meet its UK legal requirements in terms of Health, Safety and Compliance,

You will be a key focus for the Trust s central Health and Safety Team, and be responsible for ensuring there is a deep culture of health and safety within CEFM management teams, and ensuring suitable systems are in place for monitoring and improving health and safety and compliance with regulatory and HTM requirements across the portfolio of services.

Working for our organisation
Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing outstanding care to our patients and rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH s values Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please click on the HSE Jobs apply now button to see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 30th September 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 8th October 2024

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
Educated to master s degree level or equivalent substantial experience in H&S
Relevant post graduate qualification or equivalent or professional experience
Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable criteria
Root Cause Analysis competency
Project Management qualification
Teacher training qualification
Experience

Essential criteria
Substantial relevant experience of working in a health and safety role at a large or complex organisation.
Delivery of health and safety training
Have undertaken incident investigations, risk assessments and workplace inspections
Writing reports and providing advice on Health & Safety issues to staff and managers
Policy/guidance writing

Desirable criteria
Have experience of safety management systems
Experience of working with Datix
NHS experience
Knowledge

Essential criteria
Knowledge of health and safety legislation and risk management methodology
Knowledge of external reporting requirements
Desirable criteria
An understanding of accident causation theories
Skills

Essential criteria
Good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.
Numerate and literate, with excellent computer skills including competence with Microsoft Office and database systems
Good investigative, analytical and report writing skills
Training skills
A high standard of written English, presenting information in a clear and logical format i.e. policies, guidance documents
Ability to work on own initiative
Able to prioritise own workload and work to deadlines
A strong commitment to the improvement of patient care and staff experience.

Desirable criteria
Project management skills
Additional Requirements

Essential criteria
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Employer certification / accreditation badges

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