Health & Safety Lead

We are currently seeking a Health and Safety Lead for a clinical site based in Lowestoft.
This is a permanent role and will be working 4 days per week only. There can also be some hybrid working options.

This is a varied and challenging role in a complex, and diverse healthcare setting. The Health and Safety Lead will be responsible for leading and supervising the organisations compliance with Health and Safety legislation and guidance.

Working across all organisational sites, the Health and Safety Lead will be focussed on ensuring they provide competent health and safety advice, guidance, and support to staff at all levels of the organisation and promote a positive health and safety culture.

- Develop and lead on health and safety audits and workplace inspection programmes
- Develop and manage systems and processes to capture and retrieve audit and inspection information to enable effective reporting and monitoring of key issues and recommendations
- Undertake complex risk assessments for defined areas of health and safety and assist/facilitate operational colleagues in the implementation
- Develop and manage health & safety risk tracking mechanisms and the tracking of incidents and improvement programmes
- Advise on and implement changes based on the implications of current or new legislation and guidance.
- Ensure that the Executive Director responsible for Health and Safety is informed of any risks associated with failure to implement agreed actions
- Develop and implement comprehensive health and safety and fire communication plans
- Drive a positive and consistent health & safety culture throughout the organisation
- Provide departmental managers with appropriate advice in relation to risks identified because of health and safety and fire inspections and monitor the implementation of actions plans
- Work closely with various Department Managers to support the development and review of risk assessments to ensure they are suitable and sufficient and meet the required standard
- Prepare a range of health & safety reports and present content at various organisation forums
- Provide information analysis on health & safety issues and report/communicate to relevant staff groups or forums
- Contribute to the effective use of Quest (health & safety incident database) including the management of risk registers and risk assessments
- Conduct analysis of health and safety incident data to identify trends and lessons that can be learned because of incidents being reported.
- Lead the investigation of health and safety related incidents in accordance with relevant organisation policies
- Contribute to the investigation of incidents of Violence and Abuse towards staff and any required actions as a result of learning from these.
- Support the strategic planning of projects and lead on specific projects as determined by the Executive Director for Health and Safety
- Contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead for identified areas as determined by organisational compliance and direction

- Communicate through presentations and reports with all levels of staff groups and individuals on performance of health & safety within the organisation
- Negotiate with individuals and groups to change behaviour/practice to ensure compliance with health & safety legislation, organisation standards and best practice
- Liaise, as required, with health and safety and NHS Enforcement Agencies (e.g. HSE, CQC)
- Attend organisational health and safety meetings and provide the meeting with relevant health and safety information and advice.
- Support the provision of quarterly and annual reports on incident trends which may be distributed to
- senior managers where appropriate, working with departments to ensure all health and safety risks are identified and actioned appropriately.
- Analyse complex and occasionally sensitive information relating to health & safety and where required, provide this information in a format that can be easily understood by others
- When required, provide information assist legal matters or wider Corporate Affairs to assist with litigation enquiries and/or external regulatory monitoring including CQC
- Provide Health and Safety support for accreditation/assessment programmes, e.g. CQC
- Provide ad hoc telephone and email advice to organisation staff on health & safety matters
- Work closely with the site responsible persons to ensure Health & Safety and fire regulations for all Estates is maintained and up to date.
- Develop and review health & safety policies, procedures and safe systems of work