Health and Safety Officer

Overview

Job Introduction

Eden Futures provides high quality, person- led care, support and enablement for people with disabilities and support needs. We develop services around the individual at all stages of their care pathway from treatment and support under the Mental Health Act, on discharge from hospital under a CTO, to lifestyle support in the community.

Purpose of the role: To lead on and provide advice, support, deliver health and safety advice to the organisation and its employees.

Main Responsibility

The post holder will be required to:

• Provide advice and guidance on all aspects of health and safety to employees at all levels of the organisation and work with the Director of Quality to ensure all organisational requirements are met.
• Lead on an organisational health and safety strategy.
• Monitor and research new health and safety legislation and best practice to ensure implementation of and compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Review and update Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• Work in partnership with all areas of the organisation to promote good health and safety and to promote understanding of employee responsibilities.
• Regularly review and update the organisation’s health and safety policy and actions.
• Lead on fire safety within the organisation and provide advice and guidance to staff working in services and offices in order to ensure fire safety.
• Liaise effectively with housing partners to ensure that all requirements are met in a timely way.
• Work with any professional partner through which the organisation contracts to seek additional health and safety advice.
• Oversee the health and safety aspects of any property for which the organisation has overall responsibility within its property estate.  This includes company offices and a small number of domestic premises.
• Visit properties across the group where required and offer in-person advice and guidance to managers and team members.
• Oversee the requirements of health and safety compliance throughout the organisation and work with the Director of Quality to ensure that the appropriate tools and processes are in place to support this in all services and offices.
• Investigate any significant health and safety incidents throughout the organisation and produce a report and recommendations to be shared with service managers and senior management.
• Investigate and report on any breaches of health and safety if required.
• Advise in relation to any health and safety training provided to staff both in terms of requirements and content of any training.
• Review relevant records on the electronic event reporting platform and identify and follow up on any trends.
• Promote a positive culture around health and safety throughout the organisation.
• Assist, when requested, the work of the property team including support in monitoring health and safety requirements for any contractors.
• Attend the Health and Safety Scrutiny Committee and provide up to date information to all participants in relevant areas.
• Participate in providing information for external accreditations such as ISO:9001 and CHAS with support from the Director of Quality.
• Work as directed on any other Health and Safety matter.

The Ideal Candidate

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential (E)

Desirable (D)

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.

 

Experience of health and safety working within a social care organisation.

 

 

An understanding of the legislative framework in relation to Health and Safety.

 

Experience of producing and presenting reports to senior management or board level.

 

A clear commitment and understanding of equality and diversity requirements.

 

 

Experience in investigation work within an organisation.

 

 

Experience of liaison with other organisations and professional bodies.

E

 

D

 

 

 

E

 

 

E

 

 

E

 

 

 

D

 

SKILLS

 

A commitment to working in a collaborative way as part of the Quality Team.

 

Ability to multitask, organise and prioritise work and deliver results to tight deadlines

 

High level of written and oral communication skills and ability to communicate with employees and promote and present positively Eden Futures to a range of stakeholders at all levels

 

Ability to present complex information in an easy-to-understand way

 

The ability to work autonomously whilst also understanding the importance of teamwork.

 

The ability to be self-reflective and to identify any areas of development to be taken forward – both professionally and in personal skills.

 

The ability to be flexible and adjust work priorities to meet organisational need or in response to the occurrence of a significant event.

 

E

 

 

E

 

 

 

E

 

 

E

 

E

 

 

E

 

 

E

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.

 

Demonstrable experience working in the health and safety field.

E

 

E

 

 

ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE

Must have a clear DBS

This position will require the post holder to travel so a full clean UK driving licence is essential together with the use of their own car.

There will be a requirement for occasional overnight stays to facilitate visits to sites across the group.

About the Company

Eden Futures is about enabling people to live fulfilling lives in whatever circumstances people choose. We support people to be as independent as possible to achieve what they want to with their lives.

Our overall aim as an organisation is to provide a high-quality service that empowers Service Users to lead normal lives, and to be the provider of choice.

We are proud to have the Advanced (Gold) Investors in People (IIP) standard, which put us in the top 2% of organisations internationally that are part of IIP!