Job summary
Do you have the expertise to lead Health, Safety, and Environmental practices in a healthcare setting?
BPAS are seeking an experienced Health, Safety & Environment Manager to join us on a permanent basis. Working full time, over Monday to Friday with a hybrid arrangement between home, Head Office & BPAS units as required.
The Role
You will act as BPAS's expert on Health, Safety, & Environmental matters, developing & implementing policies that comply with current legislation & reflect best practices. You'll lead risk management activities, and provide guidance on incident & compliance audits. You'll oversee environmental compliance initiatives & contribute to our ongoing efforts to provide a safe & sustainable work environment.
You'll also support the Health & Safety Officer in their apprenticeship, helping to guide their development & ensuring they gain valuable experience in line with their training objectives.
About You
You'll have a degree or equivalent experience in Health & Safety, accompanied by a recognised qualification, with the ability to obtain IOSH membership. Your expertise includes managing HS&E practices within clinical settings, writing organisational policies, & conducting risk assessments. You'll bring excellent problem-solving skills, a strategic approach, & the confidence to provide leadership on safety matters to senior stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
- Develop and maintain BPAS policies in
relation to Health, Safety and the Environment that accord with current
legislation and meet organisational requirements
- Provide guidance to the organisation to
ensure that practice is compliant with current legislation and best practice
and escalate where
practice remains non-compliant
- Manage the Health and Safety Officer and the development of their role and responsibilities in line with their
progression through their apprenticeship
- Ensure appropriate reporting on Health, Safety and
Environment at all levels of the organisation
- Present Health, Safety and Environment information
at governance meetings
- Work with the Corporate Risk Manager to ensure that
there is a clear pathway for incidents within BPAS
- Work with the relevant departments to ensure appropriate risk assessments are carried out
- Project manage the delivery of ESOS, ESCR and
other mandatory reporting
About us
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.
Working with us:
Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits:
- Life assurance cover at 3 times salary
- 34 days annual leave per year
- A defined contribution pension scheme.
- You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.
BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full job description and terms and conditions are available for you to download and review.
Further Information
Location: Hybrid working - home working with travel to
Head office in Leamington spa for meetings & team days when required. There will also be travel to BPAS units
nationwide as needed. Mileage will be paid as per the expenses policy.
Base location: BPAS Leamington Spa: Orion House, Tachbrook
Park, Athena Drive, CV34 6RQ
Salary: £46,260 - £60,130 depending on skills and experience
Hours: Full time - 36 per week
- Monday to Thursday: 9am - 5pm | Friday: 9am - 3.30pm.
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice.
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full job description and terms and conditions are available for you to download and review.
Further Information
Location: Hybrid working - home working with travel to
Head office in Leamington spa for meetings & team days when required. There will also be travel to BPAS units
nationwide as needed. Mileage will be paid as per the expenses policy.
Base location: BPAS Leamington Spa: Orion House, Tachbrook
Park, Athena Drive, CV34 6RQ
Salary: £46,260 - £60,130 depending on skills and experience
Hours: Full time - 36 per week
- Monday to Thursday: 9am - 5pm | Friday: 9am - 3.30pm.
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice.
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
Person Specification
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and the nature of the relationship.
- This role is for 36 hours per week over Monday to Friday. Can you commit to this working pattern?
- Although a hybrid role, a driving license and access to a vehicle is essential as there will be frequent travel to all units nationwide. Do you have access to a vehicle and are happy to travel?
Desirable
- Please list any further information or statements you wish to add to support your application.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience of working in Health and Safety
- Recognised UK qualification in Health and Safety NEBOSH or equivalent standard
- Membership or ability to obtain membership of Institute of Safety and Health
Desirable
- Chartered Member of Institute of Safety and Health
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing and managing Health and Safety in a clinical environment
- Experience of independently assessing risk assessments and managing non-conformances
- Experience of writing Health, Safety and Environment policy at an organisational level
Desirable
- Experience of working at a management level within Health and Safety
- Experience of maintaining ISO14001 accreditation
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent and up-to-date knowledge of the regulatory requirements and best practice for Health, Safety and Environment as it applies within Healthcare
- Good knowledge of CQC standards
Person Specification
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and the nature of the relationship.
- This role is for 36 hours per week over Monday to Friday. Can you commit to this working pattern?
- Although a hybrid role, a driving license and access to a vehicle is essential as there will be frequent travel to all units nationwide. Do you have access to a vehicle and are happy to travel?
Desirable
- Please list any further information or statements you wish to add to support your application.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience of working in Health and Safety
- Recognised UK qualification in Health and Safety NEBOSH or equivalent standard
- Membership or ability to obtain membership of Institute of Safety and Health
Desirable
- Chartered Member of Institute of Safety and Health
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing and managing Health and Safety in a clinical environment
- Experience of independently assessing risk assessments and managing non-conformances
- Experience of writing Health, Safety and Environment policy at an organisational level
Desirable
- Experience of working at a management level within Health and Safety
- Experience of maintaining ISO14001 accreditation
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent and up-to-date knowledge of the regulatory requirements and best practice for Health, Safety and Environment as it applies within Healthcare
- Good knowledge of CQC standards
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
