Health, Safety and Risk Assistant

Wye Valley NHS Trust

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Job summary

***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***

Responsible for supporting the Trust's Health, Safety and Risk Officer in ensuring proactive specialist support, guidance and training in order for the Trust to achieve high standards for the management of risk and health & safety.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for supporting the Trust's Company Secretary and the Health, Safety and Risk Officer in ensuring proactive specialist support, guidance and training in order for the Trust to achieve high standards for the management of risk and health & safety.
The post holder(s) will be responsible for the provision of clerical and administrative support to Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee and the Corporate Risk Committee.
Responsibility for conducting specific risk and/or health & safety audits, incident investigations and projects as directed by the Health, Safety and Risk Officer.
The post holder(s) will require knowledge of legislation, national guidance and governmental documentation relating to risk management and health & safety.
The post holder(s) will be expected to liaise with Occupational Health, Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Auditors and other such bodies to ensure the Trusts meets its statutory obligations in the field of risk management and health, safety and welfare.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Date posted

19 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year pa pro rata, (indicative band 4)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

229-COR-6237712

Job locations

Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow Road

Hereford

HR1 2ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of general education, including GCSE English Grade C or above (or equivalent)
NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent relevant training and experience

Desirable

IOSH Managing Safely Certificate
Risk Management Qualification
Educated to degree level

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Knowledge of risk management, patient safety and integrated governance processes
Ability to analyse and manipulate complex data

Desirable

Knowledge of NHS risk management framework and risk registers

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in an administrative or secretarial role, including experience of taking and transcribing formal minutes.
Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Experience of using IT systems to produce reports and correspondence which are timely, professional and accurate

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of general education, including GCSE English Grade C or above (or equivalent)
NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent relevant training and experience

Desirable

IOSH Managing Safely Certificate
Risk Management Qualification
Educated to degree level

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Knowledge of risk management, patient safety and integrated governance processes
Ability to analyse and manipulate complex data

Desirable

Knowledge of NHS risk management framework and risk registers

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in an administrative or secretarial role, including experience of taking and transcribing formal minutes.
Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Experience of using IT systems to produce reports and correspondence which are timely, professional and accurate

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.