Job summary
The role of Risk and Resilience Manager (Health and Safety) is a key role within the Trust and will act as the competent person to provide advice on Health and Safety matters to the Trust, providing expert health and safety advice across the organisation and strategic leadership and direction for the management of health and safety at RM. They are required to interpret relevant legislation and guidance in order to develop and implement Trust wide policies and procedures on behalf of the Trust Board and Executive Directors. They will be responsible for demonstrating that the Trust is compliant with health and safety legislation and standards through programmes of risk assessment and auditing and ensuring that monitoring of health and safety performance is undertaken with appropriate expertise to deliver professional and reliable advice at strategic and operational levels.
The post holder will be responsible for leading the management of the risk assessment programme for non-clinical areas to ensure risk compliance and maintaining oversight of all non-clinical accidents, incidents and near miss events. They will be the subject matter expert leading the strategic work of the Health, Safety and Security Committee in collaboration with The Chair and facilitate the development and delivery of a suitable and sufficient Trust wide health and safety training programme.
For further information please contact Ryan Gibbs, Risk & Safety Lead, Ryan.Gibbs@rmh.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
The Risk and Resilience Manager (Health & Safety) will lead and supervise the Health and Safety Advisor and ensure that together the team promotes a positive health and safety culture and provide competent health and safety advice, guidance and support to staff at all levels in the organisation. The post holder should hold a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health and Safety and have experience as a safety professional with knowledge of working within a healthcare environment. You must have excellent communication skills, a keen eye for detail, be adaptable, flexible, and innovative. You must have the ability to work on your own as well as within a team and be highly motivated to deliver excellence. The post will be based at either the Chelsea or Sutton site of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, however as the specialties are cross site, the post holder is also expected to work at the Chelsea, Sutton, Kingston and Cavendish Square sites.
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
2.1 Fulfilling the role of the competent person to provide advice on health and safety matters and arrangements within the Trust, as required under regulation 7 of The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.2.2 Provide corporate advice on statutory and legal requirements for Health and Safety.2.3 Provide expert advice, guidance and support to staff at all levels on health and safety matters and arrangements.2.4 Be the corporate lead for professional advice and support in the continuous development of Health and Safety.2.5 Provide strategic leadership and direction for the overall management of health and safety within the Trust.2.6 Be the corporate lead for the development, review and implementation of The Health and Safety Policy as well as other policies on health and safety legislation that are assigned.2.7 Advise on and support the development of health and safety arrangements within other Trust policies and procedures for the purposes of achieving compliance with legislative requirements and safe practice.2.8 Keeping up to date with changes to health and safety legislation and ensuring any changes relevant to the Trust are communicated through the appropriate committees and to relevant policy owners to be incorporated within Trust policies and procedures.2.9 Undertake an annual health and safety audit to monitor compliance with health and safety legislation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
2.1 Fulfilling the role of the competent person to provide advice on health and safety matters and arrangements within the Trust, as required under regulation 7 of The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.2.2 Provide corporate advice on statutory and legal requirements for Health and Safety.2.3 Provide expert advice, guidance and support to staff at all levels on health and safety matters and arrangements.2.4 Be the corporate lead for professional advice and support in the continuous development of Health and Safety.2.5 Provide strategic leadership and direction for the overall management of health and safety within the Trust.2.6 Be the corporate lead for the development, review and implementation of The Health and Safety Policy as well as other policies on health and safety legislation that are assigned.2.7 Advise on and support the development of health and safety arrangements within other Trust policies and procedures for the purposes of achieving compliance with legislative requirements and safe practice.2.8 Keeping up to date with changes to health and safety legislation and ensuring any changes relevant to the Trust are communicated through the appropriate committees and to relevant policy owners to be incorporated within Trust policies and procedures.2.9 Undertake an annual health and safety audit to monitor compliance with health and safety legislation.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent qualification or experience gained through at least 4 years relevant employment
- Recognised Health and Safety qualification to NEBOSH Diploma level 6 or equivalent
- Certified member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- More than 4 years' experience in the management of health and safety
- Awareness of current Health and Safety regulations
- Experience of working in the NHS or a healthcare environment
- Ability to effectively implement and deliver training programmes.
- Corporate training experience in complex risk management issues such as risk assessment and incident investigation
- Experience in undertaking complex risk assessments
- Experience in undertaking ergonomic workstation assessments
Desirable
- Experience in using the incident reporting system Datix
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential
- In-depth knowledge of health and safety legislation sufficient to advise on all aspects of health and safety management to staff within the Trust
- Ability to interpret new guidance and legislation and disseminate key facts and information
- Broad understanding of the non-clinical risk issues within a health setting
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills which includes servicing meetings and reporting/briefing
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence staff at all levels.
- Excellent organisational skills, including high level of accuracy and ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to assimilate information quickly and make reasoned judgements under pressure
- Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure
- Time management skills (ability to manage own workload)
- Ability to work on own initiative and as an effective team member.
- Use of IT packages - excellent knowledge of Outlook, Excel and Word
- Ability to focus on detail but maintain a corporate perspective of the objective.
- Ability to produce and deliver a training package
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent qualification or experience gained through at least 4 years relevant employment
- Recognised Health and Safety qualification to NEBOSH Diploma level 6 or equivalent
- Certified member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- More than 4 years' experience in the management of health and safety
- Awareness of current Health and Safety regulations
- Experience of working in the NHS or a healthcare environment
- Ability to effectively implement and deliver training programmes.
- Corporate training experience in complex risk management issues such as risk assessment and incident investigation
- Experience in undertaking complex risk assessments
- Experience in undertaking ergonomic workstation assessments
Desirable
- Experience in using the incident reporting system Datix
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential
- In-depth knowledge of health and safety legislation sufficient to advise on all aspects of health and safety management to staff within the Trust
- Ability to interpret new guidance and legislation and disseminate key facts and information
- Broad understanding of the non-clinical risk issues within a health setting
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills which includes servicing meetings and reporting/briefing
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence staff at all levels.
- Excellent organisational skills, including high level of accuracy and ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to assimilate information quickly and make reasoned judgements under pressure
- Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure
- Time management skills (ability to manage own workload)
- Ability to work on own initiative and as an effective team member.
- Use of IT packages - excellent knowledge of Outlook, Excel and Word
- Ability to focus on detail but maintain a corporate perspective of the objective.
- Ability to produce and deliver a training package
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.
UK Registration
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).