Health and Safety Officer

Spire Southampton Hospital is looking to recruit a Health and Safety Officer to support line managers to ensure that working practices are established for employees, contractors and volunteers who visit or work at the facility do so in a safe and healthy environment in accordance to the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of the Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 are complied with.

Spire Southampton Hospital offers world-class care, attracting patients from across the South of England and internationally. We deliver some of the best cardiac surgery results in the country. Our Critical Care department and multidisciplinary team offer you peace of mind for our wide range of treatments.

Duties and responsibilities:

Responsible as the H&S Officer for the oversight of the day-to-day management of health and safety across the hospital through support and guidance.

Advising the Hospital Director, Senior Management Team and the hospital Health and Safety Committee on general health and safety matters, seeking further information from the appropriate Group specialists, or retained consultants, as necessary

Assisting the Hospital Director and Senior Management Team in undertaking and implementing risk assessments, in accordance with Group procedures, for the premises and activities undertaken at the premises, the use of computer workstations, manual handling activities of staff and the use of, or exposure to, hazardous materials and agents used during, or arising from, work undertaken.

Monitoring of the quarterly AMAT health and safety audits to ensure compliance.

Who were looking for:

• Good standard of secondary education with demonstrable literacy and numeracy skills.
• IOSH Managing Safely / IOSH Working Safely course
• NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or the willingness to undertake qualification )
• Previous experience working in the healthcare industry or a similar customer orientated organisation.
• Understanding of Health & Safety and risk issues and legislation in a healthcare organisation
• Competent user of the MS Office suite of products in order to meet the requirements of the role

Benefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform – discount and cashback for over 100 retailers
• Free annual Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications