1. Provide a professional service to wards/departments for health and safety requirements to be assessed, monitored and reviewed across all areas of risk eg Display Screen Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment, PUWER, Moving & Handling etc. 2. Perform in the capacity of dedicated health and safety competent person by receiving and responding to queries that may arise via teams and services within the respective directorate(s) ensuring that these are recorded, dealt with effectively or if necessary escalated through the management structure within the service and within Estate Regulation. 3. Formulate and co-ordinate the undertaking of formal inspections and assessments of workplaces within the respective directorate(s) applying his/her professional and technical skills to identify any non-compliance and remedial actions required to satisfy health and safety law. 4. Record and document fully all inspections & assessments (including all electronic records) for findings and identified actions to be shared with responsible managers. 5. The postholder will work in conjunction with the Group Specialist Head of Health and Safety by undertaking health and safety audits. Audit findings will be considered jointly, and a formal report of findings will be prepared along with a corresponding action plan for making good specific items and shared with the directorate management team. 6. Under direction from the Group Specialist Head of Health and Safety to assist the directorates with the reporting and monitoring of actions resulting from Health and Safety incidents/risk management activity 7. In conjunction with the Compliance Unit to assist the Directorates with the identification and collation of relevant evidence for all areas of compliance including CQC etc. 8. Assist the GSHoHS in the production of a formal report on audit outcomes which will be reported to the Health and Safety Steering Group (HSSG). 9. Produce and present reports to HSOG/HSSG on their portfolios performance. 10. Maintain and produce documentation for inclusion on the Trust intranet in respect of health and safety information, resources and publicity. 11. Assist the respective directorate(s) in achieving their statutory obligations via provision of training/briefings on health and safety, new systems of work, changes in operational practice and where required provide support to the trust Fire and Security officers with regard to risk assessment, local practice and monitoring of training provision for Conflict Resolution, Fire Awareness/Evacuation Equipment/Incident Officer etc 12. To be responsible for compiling/preparing training content. The delivery of such training (i.e. core specialist health and safety training). This will form a significant part of the role, complemented by excellent record keeping, ongoing availability of information and other related instruction and reporting. 13. Support the management team in the development and implementation of new and improved safer working practices that have been identified by the risk assessment and/or incident reporting process. 14. Provide support to respective directorate(s) for RIDDOR reportable incidents providing advice and guidance on the undertaking appropriate investigations and preparing formal reports based on investigative findings. The post holder will be responsible for reporting of RIDDOR incidents to the GSHoHS after appropriate internal sign off. 15. The postholder will review the trends of health and safety incidents and follow up of these including sharps, slips, trips and falls, manual handling etc., to ensure they are appropriately managed. 16. Continually reinforce best practice on health, safety & wellbeing in accordance with Estate Regulation policies, procedures & team objectives that are driven by organisational challenges and statutory requirements. 17. Negotiate with line managers & departmental safety leads/representatives on new/revised working practices in clinical and non clinical departments in respect of reorganisation of work areas to improve matters of health, safety and welfare all in accordance with knowledge and understanding of statutory requirements. 18. Be responsible for enhancing and improving the safety culture by undertaking projects, organising events and evaluating health and safety measures within the respective directorate(s). 19. To work effectively with Divisional Governance officers to ensure that health and safety risks, compliance and monitoring is liaised and linked in with local risk management processes and controls. 20. Prepare briefing notes, health and safety presentations and where necessary attend management team meetings to report health and safety performance. Routinely attend Health and safety Steering Group Meetings and visit departments to brief staff on health and safety matters and inspect practice and arrangements in place. 21. Attend Directorate/Divisional Governance meetings as required. 22. Administer and support the Divisional Health and Safety meetings in a timely manner. 23. Coordinate and administrate the health and safety rep/officers forums. 24. Monitor directorates mandatory health and safety training compliance and inform managers of areas of concern.