Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, IV31 6SD About the job Job summary The Deputy Station Health & Safety Officer (Dep SHSO) will work as an integral part of the Health & Safety team within the Base Support Wing at RAF Lossiemouth. The Dep SHSOs main duties will include, providing support to the Station Health & Safety Office (SHSO) regarding Air Safety, Environmental Protection, Fire and Food Safety matters, where issues overlap with health and safety arrangements. This post is advertised as Full Time at 37 hours per week. Job description The post holder will be responsible for: Deputising for the SHSO during periods of leave and absences. Assisting in investigations relevant health and safety hazards and referring pertinent matters to the SHSO. Monitoring the MySafety Electronic Incident Reporting System, ensuring all reports are completed fully, in compliance with Data Protection Act and suitable investigations are carried out into all reports. Supporting the Organisation and carrying out all health, safety, and welfare audits and safety inspections of all workplaces, within the Stn Cdrs area of responsibility. The maintenance of accidents and dangerous occurrence records, causal factors, and consequential recommendations. Supporting with Health and Safety (H&S) training requirements and the collation of training documentation. Assisting with the promulgation of appropriate H&S information to stakeholders and all relevant SharePoint sites are kept up to date. Assisting with assessing and prohibiting any work activity that involves an imminent risk of serious personal injury. Supporting an on-call system (mobile telephone) to provide support in the event of a serious incident on Stn. Deputising as the Station Hearing Conservation Officer, Radiation Safety Officer, and Laser Safety Officer. The line management of the 4Cs Coordinator. Person specification This role is suited to someone who is highly organised, confident using IT and enjoys being part of a high performing team. The successful candidate must be able to interpret policy to make sound decisions, whilst working in a busy operational environment as tasks can be time sensitive but also require careful consideration to ensure appropriate scrutiny is applied to all decisions. The ability to communicate effectively is essential as you will be engaging with a variety of stakeholders both internally and externally. Essential Qualification IOSH Level 2 (Managing Safely). Willing to work towards (within 18 months of employment)- NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety Desirable Qualifications/Skills NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Laser Safety Radiation Safety Noise Risk Assessor Experience working within a defence environment. Licences Full UK Driving License Qualifications IOSH Level 2 (Managing Safely) Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Seeing the Big Picture Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving Working Together Benefits Alongside your salary of £29,580, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,569 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% New entrants will be entitled to 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years service. Competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave to qualifying staff. A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity. The post does not offer relocation expenses. External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six month probation period. Please note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed. Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts. Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/. MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights. The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments. External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period. The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. At sift, you will be assessed against experience and the following behaviours: Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience. Leadership Seeing the Big Picture Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving Working Together When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected. If there is a high volume of applications the sift will be conducted only on your CV and the Lead Behaviour Leadership. At interview, you will be assessed against the following behaviours: Leadership Seeing the Big Picture Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving Working Together The sift will take place at RAF Lossiemouth in January with interview dates in late January 25. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3mod.gov.uk. As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Andrew Williamson Email : Andrew.williamson134mod.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam3mod.gov.uk Further information Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: infocsc.gov.uk. Attachments 20230201 - Air Command's Applicant Guide (1) Opens in new window (pdf, 499kB) EXTERNAL PACK Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB) Candidate Information updated Opens in new window (docx, 31kB) Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail