Job Overview
Overseeing strategic initiatives, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and fostering continuous improvement. Your role will be to support the Head of Health, Safety & Fire and transform our current systems into an effective health and safety management system that demonstrates levels of assurance.
A strategic leadership at a corporate level is essential for developing and advancing the Health and Safety agenda throughout the Health Board.
You will have all the necessary qualifications and knowledge required to provide professional leadership and strategic direction of health, safety & fire and compliance with regulatory bodies, supporting the delivery of high quality, safe care for all who visit or work at the Health Board.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have responsibility for the Health & Safety Management Team for the Health Board and support the Head of Health, Safety & fire with the day to day running of the department, covering all functions.
To be responsible for providing specialist advice, training and support to staff on health and safety related issues and contribute to the wider risk management agenda.
This will require specialist knowledge and practical demonstration across a range of health and safety activities.
To advise on compliance with Statutory Legislation in health and safety in liaison with the relevant enforcing authority.
Promote a positive health and safety culture throughout the Health Board.
Qualifications And Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience
* Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH) or willing to work towards and obtain
* Management (Degree, Dip HM, ILM) or Professional qualification
* Teaching qualification or relevant experience
Desirable criteria
* Further teaching qualifications, Cert.Ed. / PGCE / FETC equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
* Significant experience as a health and safety professional
* Experience in managing people to effectively manage performance and development
* Evidence of preparing papers for committees
* Evidence of managing change projects
* Policy production
Desirable criteria
* Facilitating focus groups
* Service Development
* Experience at teaching large multi-professional groups
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
* Excellent written and verbal skills
* Ability to communicate to all levels of staff across the organisation
* Ability to think strategically
* Ability to deal with conflict and difficult emotional situations
* Excellent networking and organisational awareness
* Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures
* Demonstrate legislative knowledge across the topic areas
* Ability to critically analyse and problem solve
* Strong leadership and communication skills
* Ability to derive and implement change
* Ability to motivate others
* Demonstrate positive attitude and act as a role model
* Ability to manage people effectively
* Motivated
* Ability to set priorities and work under pressure
Desirable criteria
* Flexible approach to needs of the service
* Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
* IT literate
* Use of database applications including DATIX
* Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Seniority level
* Executive
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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