Overview

Health & Safety Co-Ordinator

The St Edmunds Hospital

15 Hours & Permanent

Salary Up to £23,166.00 FTE per year

The St Edmunds Hospital in Bury St Edmunds is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country. 

Circle Health Group are proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s 25 best big companies to work for and one of the 10 best companies to work for in the health and social care sector.

We have an opportunity for an Health and Safety Co-ordinator to join their team of staff in the Health and Safety department.

This is a Part time role for 15 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern across 2 days per week.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Level 3 qualification in H&S Management or willingness to complete recognised qualification
• H&S professional registration (IOSH) or willingness to apply for professional registration
• Fire safety skills
• Competent Risk Assessor
• RCA / Incident investigation
• Contractor Management skills
• Experience undertaking audits
• Maths, English GCSE at grades A to C or equivalent functional skills level 2 evidence.
• Proficient in the use of a PC, including the use of software and systems.
• Operational experience in Health & Safety  (3yrs+min):
• H&S management
• Risk Assessment
• Contractor management

Duties of this role include:

• To advise and assist the responsible person i.e. Executive Director, to meet and interpret their duties and obligations under applicable Health & Safety Acts, regulations and industry technical guidance.
• To assist the Senior Management Team (SMT) achieve a safe working and caring environment, and to prevent harm from occurring while promoting a positive health and safety culture as a core value.
• To demonstrate the significance of health and safety compliance to our regulators i.e. the CQC, HIS, HIW, HSE, EA, local government agents and interested parties.
• Undertake H&S activities to ensure compliance with legislation and industry guidance and support regulator queries and provider visits, enabling management to provide assurance
• Coordinate and/or participate in H&S related matters i.e. H&S campaigns, improvement initiatives, BMI Comm Cells, newsletters, and regional H&S Forums
• Evaluate compliance to H&S requirements i.e. statutory requirements Acts/Regulations/Directives, industry guidance i.e. HTM-05 fire safety and internal BMI Policy/SOP documents

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

Circle Health Group is proud to be a Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces Community. We are also part of The Valuable 500 and we pride ourselves in being a Disability Confident Employer.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy