Role: Health & Safety Manager REF 137884
Contract Length: Temporary - on going
Location: Hybrid/Dorchester – 2 days a week in office
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £350-£450 per day
Security Clearance: Standard
Spinwell is recruiting for a Health & Safety Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER
- Ensure the effective delivery of Health and Safety services, including responsibility for the setting and achievement of performance standards and outcomes, managing and monitoring resources, including budgets to underpin effective service delivery.
- Ensure all health and safety related risks are understood across the council and that appropriate measures and systems are in place to mitigate any such risk/Develop and maintain effective assurance arrangements which support managers to discharge their health and safety responsibilities whilst providing independent professional oversight and challenge.
- Lead health, safety and wellbeing governance arrangements, providing strategic leadership, corporate assurance and regular performance and risk reporting to senior leaders and governance forums.
- Work collaboratively with People & Workforce colleagues to deliver an integrated service for the benefit of customers and to inform preventative approaches to employee health and wellbeing.
- Through visible leadership, coaching and effective performance management, create an environment where people are engaged and empowered, understand what is expected, are accountable for agreed performance standards and supported to deliver results at pace.
- Monitor and assess the potential impact of legislation on the authority to inform the development and revision of safety and wellbeing related strategies, policies and procedures to minimise the potential for harm and/or injury and reduce the potential risk of litigation.
- Take decisions leading to the setting of work standards for others, resulting in changes in procedures or practice, which have significant implications for the service.
- Lead on the development, production, monitoring and review of new and existing health and safety policies, procedures and guidance, liaising, influencing, negotiating and consulting with managers, staff and Trade Unionrepresentatives as appropriate.
- Create opportunities to regularly engage with our customers, securing feedback on service delivery and reshaping the service offer within financial and organisational boundaries.
- Provide technical advice and guidance to senior managers and other service customers in line with organisational objectives.
- Carry out investigations of high profile accidents and incidents in accordance with relevant health and safety legislation and regulations, and monitor and review accident statistics to establish underlying causes, identify trends and recommend action where necessary. This response to serious accidents and incidents may include working outside of normal working hours and liaison with external enforcement authorities.
- Deputise for and represent the service manager as required.
- Attend/chair appropriate internal and external forums as a representative of Council, including the Council’s Risk Management Group
- Undertake continued professional development to keep knowledge up to date, remain up to speed with best practice thinking and to develop and learn new skills.
- Carry out such other comparable professional duties in support of corporate or service objectives as required.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER
- Relevant professional qualification (NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health or equivalent)
- A minimum of five GCSEs or equivalent, two of which must be mathematics and English
- Evidence of working towards becoming a Chartered Health and Safety Practitioner
- Experience
- Significant post qualifying experience, preferably in a large organisation
- Operating a systematic approach to inspection, audit and health and safety management
- Working through problems and finding solutions within a legal and organisational framework
- Management/ supervision
- Leading on the introduction of new services or approaches to service delivery
- Training delivery
- Knowledge
- Understanding of the role of health and safety within a large organisation and identification of organisational needs
- Sound knowledge of health and safety law and good practice
If you are a Health & Safety Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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