Health and Safety Business Partner

Pay: Salary ranges from £43,017 up-to £47,819 per year depending on experience

Highlighted points for this job

• Supporting development and implementation of health and safety strategy
• Conducting inspections and audits to recognised standards
• Ensuring effective health surveillance and up-to-date safety policies
• Delivering training sessions to employees
• Guiding and advising managers and staff on health and safety
• 5 years’ work experience as a Health and Safety professional
• Level 3 qualification in Health and Safety with progression towards Level 5 or 6

Duties include:

• Support with the development and implementation of Incommunities Health and Safety strategy, the health and safety management system (HSMS), policies and procedures.
• Undertake inspections and audits to a recognised standard, delivery of audit programmes and ensure the resulting actions are addressed.
• Ensure an effective health surveillance programme is in place and meets the need of the business, as well as an up-to-date suite of H&S policies, guidance materials and handbooks are in place.
• Deliver training sessions to employees, across all areas of the business.
• Play a leading role in guiding, supporting and advising managers and all staff on H&S.
• Champion a positive health and safety (H&S) culture with a strong focus on departments and teams achieving high levels of understanding and awareness regarding health and safety.

Requirements

• 5 years’ work experience working as a Health and Safety professional.
• Hold a Level 3 qualification in Health and Safety as a minimum and already working towards / willing to work towards a level 5 or 6 qualification.
• Knowledge of health and safety risks within social housing, repairs, construction or DLO environments.
• Strong working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, CDM Regulations, COSHH, RIDDOR, PUWER, LOLER, Working at Height and Manual Handling Regulations.
• Knowledge of health and safety management systems and recognised standards such as ISO 45001 or HSG65.
• Knowledge of risk assessment, safe systems of work, method statements and permit-to-work processes.
• Knowledge of audit, inspection and assurance approaches, including action tracking and reporting.
• Some experience of managing health surveillance programmes.
• Experience in delivering short training sessions on key health and safety subjects.
• Right to work in the UK – Visa sponsorship is not available.

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