Site 2 positions available: Hull and North Yorkshire area ; and South Yorkshire area Town North Yorkshire Salary £49,387 – £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 22/10/2026
Job overview
Are you an experienced health and safety professional looking to make a real difference in one of the UK’s largest ambulance services?
Yorkshire Ambulance Service is seeking a highly motivated and capable Health and Safety Manager to play a key role in supporting the safety, health and wellbeing of our workforce. This is an exciting opportunity to influence health and safety practice across a complex and diverse organisation, helping to create safer working environments for colleagues delivering critical services to patients and communities across Yorkshire.
As a senior member of the Health and Safety Team, you will provide expert advice, guidance and assurance to managers and leaders across the Trust, supporting compliance with health and safety legislation and contributing to the continuous improvement of our safety culture. Working closely with operational services, corporate departments and external partners, you will help identify risks, investigate incidents, develop practical solutions and ensure learning translates into meaningful improvements.
We are looking for a credible and experienced health and safety professional who combines strong technical expertise with excellent interpersonal and influencing skills. The successful candidate will have experience of managing health and safety within a complex organisation, using data, assurance and learning to drive improvement. They will be confident advising leaders, supporting managers through challenging situations and balancing regulatory requirements with operational realities. Above all, they will be committed to promoting a positive, proactive and learning-focused approach to safety.
Main duties of the job
The Health and Safety Manager is a specialist lead responsible for supporting the delivery of health and safety activities across Yorkshire Ambulance Service. Reporting to the Head of Health and Safety, the postholder will work with operational managers, clinical leaders, and corporate teams to ensure that health and safety risks are effectively identified, managed and reduced, while supporting compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing specialist health and safety advice and support to managers, leaders and staff across the Trust.
- Supporting the development, implementation and review of health and safety policies, procedures, standards and improvement initiatives.
- Leading and supporting investigations into accidents, incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions, ensuring learning is identified and shared.
- Undertaking audits, inspections, risk assessments and assurance reviews to monitor compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Analysing incident, risk and assurance information to identify trends, emerging risks and areas requiring action.
- Supporting the management of health and safety governance arrangements, risk registers, action plans and assurance reporting.
- Working collaboratively with operational services, Estates, Fleet, Occupational Health, staff-side representatives and external agencies to improve workplace safety.
- Delivering training, education and coaching to increase organisational capability and strengthen understanding of health and safety responsibilities.
- Contributing to organisational programmes relating to staff safety, violence prevention, risk management, governance, and quality improvement.
- Supporting the Trust in maintaining compliance with health and safety legislation, NHS standards, Care Quality Commission expectations and Health and Safety Executive requirements.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced health and safety practitioner to influence organisational improvement, work alongside senior leaders and contribute directly to creating a safer working environment for our people.
Working for our organisation
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.Benefits:
- Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
- 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
- Contributory Pension.
- NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
- Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)
- Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
- Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
- Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for a full breakdown of the main responsibilities of the role.
Experience and Work Achievements
- Health and safety management experience within a multi-site/complex organisation
- Experience of participation in Internal/External/Enforcement and Compliance audits
- Experience of dealing with Health and Safety Executive
- Experience in project implementation and management
Skills and Abilities
- Can demonstrate an effective knowledge of the specialist legislation covered by this post
- Evidence of analytical skills; reasoning ability and effective problem solving.
- Evidence of communication skills whether written, verbal or via training presentations
- Expert level risk assessment and cost-efficient resolution ability
- Credibility with internal and external stakeholders/enforcement and auditing organisations.
Personal Attributes
- Demonstrates resilience, confidence and self belief when working to strict deadlines.
- Demonstrates self awareness/personal integrity which includes awareness of impact on others
- Educated to NEBOSH Certificate or NHS Risk Management or equivalent with an appropriate operational based clinical professional qualification
- A good understanding of Health and Safety Law and relevant legislation
- High level of knowledge about health and safety legislation/regulation and the role of the Health and Safety Executive.
As an employer, we value the contribution that every individual makes to the success of the organisation, and we are committed to the NHS People Plan’s and our own Trust’s shared priority of “Looking after our People” by supporting the health and wellbeing of our employees. This includes those who may face barriers and disadvantages when applying for a role, carrying out their role or progressing their career at Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust due to a disability, impairment, long term health condition or neurodivergence. The Trust can provide various workplace adjustments which will support employees and candidates to overcome those barriers.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce which reflects the communities and patients we serve across the Yorkshire region. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts candidates from all sections of the community and signals our commitment to embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity.
As an inclusive organisation we welcome applicants irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people with lived experienced from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, people from the LGBT+ community, people with caring responsibilities and people with disabilities. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including an invitation to the first stage of the selection process, for applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy, and consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability under the “Disability Confident Scheme”.
Please note that the salary range stated in advertisements is calculated on a pro-rata basis if the vacancy is part-time. For zero-hours/bank worker positions, this is calculated on an hourly basis.
Please note that certain benefits may differ for zero hours (bank) workers, including annual leave entitlement which is calculated in line with Working Time Directive regulations.
Disclosure and Barring Service
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of children & vulnerable adults. Many of our posts are subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS). Should this position be subject to a DBS check the cost will be recovered from your salary as a one-off payment. Currently the charges made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (incl. application fee) are £46.70 for an enhanced check and £25.70 for a standard check.
Any correspondence regarding an application will be sent electronically via the Trac Jobs Website to the email address that was provided at the time of the application. It is important, therefore, that you read your emails on a regular basis and respond as necessary.
Please note, the selection processes at Yorkshire Ambulance Service are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
Our values underpin everything we do and how we do it; Kindness, Respect, Teamwork, Improvement.
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