Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.
Site Broomfield Town Broomfield, Chelmsford Salary £39,959 Per Annum Pro Rata for Part Time Salary period Yearly Closing 20/10/2026 23:59
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
As a Health and Safety Advisor, you will help protect patients, staff and visitors by providing expert health and safety advice across a diverse healthcare environment. Working across our hospital sites, you will undertake audits, inspections, investigations and risk assessments, helping to ensure safe, compliant and effective services.
This varied and rewarding role is ideal for an enthusiastic health and safety professional who enjoys problem-solving, building relationships and driving positive change.
You will work closely with clinical and non-clinical teams, deliver training, support risk management activities, analyse incident trends and promote a strong safety culture across the organisation.
At Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, you will join a supportive and ambitious Health and Safety Team within Corporate Governance. Serving a population of 1.2 million people and employing over 15,000 staff, we are committed to delivering excellent healthcare while creating an environment where safety, learning and continuous improvement are valued.
No Visa Sponsorship available for this role
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive health and safety professional who can build effective relationships, influence positive change and provide practical, proportionate advice. The ideal candidate will have:
- Knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and risk management principles.
- Experience undertaking audits, inspections, investigations and workplace risk assessments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify trends and improvement opportunities from incident and audit data.
- Confidence delivering training and engaging with staff at all levels of the organisation.
- The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and contribute to a positive safety culture.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your health and safety career while making a meaningful contribution to patient, staff and visitor safety across one of the largest NHS trusts in the country.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.
Qualifications
- NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (or working towards)
Knowledge and Experience
- Health and safety experience in service or healthcare setting
- Knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and regulatory requirements
- Experience using Datix, Ulysses or other incident reporting systems.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex health and safety information to a wide range of audiences. Ability to produce clear reports, policies, audit findings and investigation reports.
- Experience of presenting information to committees, senior management groups or Board-level forums.
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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