Band 6 Health and Safety Adviser • Birmingham University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nBand 6 Health and Safety Adviser with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, West Midlands\n\n *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* Do you want to make a difference to people's lives? Reporting to the Health and Safety Lead this is a varied and challenging role in a diverse healthcare setting. This post will be based at Good Hope Hospital, with an expectation of travel across all hospital sites to meet team and organisational requirements. The Health and Safety Adviser will be an integral member of the Trust Health and Safety Team and focussed on providing competent health and safety advice, guidance and support to staff at all levels of the organisation and promoting a positive health and safety culture. The post holder is expected to have sound knowledge of Health and safety legislation and best practice guidance, and experience of undertaking health and safety audits and inspections, investigating incidents, accidents and near misses, undertaking risk assessment and delivering health and safety training. UHB is a great place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging. No two days are the same, the role is varied and diverse. What we can offer: * 27 days' leave plus bank holidays (rising to 29 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years) * Training and development opportunities * Long-term career progression plans and support * Generous NHS pension * Great maternity, paternity and adoption pay * A wide range of LGBT+ initiatives and staff networks * Health and well-being opportunities * Perform audits, inspections and risk assessments for defined areas of health and safety and assist/facilitate operational colleagues in the implementation and management of the same. * Provide departmental managers with appropriate advice in relation to risks identified as a result of health and safety inspections and monitor the implementation of actions plans. * Work closely with various departments to support the development and review of risk assessments to ensure they are suitable and sufficient and meet the Trust standard. * With colleagues, drive a positive and consistent health & safety culture throughout the Trust * Prepare health & safety reports. * Provide information analysis on health & safety issues and report/communicate to relevant staff groups. Where necessary adapt communications skills and style to enable effective engagement. * Ensure that the Health and Safety Lead and Head of Health and Safety is informed of any risks associated with failure to implement agreed actions. * Contribute to the development of systems to capture and retrieve audit and inspection information to enable effective reporting and monitoring of key issues and recommendations - Form good working relationships with the site Operational team particularly the Hospital Sites, Health and Safety representative. - Take the lead on safety projects as directed by the Health and Safety Lead. "}