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Coordinate and monitor training sessions on fire, health, and safety to ensure compliance.
Job summaryFixed term or secondment opportunity until 31st December 2026.
As the Health and Safety Manager at NHS South Yorkshire ICB your primary responsibility is to ensure the well-being and safety of all individuals affected by our activities, including employees, customers, visitors, and the public. You will develop and implement policies, conduct risk assessments, provide training, investigate incidents, and monitor compliance to maintain a safe workplace environment.
Location/Base: One of the four places in either Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham or Sheffield.
Main duties of the jobResponsibilities include the development and administration of health and safety (H&S) and fire safety training, tailored for various audiences within the organisation. Additionally, you'll play a vital role in team communication and stakeholder management, both internally and externally.
The role includes handling confidential information with discretion while contributing to performance reporting. The successful candidate will analyse data to support delivery, and the writing of reports for senior management.
Coordinate and monitor training sessions on fire, health, and safety to ensure compliance. Additionally, the post holder will efficiently organise meetings, events, and documentation, ensuring seamless coordination and support for team activities.
Contribution extends to policy and service development, as the post holder will develop and implement procedures to ensure legislative compliance. Furthermore, they will contribute to service improvement initiatives and policy development, aligning with organisational objectives.
About usNHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees healthand social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our four places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on thestrengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our localcommunities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes inpopulation health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experienceand access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHSsupport broader social and economic development.
Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broaderhealth, public health, and social care needs of the population across SouthYorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with theIntegrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the SouthYorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and careservices that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GPpractices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals workingacross seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We workalongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSEpartners and other partners to address health inequalities and widerdeterminants of health in South Yorkshire.
Job description Job responsibilities- Experience of developing and implementing policies and standard operating procedures to ensure legislative compliance using expert knowledge and best practice guidance. E.g. Fire policy, Manual handling procedure, DSE procedure, Driving for work policy.
- Experience of researching best practice, interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform, advising on policy implementation.
- Organise and manage documentation for meetings and events, including preparation of agendas and minutes of meetings, tracking actions and timeframes as appropriate.
- Planning of training requirements on all aspects of Fire, Health and Safety to ensure legislative compliance.
Job description
Job responsibilities- Experience of developing and implementing policies and standard operating procedures to ensure legislative compliance using expert knowledge and best practice guidance. E.g. Fire policy, Manual handling procedure, DSE procedure, Driving for work policy.
- Experience of researching best practice, interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform, advising on policy implementation.
- Organise and manage documentation for meetings and events, including preparation of agendas and minutes of meetings, tracking actions and timeframes as appropriate.
- Planning of training requirements on all aspects of Fire, Health and Safety to ensure legislative compliance.
Person Specification Attributes Essential - Commitment to continuing professional development.
- Consistently looks to improve what they do and seeks out innovation.
- Maintains effective working relationships at all levels and with staff in other offices.
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promoting high standards in all they do.
- Professional, calm and efficient manner.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Fosters good working relationships and values diversity and difference.
Knowledge and Understanding Essential - Extensive knowledge and experience in the application of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and its associated regulations.
- Significant experience working in a large/busy team and with Director level stakeholders.
- Demonstrable experience dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
- Experience initiating and maintaining office systems.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft software applications (outlook, word, excel and PowerPoint etc.)
Desirable - Understanding of project management principles and /or experience working in a project environment.
- Previous similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.
- Experience project managing events or visits for senior officials.
- Experience in dealing with the public.
Qualifications Essential - Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area such as NEBOSH qualification: NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or NEBOSH Certificate with required health and Safety experience.
Experience Essential - Comprehensive Health and Safety legislative and best practice knowledge.
Desirable - Significant experience of health and safety management.
Skills and Competencies Essential - Experience in conducting health and safety training.
- Excellent planning and organising capabilities, with exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Able to respond to changing demands and reprioritise when necessary.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines.
- Willingness to adapt to change, and to develop services and systems to meet changing demands.
- Proven ability to respond to the unexpected and ability to make judgements around when to make decisions independently or when it may be appropriate to escalate.
- Able to undertake a diverse range of tasks at the same time.
- Able to maintain confidentiality and trust and an awareness of information governance requirements and data protection.
Desirable - Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data and letters.
Person Specification
Attributes Essential - Commitment to continuing professional development.
- Consistently looks to improve what they do and seeks out innovation.
- Maintains effective working relationships at all levels and with staff in other offices.
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promoting high standards in all they do.
- Professional, calm and efficient manner.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Fosters good working relationships and values diversity and difference.
Knowledge and Understanding Essential - Extensive knowledge and experience in the application of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and its associated regulations.
- Significant experience working in a large/busy team and with Director level stakeholders.
- Demonstrable experience dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
- Experience initiating and maintaining office systems.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft software applications (outlook, word, excel and PowerPoint etc.)
Desirable - Understanding of project management principles and /or experience working in a project environment.
- Previous similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.
- Experience project managing events or visits for senior officials.
- Experience in dealing with the public.
Qualifications Essential - Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area such as NEBOSH qualification: NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or NEBOSH Certificate with required health and Safety experience.
Experience Essential - Comprehensive Health and Safety legislative and best practice knowledge.
Desirable - Significant experience of health and safety management.
Skills and Competencies Essential - Experience in conducting health and safety training.
- Excellent planning and organising capabilities, with exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Able to respond to changing demands and reprioritise when necessary.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines.
- Willingness to adapt to change, and to develop services and systems to meet changing demands.
- Proven ability to respond to the unexpected and ability to make judgements around when to make decisions independently or when it may be appropriate to escalate.
- Able to undertake a diverse range of tasks at the same time.
- Able to maintain confidentiality and trust and an awareness of information governance requirements and data protection.
Desirable - Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data and letters.
Employer details Employer nameNHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Address197 Eyre Street
Sheffield
S1 3FG
Employer's website Job summaryFixed term or secondment opportunity until 31st December 2026.
As the Health and Safety Manager at NHS South Yorkshire ICB your primary responsibility is to ensure the well-being and safety of all individuals affected by our activities, including employees, customers, visitors, and the public. You will develop and implement policies, conduct risk assessments, provide training, investigate incidents, and monitor compliance to maintain a safe workplace environment.
Location/Base: One of the four places in either Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham or Sheffield.
Main duties of the jobResponsibilities include the development and administration of health and safety (H&S) and fire safety training, tailored for various audiences within the organisation. Additionally, you'll play a vital role in team communication and stakeholder management, both internally and externally.
The role includes handling confidential information with discretion while contributing to performance reporting. The successful candidate will analyse data to support delivery, and the writing of reports for senior management.
Coordinate and monitor training sessions on fire, health, and safety to ensure compliance. Additionally, the post holder will efficiently organise meetings, events, and documentation, ensuring seamless coordination and support for team activities.
Contribution extends to policy and service development, as the post holder will develop and implement procedures to ensure legislative compliance. Furthermore, they will contribute to service improvement initiatives and policy development, aligning with organisational objectives.
About usNHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees healthand social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our four places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on thestrengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our localcommunities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes inpopulation health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experienceand access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHSsupport broader social and economic development.
Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broaderhealth, public health, and social care needs of the population across SouthYorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with theIntegrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the SouthYorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and careservices that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GPpractices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals workingacross seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We workalongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSEpartners and other partners to address health inequalities and widerdeterminants of health in South Yorkshire.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities- Experience of developing and implementing policies and standard operating procedures to ensure legislative compliance using expert knowledge and best practice guidance. E.g. Fire policy, Manual handling procedure, DSE procedure, Driving for work policy.
- Experience of researching best practice, interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform, advising on policy implementation.
- Organise and manage documentation for meetings and events, including preparation of agendas and minutes of meetings, tracking actions and timeframes as appropriate.
- Planning of training requirements on all aspects of Fire, Health and Safety to ensure legislative compliance.
Job description
Job responsibilities- Experience of developing and implementing policies and standard operating procedures to ensure legislative compliance using expert knowledge and best practice guidance. E.g. Fire policy, Manual handling procedure, DSE procedure, Driving for work policy.
- Experience of researching best practice, interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform, advising on policy implementation.
- Organise and manage documentation for meetings and events, including preparation of agendas and minutes of meetings, tracking actions and timeframes as appropriate.
- Planning of training requirements on all aspects of Fire, Health and Safety to ensure legislative compliance.
Person SpecificationAttributesEssential - Commitment to continuing professional development.
- Consistently looks to improve what they do and seeks out innovation.
- Maintains effective working relationships at all levels and with staff in other offices.
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promoting high standards in all they do.
- Professional, calm and efficient manner.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Fosters good working relationships and values diversity and difference.
Knowledge and UnderstandingEssential - Extensive knowledge and experience in the application of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and its associated regulations.
- Significant experience working in a large/busy team and with Director level stakeholders.
- Demonstrable experience dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
- Experience initiating and maintaining office systems.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft software applications (outlook, word, excel and PowerPoint etc.)
Desirable - Understanding of project management principles and /or experience working in a project environment.
- Previous similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.
- Experience project managing events or visits for senior officials.
- Experience in dealing with the public.
QualificationsEssential - Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area such as NEBOSH qualification: NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or NEBOSH Certificate with required health and Safety experience.
ExperienceEssential - Comprehensive Health and Safety legislative and best practice knowledge.
Desirable - Significant experience of health and safety management.
Skills and CompetenciesEssential - Experience in conducting health and safety training.
- Excellent planning and organising capabilities, with exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Able to respond to changing demands and reprioritise when necessary.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines.
- Willingness to adapt to change, and to develop services and systems to meet changing demands.
- Proven ability to respond to the unexpected and ability to make judgements around when to make decisions independently or when it may be appropriate to escalate.
- Able to undertake a diverse range of tasks at the same time.
- Able to maintain confidentiality and trust and an awareness of information governance requirements and data protection.
Desirable - Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data and letters.
Person Specification
AttributesEssential - Commitment to continuing professional development.
- Consistently looks to improve what they do and seeks out innovation.
- Maintains effective working relationships at all levels and with staff in other offices.
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promoting high standards in all they do.
- Professional, calm and efficient manner.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Fosters good working relationships and values diversity and difference.
Knowledge and UnderstandingEssential - Extensive knowledge and experience in the application of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and its associated regulations.
- Significant experience working in a large/busy team and with Director level stakeholders.
- Demonstrable experience dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
- Experience initiating and maintaining office systems.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft software applications (outlook, word, excel and PowerPoint etc.)
Desirable - Understanding of project management principles and /or experience working in a project environment.
- Previous similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.
- Experience project managing events or visits for senior officials.
- Experience in dealing with the public.
QualificationsEssential - Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area such as NEBOSH qualification: NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or NEBOSH Certificate with required health and Safety experience.
ExperienceEssential - Comprehensive Health and Safety legislative and best practice knowledge.
Desirable - Significant experience of health and safety management.
Skills and CompetenciesEssential - Experience in conducting health and safety training.
- Excellent planning and organising capabilities, with exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Able to respond to changing demands and reprioritise when necessary.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines.
- Willingness to adapt to change, and to develop services and systems to meet changing demands.
- Proven ability to respond to the unexpected and ability to make judgements around when to make decisions independently or when it may be appropriate to escalate.
- Able to undertake a diverse range of tasks at the same time.
- Able to maintain confidentiality and trust and an awareness of information governance requirements and data protection.
Desirable - Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data and letters.
Employer detailsEmployer nameNHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Address197 Eyre Street
Sheffield
S1 3FG
Employer's website