Governance and Health & Safety Lead inChesterfield inChesterfield PUBLISHED 20 MAY 2024

Ability to maintain and manage records and keep appropriate logs.
Job summary

We are excited to offer the post of Governance / Health & Safety Lead to work as part of the Senior Managemnt Team at Royal Primary Care. This is a full time permanent position and you will be based at The Grange Practice in Grangewood, Chesterfield.

We are looking for a dynamic individual with knowledge of the Governance framework along with experience in Health & Safety protocols and policies.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will engage with key stakeholders to motivate individuals and teams to deliver and sustain the highest standards in Governance and Health and Safety.

To lead on management of RPC's risk register, ensuring a systematic approach to the identification and recording of strategic and operational risks, including the assessment and quantification of risk, and the formulation of clear decisions (with timely actions) to either optimise or accept risk.

Oversee RPC processes in relation to the development, review and ratification of Trust policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Represent RPC at relevant fora and work with external agencies, and regulatory bodies on the development of integrated quality governance activities as and when required.

Ensure the effective functioning of Quality Governance through timely and appropriate support, including the chairing of the Governance meeting thus enabling the organisation to receive assurance on the delivery of quality.

About us

Currently rated "Good" by the Care Quality Commission, we're striving towards being Outstanding. Our vision is to be an exceptional provider of family medicine, dedicated to our patients, and we're on a mission to improve our community's health and reduce inequality.

Royal Primary Care surgeries are part of Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust and this brings the benefits of being part of a larger organisation. As well as an NHS pension, you'll have access to training and development opportunities and a whole raft of well-being initiatives to look after your physical and mental health. At Royal Primary Care, your happiness is at the heart of our appraisal system and we place great importance on everyone feeling included. You'll have an equal say in how we look after you through access to our annual staff survey.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and person specifications.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and person specifications.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • First Hand experience in Health and Safety and environmental implications in the workplace
  • Knowledge of facilities management
Desirable

  • Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental law and qualifications in this field including IOSH, ISO450and OHSAS 180and BSC level qualifications in Health and Safety Management or appropriate experience
Experience

Essential

  • Experience of Governance within a large health or similarly related public organisation.
  • Experience of Health and Safety within a large health or similarly related public organisation.
Desirable

  • CQC knowledge and delivering projects and policies in order to meet and maintain national policies.
  • Experience of secondary and Primary Care Policies
  • Facilities contract management
Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to maintain and manage records and keep appropriate logs
  • Experience of completing successful audits
Desirable

  • Understanding of Primary and Secondary care organisations.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • First Hand experience in Health and Safety and environmental implications in the workplace
  • Knowledge of facilities management
Desirable

  • Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental law and qualifications in this field including IOSH, ISO450and OHSAS 180and BSC level qualifications in Health and Safety Management or appropriate experience
Experience

Essential

  • Experience of Governance within a large health or similarly related public organisation.
  • Experience of Health and Safety within a large health or similarly related public organisation.
Desirable

  • CQC knowledge and delivering projects and policies in order to meet and maintain national policies.
  • Experience of secondary and Primary Care Policies
  • Facilities contract management
Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to maintain and manage records and keep appropriate logs
  • Experience of completing successful audits
Desirable

  • Understanding of Primary and Secondary care organisations.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address

The Grange

S40 2HP

Chesterfield

S40 2HP

Employer's website
Job summary

We are excited to offer the post of Governance / Health & Safety Lead to work as part of the Senior Managemnt Team at Royal Primary Care. This is a full time permanent position and you will be based at The Grange Practice in Grangewood, Chesterfield.

We are looking for a dynamic individual with knowledge of the Governance framework along with experience in Health & Safety protocols and policies.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will engage with key stakeholders to motivate individuals and teams to deliver and sustain the highest standards in Governance and Health and Safety.

To lead on management of RPC's risk register, ensuring a systematic approach to the identification and recording of strategic and operational risks, including the assessment and quantification of risk, and the formulation of clear decisions (with timely actions) to either optimise or accept risk.

Oversee RPC processes in relation to the development, review and ratification of Trust policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Represent RPC at relevant fora and work with external agencies, and regulatory bodies on the development of integrated quality governance activities as and when required.

Ensure the effective functioning of Quality Governance through timely and appropriate support, including the chairing of the Governance meeting thus enabling the organisation to receive assurance on the delivery of quality.

About us

Currently rated "Good" by the Care Quality Commission, we're striving towards being Outstanding. Our vision is to be an exceptional provider of family medicine, dedicated to our patients, and we're on a mission to improve our community's health and reduce inequality.

Royal Primary Care surgeries are part of Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust and this brings the benefits of being part of a larger organisation. As well as an NHS pension, you'll have access to training and development opportunities and a whole raft of well-being initiatives to look after your physical and mental health. At Royal Primary Care, your happiness is at the heart of our appraisal system and we place great importance on everyone feeling included. You'll have an equal say in how we look after you through access to our annual staff survey.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and person specifications.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and person specifications.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • First Hand experience in Health and Safety and environmental implications in the workplace
  • Knowledge of facilities management
Desirable

  • Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental law and qualifications in this field including IOSH, ISO450and OHSAS 180and BSC level qualifications in Health and Safety Management or appropriate experience
Experience

Essential

  • Experience of Governance within a large health or similarly related public organisation.
  • Experience of Health and Safety within a large health or similarly related public organisation.
Desirable

  • CQC knowledge and delivering projects and policies in order to meet and maintain national policies.
  • Experience of secondary and Primary Care Policies
  • Facilities contract management
Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to maintain and manage records and keep appropriate logs
  • Experience of completing successful audits
Desirable

  • Understanding of Primary and Secondary care organisations.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • First Hand experience in Health and Safety and environmental implications in the workplace
  • Knowledge of facilities management
Desirable

  • Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental law and qualifications in this field including IOSH, ISO450and OHSAS 180and BSC level qualifications in Health and Safety Management or appropriate experience
Experience

Essential

  • Experience of Governance within a large health or similarly related public organisation.
  • Experience of Health and Safety within a large health or similarly related public organisation.
Desirable

  • CQC knowledge and delivering projects and policies in order to meet and maintain national policies.
  • Experience of secondary and Primary Care Policies
  • Facilities contract management
Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to maintain and manage records and keep appropriate logs
  • Experience of completing successful audits
Desirable

  • Understanding of Primary and Secondary care organisations.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address

The Grange

S40 2HP

Chesterfield

S40 2HP

Employer's website


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