Deputy Head of Health, Safety & Fire

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

Overseeing strategic initiatives, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and fostering continuous improvement. Your role will be to support the Head of Health, Safety & Fire and transform our current systems into an effective health and safety management system that demonstrates levels of assurance.

A strategic leadership at a corporate level is essential for developing and advancing the Health and Safety agenda throughout the Health Board.

You will have all the necessary qualifications and knowledge required to provide professional leadership and strategic direction of health, safety & fire and compliance with regulatory bodies, supporting the delivery of high quality, safe care for all who visit or work at the Health Board.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have responsibility for the Health & Safety Management Team for the Health Board and support the Head of Health, Safety & fire with the day to day running of the department, covering all functions.

To be responsible for providing specialist advice, training and support to staff on health and safety related issues and contribute to the wider risk management agenda.

This will require specialist knowledge and practical demonstration across a range of health and safety activities.

To advise on compliance with Statutory Legislation in health and safety in liaison with the relevant enforcing authority.

Promote a positive health and safety culture throughout the Health Board.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Qualifications And Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience
• Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH) or willing to work towards and obtain
• Management (Degree, Dip HM, ILM) or Professional qualification
• Teaching qualification or relevant experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Further teaching qualifications, Cert.Ed. / PGCE / FETC equivalent
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience as a health and safety professional
• Experience in managing people to effectively manage performance and development
• Evidence of preparing papers for committees
• Evidence of managing change projects
• Policy production
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Facilitating focus groups
• Service Development
• Experience at teaching large multi-professional groups
  
  

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to communicate to all levels of staff across the organisation
• Ability to think strategically
• Ability to deal with conflict and difficult emotional situations
• Excellent networking and organisational awareness
• Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures
• Demonstrate legislative knowledge across the topic areas
• Ability to critically analyse and problem solve
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Ability to derive and implement change
• Ability to motivate others
• Demonstrate positive attitude and act as a role model
• Ability to manage people effectively
• Motivated
• Ability to set priorities and work under pressure
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Flexible approach to needs of the service
• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
• IT literate
• Use of database applications including DATIX
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh