Health and Safety Lead

at  The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an forward thinking individual to help us take the management of Health and Safety to the next level. Experience of Health and Safety in a Healthcare setting is important. The post holder will take the lead specialist role in health and safety and the provision of competent health and safety advice for the trust. The Health & Safety Lead is responsible for the implementation, monitoring and coordination of all associated activity in this area, including internal and external reviews, provision of trust wide guidance and support.
The post holder will provide specialist support and advice to develop the work of the Quality and Standards team to ensure that all health and safety issues are appropriately reported and co-ordinated. You will also be required to provide seamless cover for senior roles within the division to maintain consistency and continuity of the division’s services.
The position offers a great opportunity to apply and further develop your professional health and safety skills and experience in a supportive and dynamic team.
The successful candidate must have experience of working within health and safety in a healthcare setting and hold the required qualifications, alongside proven leadership and excellent interpersonal and presentation skills at a corporate level to deliver health and safety risk management training, communicate and influence in potentially complex and stressful situations involving staff, patients and/or other service users.
Health and Safety and risk management form the core duties of this post. The ability to organise, prioritise, meet tight deadlines and attention to detail is essential for this position.
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
The Quality & Standards Division strives to ensure quality and governance systems are in place, monitored and reported as required to deliver high standards of practice across the organisation and support internal and external regulatory requirements to support and advance The Christie NHS Foundation Trust’s vision of providing the best patient experience, care closer to home, best patient outcomes and leading cancer care.
As a key member of the Quality and Standards team, if you have the necessary skills and abilities and would like to join our supportive and friendly team, we would like to hear from you.

1. Provide managerial guidance and leadership to staff within the quality and standards team.
2. As required, support the senior management team in disciplinary matters involving the quality and standards team.
3. Participate in the Duty Manager and on-call rota for the hospital, which involves holding the bleep, addressing any issues that may affect the smooth running of the hospital, and acting as the first contact for queries from other hospitals, the public, patients and staff and to represent the trust’s best interests at all times. This will include the authority to declare a major incident and lead the Hospital Control Team until arrival of the Executive Director on call.
4. Act as authorised signatory for stock and non-stock requisitions to a value of £5000 and participate in the procurement process for orders above £5000, including the preparation and presentation of business cases.
5. Undertake training relevant to the post in order to maintain a specialist knowledge base relating to health and safety.
6. Ensure own professional knowledge is regularly updated and keep abreast of recent developments to maintain CPD