Risk/health & safety adviser

at  Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Moorfields central quality and safety team. The role will be based at Moorfields at City Road, but will cover all NHS and Private locations across London and surrounding areas and the successful applicant will be required to travel to all of the different UK sites. This role will suit someone who is both self-motivated and able to work either autonomously or as part of a team. As part of the quality and safety team you will be actively encouraged to spend time supporting staff to manage risks and improve safety in clinical and non-clinical areas by working alongside staff in their work area. The successful applicant will be a qualified health and safety professional, with significant risk management experience, and will have previous experience in the production of high quality risk, compliance and assurance reports.
Working from home at least 1 day per week will be a possibility, where service delivery permits. We would like the successful applicant to begin as soon as possible, on a full time basis.

The main duties of the post-holder, and the requirements for the role, can be found in the attached job description and person specification. A summary of the role requirements is as below:

• Act as the competent person for health and safety and support the head of risk & safety in the provision of health and safety related technical and legislative advice and guidance to managers and staff in compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, statutory provisions, and codes of practice.
• Oversee the implementation and administration of policies, protocols and procedures relating to health and safety and risk management to promote the health and safety of patients, staff, and visitors. Undertake inspections in clinical and non-clinical areas to verify implementation.
• Promote a culture of ownership towards health & safety and risk management, including the identification of opportunities and methodologies for sharing learning and making improvements.

At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:
Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
Free 24/7 independent counselling service
Learning and development opportunities
Easy and quick transport links
A range of attractive benefits and discounts
Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
Free Pilates classes
Full support and training to develop your skills
Flexible working friendly organisation
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.

The main duties of the post-holder, and the requirements for the role, can be found in the attached job description and person specification. A summary of the role requirements is as below:

• Work closely with the head of risk & safety, and quality partners, in all areas of risk management and with the heads of quality & safety/clinical governance and quality and compliance manager, as appropriate.
• To work closely with all areas to ensure the trust’s compliance with high standards of health and safety by supporting managers to identify hazards, carrying out inspections, training staff and ensuring a high standard of accident, incident and near miss reporting, investigation, and learning.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance in respect to the delivery of health and safety arrangements, systems, and procedures, ensuring that teams have adequate written documentation to support the implementation and maintenance of safe working processes.
• Work in close collaboration with clinical divisions and corporate teams to promote good practice in risk management and risk reduction, providing support, facilitation, and guidance for risk management activities across the organisation.
• Assist in the management and monitoring of the trust’s risks and risk registers and, working closely with divisions, corporate teams, company secretary, senior managers, line managers, technical specialists, staff, and contractors, ensure that the risk profile is reflective of operational and organisational risks.
• To collate, analyse and produce high quality risk, compliance, and assurance reports on a regular basis to various groups and committees.
• Have excellent communication skills, across all grades and disciplines within the trust, to be able to challenge, advise, persuade, negotiate, and influence in relation to risk management issues.
• Represent the department at appropriate forums (at any site), cascading information both up and down the organisation. Share relevant information with the quality & safety team.
• In conjunction with the director of quality and safety and the quality and safety team, manage and set budgets under the post holder’s own responsibility, ensuring effective and value for money expenditure within financial controls and limits.
• As a member of the quality and safety team there is a requirement to understand the demands within the role in relation to unpredictable work patterns, conflicting demands and expectations and high levels of mental effort and concentration required.

The main duties of the post-holder, and the requirements for the role, can be found in the attached job description and person specification. A summary of the role requirements is as below:

• Act as the competent person for health and safety and support the head of risk & safety in the provision of health and safety related technical and legislative advice and guidance to managers and staff in compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, statutory provisions, and codes of practice.
• Oversee the implementation and administration of policies, protocols and procedures relating to health and safety and risk management to promote the health and safety of patients, staff, and visitors. Undertake inspections in clinical and non-clinical areas to verify implementation.
• Promote a culture of ownership towards health & safety and risk management, including the identification of opportunities and methodologies for sharing learning and making improvements

The main duties of the post-holder, and the requirements for the role, can be found in the attached job description and person specification. A summary of the role requirements is as below:

• Work closely with the head of risk & safety, and quality partners, in all areas of risk management and with the heads of quality & safety/clinical governance and quality and compliance manager, as appropriate.
• To work closely with all areas to ensure the trust’s compliance with high standards of health and safety by supporting managers to identify hazards, carrying out inspections, training staff and ensuring a high standard of accident, incident and near miss reporting, investigation, and learning.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance in respect to the delivery of health and safety arrangements, systems, and procedures, ensuring that teams have adequate written documentation to support the implementation and maintenance of safe working processes.
• Work in close collaboration with clinical divisions and corporate teams to promote good practice in risk management and risk reduction, providing support, facilitation, and guidance for risk management activities across the organisation.
• Assist in the management and monitoring of the trust’s risks and risk registers and, working closely with divisions, corporate teams, company secretary, senior managers, line managers, technical specialists, staff, and contractors, ensure that the risk profile is reflective of operational and organisational risks.
• To collate, analyse and produce high quality risk, compliance, and assurance reports on a regular basis to various groups and committees.
• Have excellent communication skills, across all grades and disciplines within the trust, to be able to challenge, advise, persuade, negotiate, and influence in relation to risk management issues.
• Represent the department at appropriate forums (at any site), cascading information both up and down the organisation. Share relevant information with the quality & safety team.
• In conjunction with the director of quality and safety and the quality and safety team, manage and set budgets under the post holder’s own responsibility, ensuring effective and value for money expenditure within financial controls and limits.
• As a member of the quality and safety team there is a requirement to understand the demands within the role in relation to unpredictable work patterns, conflicting demands and expectations and high levels of mental effort and concentration required