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The post holder must hold a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health and Safety and have experience as a safety professional with knowledge of working within a healthcare environment. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience of working within an organisation of comparable size and complexity.Job Summary

Health and Safety Manager

Full Time, Permanent, Band 8 A

The post holder must hold a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health and Safety and have experience as a safety professional with knowledge of working within a healthcare environment. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience of working within an organisation of comparable size and complexity.

The Health and Safety Manager is required to interpret relevant legislation and guidance in order to develop and implement Trust wide policies and procedures on behalf of the Trust Board and Executive Directors. They will be responsible for demonstrating that the Trust is compliant with health and safety legislation and standards through programmes of risk assessment and auditing and ensuring that monitoring of health and safety performance is undertaken with appropriate expertise to deliver professional and reliable advice at strategic and operational levels.

Interview Date - TBC

Main duties of the job

Fulfilling the role of the competent person to provide advice on health and safety matters and arrangements within the Trust, as required under regulation 7 of The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

Provide corporate advice on statutory and legal requirements for Health and Safety.

Provide expert advice, guidance and support to staff at all levels on health and safety matters and arrangements.

Be the corporate lead for professional advice and support in the continuous development of Health and Safety.

Provide strategic leadership and direction for the overall management of health and safety within the Trust.

Be the corporate lead for the development, review and implementation of The Health and Safety Policy as well as other policies on health and safety legislation that are assigned.

Advise on and support the development of health and safety arrangements within other Trust policies and procedures for the purposes of achieving compliance with legislative requirements and safe practice.

Keeping up to date with changes to health and safety legislation and ensuring any changes relevant to the Trust are communicated through the appropriate committees and to relevant policy owners to be incorporated within Trust policies and procedures.

Undertake an annual health and safety audit to monitor compliance with health and safety legislation.

About Us

Actively promote a culture that encourages openness and honesty so staff feel they can report all incidents and near misses.

Maintain oversight of all non-clinical accidents, incidents or near miss events reported through the Trust''s incident reporting system (Radar) and provide advice, guidance and support to investigators of these events, as required, to ensure appropriate investigation and mitigations to prevent re occurrence.

Approve closure of all non-clinical incident investigations that resulted in moderate or above harm to approve closure of other incidents, as required.

Take corporate responsibility for interpreting The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) and deciding if incidents are reportable under the regulations.

Details

Date posted

22 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,631 to £68,623 a year Outer London HCAS Inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

199-7386744-FM-MT

Job locations

Croydon University Hospital

530 London Road

London

CR7 7YE

Job Description

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification***

Job Description

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification***

Person Specification

Essential

Education and Qualifications

Education and Qualifications

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

Knowledge and Understanding

Experience

Essential

Experience

Person Specification

Essential

Experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

Croydon University Hospital

530 London Road

London

CR7 7YE

Employer''s website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

Croydon University Hospital

530 London Road

London

CR7 7YE

Employer''s website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)

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