Health & Safety Manager

A rare opportunity has arisen to join the Capital, Estates & Facilities Management (CEFM) team at Cambridge University Hospitals, in a key role asCEFM Health & Safety Manager.

The successful candidate will support the Head of Estates Safety, Compliance & Resilience to ensure the Capital Estates and Facilities Management Division conducts its activities in a safe manner, so far as is reasonably practicable, to meet its obligations under health and safety legislation and other regulatory requirements.

You will have significant experience of health and safety coupled with a broad knowledge of Estates and Facilities. You will provide expert advice and knowledge to Divisions, Corporate Directorates, Governance groups, Senior Managers, Estates and contractors in the management of corporate health and safety risks, concerns, incidents and learning.

You will have specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate level courses and experience to Masters equivalent level in safety/compliance or fire, as well as further qualifications including NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ Level 6. This is a challenging and exciting role supporting the Head of Estates Safety, Compliance and Resilience, in the day-to-day operational provision of expert health & safety advice, guidance, support, coaching and training in all aspects of health and safety across the division.

You will work to promote, develop and establish a positive safety culture, so that it can meet its legal requirements.

You will be a key focus for the Trust’s central Health and Safety Team, and be responsible for ensuring there is a deep culture of health and safety within CEFM management teams, and ensuring suitable systems are in place for monitoring and improving health and safety and compliance with regulatory and HTM requirements across the portfolio of services.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

This vacancy will close on 12th March 2023

Interviews are due to be held on 23rd March 2023

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.