Health & Safety Co-ordinator

Main Roles and Responsibilities:

• To encourage all stakeholders to integrate health and safety in all activities.
• To be a point of contact for all matters relative to health and safety for management and staff.
• Ongoing development and maintenance of the health and safety management system including relevant internal platforms.
• To ensure all health and safety-related procedures, policies and all documentation (including the Safety Statement) is maintained to meet organisational and legal standards, and that it operates efficiently supporting core organisational values.
• To ensure that systems are in place to carry out and review health and safety risk assessments and to carry out specific risk assessment e.g. DSE assessments, pregnancy risk assessment, higher or unique hazards.
• To ensure emergency planning procedures are in place.
• To coordinate and manage Health & Safety audits (both on site and desk-top based) in line with organisational standards.
• To advise on, and support delivery of, Health & Safety Training requirements to meet legislative requirements.
• To actively participate in investigating all Accidents, Incidents and Dangerous Occurrences, using a “No Blame” methodology to prevent recurrence where possible.
• To identify trends in incident reporting.
• To report relevant Accidents or Dangerous Occurrences to the Health & Safety Authority and insurers as required.
• To liaise with external bodies, as directed by management

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge/Experience:

• 2-5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Hold a relevant qualification in health and safety at an appropriate level (e.g. Honours Degree or Higher Diploma).
• Additional health and safety training / certificates / licenses are an advantage e.g. DSE assessor, HACCP training.
• Computer literacy – Microsoft suite, excel, word etc.
• Understanding of the important issues and the support needs of people in a health and social care setting (desirable).
• Member of IOSH (desirable)

Skills/Competencies:

• Ability to plan and organise personal workload.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to prepare reports and other information as required.
• Ability to work to deadlines and sometimes under pressure.
• Self-motivation and able to work on own initiative.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Ability to work with an organisation to find practical solutions to address hazards.

Other Requirements:

• Able to work flexible hours as required.
• Possess a full/clean driving license.