Health and Safety Advisor

Job Title: Health and Safety Advisor (6-month fixed term contract)

Hours: Full Time 37 hours

Salary: £32,000

Location: Acacia House, Blackbrook Park Ave, Taunton TA1 2PX. As part of the role, travel to our sites across South-West England will be required.

To apply for this vacancy, you will need to have a UK driving licence, with access to your own vehicle.

Are you someone who likes to make a difference to people's lives? Do you already work in the healthcare industry? Are you looking for a career change? If the answer is yes to any of these, we have an opportunity that might be for you!

Somerset Care is an award-winning provider of care across the South-West. When people think about care, they think of the Somerset Care Group.

The Role

• As a valued member of our support centre, the Health and Safety Advisor will take the lead of health and safety related practices across the organisation.
• You will have an understanding of health and safety within a healthcare setting
• You will encourage a positive health and safety culture across the organisation
• Have the ability to write and review documents including policies and procedures.
• You will investigate incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and recommending improvements
• Support managers with risk assessments, care environment safety plans and safe systems of work.
• Liaise with external regulators such as the HSE and CQC when required
• Have the attention to detail and the ability to deliver instruction and training, where required

The ideal candidate will have:

• The ability to interpret and apply legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work Act and associated regulations
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a wide range of people.
• Experience of co-ordinating multiple tasks at the same time, including accurate recording of task progress.
• Ability to write and deliver reports to the Quality Board Committee.
• Using Microsoft applications, in particular Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams.
• Full UK Driving Licence with no more than 3 penalty points
• Strong analytical skills to identify trends and proactively manage risk
• Health & Safety qualification, e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH (desirable)

We really care about our staff and offer a range of excellent benefits:

• So Much More Rewarding - provides access to discounts at 1000's of high street retailers. Make So Much More Rewarding a part of the way you shop and you could save on average £1,000 per year.
• Excellent training & development opportunities with recognised qualifications.
• Access to The Hub online learning platform - our one stop shop for learning & Development.
• Free counselling service - 24-hour helpline for staff and their families.
• Fully paid induction and DBS paid by Somerset Care

And so much more!

And so much more!

Apply online today or call our friendly recruitment team on 01823 802 637 for more information.

Somerset Care Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.