Lead Health & Safety Adviser Ppe

  • Whitehaven
  • North Cumbria Integrated Care Nhs Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity to lead a recently developed PPE team. The base will be at the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven. The post holder will have additional portfolio responsibilities such as COSSH, Sharps, Glove selection as well as general overview of Health & Safety advice, audit and investigation.

You will work with a small but dynamic team embedding good practice and creating a safe working environment.

The post holder will provide specialist professional leadership, support and advice on all aspects of Health and Safety and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) issues within NCIC: Including the development, implementation and monitoring of policy and regulatory compliance in line with the corporate quality improvement agenda.. Manage a specific Portfolio of Policy and related Procedures for the Trusts Health & Safety programme in relation to PPE and related legislation.

The Lead PPE Education Facilitator will work as part of the Health & Safety Team in the effective delivery of Qualitative and Quantitative respiratory Fit Testing (to HSG65). This post holder will coordinate the facilitation of trust provisions relating to all types of personal protective equipment (PPE) & training for fit testing staff and PPE Education Facilitators. This post holder will oversee a team of education facilitator’s trust wide providing the pre planning and leadership governance required to ensure fit testing service provision & employee training for safety trust wide.

To provide specialist professional leadership, support and advice on all aspects of Health and Safety and Security issues within NCIC: Including the development, implementation and monitoring of policy and regulatory compliance in line with the corporate quality improvement agenda.

Manage a specific Portfolio of Policy and related Procedures for the Trusts Health & Safety programme in relation to PPE

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.

  • Being a clinically led organisation
  • Quality and safety at the heart
  • A positive patient experience every time
  • A great place to work
  • Managing our money wel

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

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As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information ser