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Health and Safety Adviser Band 6 rising to Band 7

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health & Safety and Risk Adviser to join us, working across the West London Forensic Service as well as High Secure Services.

The right candidate will be someone who has the essential health and safety qualifications, or who can demonstrate a commitment to achieve these once in post. We would welcome internal and external applications and would like to see interest from those with some clinical experience of working in mental health services.

The post holder will be working across the Trust to consolidate and improve the Safety Management System.

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The Trust is seeking to recruit an innovative and effective individual to the Health and Safety Adviser post within the multidisciplinary Risk Management Team, with Links to the Patient Safety and Patient Experience.  

The successful candidate will be qualified to an NVQ Level 3 standard and work towards achieving NVQ Level 5 and Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Membership.

The candidate will promote good health & safety risk management practices within all clinical and non-clinical environments; provide expert advice and assistance in assessing health and safety risks relating to staff, patients and any other persons affected by the Trust; and design and deliver suitable training programmes that meet the service needs.

The post holder will provide regular updates and written reports on agreed key performance indicators related to service monitoring and improvement (e.g. RIDDOR reports, incident reports etc.). 

They must have excellent interpersonal skills and be confident in engaging with Senior Management Teams and staff across the Trust and with external stakeholders such as CQC and the HSE.  

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.