Job summary
- Main area
- Health & Safety
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-26-T0027
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 (pa pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Health & Safety Support Officer, Band 4
Band 4
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
The post is a support officer post which provides critical health and safety support to the H&S Advisors and Head of Risk, H&S. The post includes a hybrid of health and safety work as well as administrative tasks which would suit an individual with some H&S experience and entry level qualifications who is looking to build a career in health and safety in the long term.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide competent advice to staff on the requirements of current Health and Safety legislation, initiatives and guidelines.
Successful candidates will plan and assist in the preparation of themed health and safety audits and support auditing activities, and inspections as well as carrying out risk assessments.
You will manage the Health & Safety Library and the COSHH online software. You will work collaboratively with departments, clinical teams and divisions, promoting good practice in risk management and risk reduction.
You must be skilled in the delivery of training for staff and in the investigation of minor accidents/incidents and near miss incidents and RIDDOR reporting. The role will include extracting data, analysing trends and preparing performance monitoring reports.
The post will support the development of the H&S intranet pages, assist in the delivery of H&S training, and taking an active role to support health and safety activities. They will organise meetings, prepare papers, and manage the departmental inbox.
You will support the implementation of delegated aspects of the Trust’s Health and Safety Strategy and Policy. Duties will also include DSE and ergonomic assessments for staff, supporting the administration of the Behaviour Standards Panel and responding to health and safety data requests.
You will administer meetings, including arrangements, papers and minutes.
Working for our organisation
The post holder will be an integral part of the Risk, Health & Safety Team, working closely and collaboratively with the Head of Risk Health & Safety and other team members. The role is wide and varied, with the aim to improve health and safety services and cultural change, making a positive difference to staff and patient’s health, safety and wellbeing.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder will need:
- Health and safety qualified to NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent, with a demonstrable understanding of H&S legislation
- Experience in supporting and working as part of a health and safety function
- Knowledge of DATIX, ability to extract data and analyse data
- Produce meaningful health and safety reports
- The ability to independently implement an investigative process into no harm, minor harm or near miss incidents
- Knowledge of safety data sheets, the COSHH regulations and COSHH assessment process
- Undertaking risk assessments that result in robust risk reduction and mitigation in line with the hierarchy of controls
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a wide range of professionals fostering collaboration, a participatory approach
- Self-motivation and excellent organisational skills
- Ability to engage others in safety management
- The ability to work autonomously, prioritising own workload with self-direction
- To respond to and achieve challenging deadlines which may change on a daily and weekly basis and require a substantial degree of flexibility.
- Skills in the use of spreadsheets, word processing, PowerPoint
- Ability to use the specialist risk management software
- Excellent report writing skills to ensure effective communication of all aspects of health and patient safety.
- Ability to, and experience, in training others both face to face and via other media such as MS Teams
- Knowledge of the regulatory requirements for RIDDOR and how to report one
- To maintain an up-to-date professional knowledge in respect of health and safety and risk assessment legislation, best practice, recommendations and national guidance.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum of NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent with a demonstrable understanding of H&S legislation
- GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Ergonomic Assessors qualification (DSE)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to extract and analyse data and produce meaningful health and safety reports
- Undertake risk assessments resulting in robust risk reduction and mitigation in line with the hierarchy of controls
- Ability to independently implement an investigative process into no harm, minor to moderate harm or near miss incidents
- Knowledge of safety data sheets, the COSHH regulations and COSHH assessment process
- Knowledge and experience of the regulatory requirements for RIDDOR and reporting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Skills and experience in delivering health and safety training to others both face to face and via other media such as MS Teams
- Organise meetings, training or events, including the booking of venues, equipment etc., co-ordinate attendance
- Prepare accurate papers and minutes; monitoring the delivery of follow-up actions arising from the minutes as required
- Skills in the use of spreadsheets, word processing, PowerPoint. MS Teams
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in supporting and working as part of a health and safety function
- Experience in management online databases or software
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of DATIX
- Experienced in working the healthcare environment, clinical or non-clinical
Attributes
Essential criteria
- Self-motivation and excellent organisational skills, the ability to work autonomously, prioritising own workload with self-direction
- To respond to and achieve challenging deadlines which may change on a daily and weekly basis and require a substantial degree of flexibility
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mrs Troake
- Job title
- Head of Risk, Health & Safety
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 5770
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