Job description
Health and Safety Lead – Bupa Health Clinics
Locations: Salford Quays M50 3SP, Staines TW18 3DZ, Kirkstall Forge Leeds LS5 3BF
Permanent, full-time position: 37.5hours
Salary range: £40,000 – £45,000
Hybrid and flexible working available
Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
Working in our UK support functions you’ll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.
This position is integral to the safety management of Bupa Health Clinics and compliance with policies and legal requirements. You will be key point of contact all Health and Safety activity within Bupa Health Clinics Business.
Role overview
In this role, you will provide a key point of contact all Health and Safety activity within Bupa UK Business Line and be required to work as part of the UK Health and Safety team and reporting through to the Director of Health and Safety. You will also help implement, monitor and maintain an effective safety management system to deliver business unit ambitions and performance for employee health and safety. You will collect, analyse and report incident / accident data to the on a quarterly basis and also develop and coordinate the business line level H&S action plan and Corporate H&S Strategy.
This is a role that covers a big multi-site portfolio, so will involve a lot of traveling to sites; you do get a role specific car as part of the benefits package.
What you’ll do:
- You will ensure that risk assessments are completed for sites, significant risk activities, and DSE workstations for Bupa UK employees.
- You will complete or coordinate accident / incident investigations as required
- Organise with Learning and Development for the H&S induction of employees, including specific training for first aid and risk assessment as required.
- You’ll also liaise with the H&S team over activity, initiatives and campaigns to promote the health, safety and wellbeing of all employees
What you’ll bring:
- Membership of a professional safety body such as IOSH, IIRSM, CIEH, BSC.
- Medium to large multisite management
- Relevant experience of working in a general dental practice, hospital or community service dealing with risks such as sharps, slips and trips and challenging behaviours.
- Good written and communication skills, sound judgement regarding risk control measures with the ability to take decisions, influence and negotiate at all levels
- Be current with knowledge if health and safety legislation and guidance and maintain this.
Why Bupa?
We are a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers.
Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. You will be eligible for:
- 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
- Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
- An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
- Annual performance-based bonus
- Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
- Various other benefits and online discounts
Diversity and Inclusion
Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly. That’s why we’re happy to offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
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Time Type:
Full time