Head of Health and Safety | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Head of Health and Safety will work closely with many different teams across the Trust to assist in providing the safest environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Fulfilling the role of the competent person to provide advice on Health and Safety matters and arrangements within the Trust, as required under regulation 7 of The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
• Provide corporate advice on statutory and legal requirements for Health and Safety.
• Provide expert advice, guidance and support to staff at all levels on Health and Safety matters and arrangements.
• Provide strategic leadership and direction for the overall management of Health and Safety within the Trust.
• Be the corporate lead for the development, review and implementation of the Health and Safety Policy as well as other policies pertaining to Health and Safety legislation.
• Advise on and support the development of Health and Safety arrangements within Trust policies and procedures for the purposes of achieving compliance with legislative requirements and safe practice.
• Undertake audits to monitor compliance with relevant legislation and key performance indicators and report on the findings and recommendations.
• Contribute to the development of the Trust’s strategic risk and assurance frameworks, ensuring Health and Safety is embedded across governance systems.
• Lead the management of the risk assessment programme for clinical and non-clinical areas to ensure risk compliance and maintain oversight of all non-clinical accidents, incidents and near miss events.
• Monitor and report on a range of Health and Safety key performance indicators and be the subject matter expert leading the strategic work of the Health and Safety Governance Group in collaboration with the Chair.
• Facilitate the development and delivery of a Health and Safety Strategy and a Trust wide Health and Safety training programme.
• Ensure learning from incidents, audits, and risk assessments is systematically triangulated and translated into measurable improvements in safety culture and practice.
• Provide specific support to improve key safety risks as identified within the Always Safety-First agenda and work closely with Divisional teams and Corporate and Divisional Clinical Governance teams.

Qualifications and Experience

• Hold a National Examination Board in Occupation Safety and Health (NEBOSH) Diploma or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Experience as a safety professional with knowledge of working within a healthcare environment.
• Demonstrated experience of working within an organisation of comparable size and complexity.

This advert closes on Sunday 10 May 2026.

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