Are you passionate about creating safe, compliant, and supportive working environments? Do you have the confidence to lead, influence, and drive continuous improvement across an organisation?Were looking for a Health & Safety Lead to take ownership of health and safety across all our sites. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference by embedding a positive safety culture and ensuring best practice is at the heart of everything we do.
Main duties of the job
As Health & Safety Lead, youll work closely with the Head of Operations to ensure robust health and safety practices are in place across the organisation.Youll lead on compliance, training, audits, and continuous improvementsupporting teams to understand and own their responsibilities while keeping people safe.This is a hands-on, visible role where youll build strong relationships across departments and drive meaningful change.
About us
St Lukes is an organisation that is dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing and quality of life of all those affected by a terminal illness in Sheffield. Our purpose is to give patients and their families the high-quality care they need, treating each person as a unique individual. We promise to listen to their wishes and choices, tailoring our care and support so they can make the most of every day. We work with others to champion improvements in end-of-life care, in Sheffield and beyond.Everyone who works at St Luke’s makes a difference. St Lukes plays a key role in helping terminally ill people in Sheffield and you could join the team that makes St Lukes so special.
Job responsibilities
Health & Safety LeadershipLead and maintain health and safety policies, procedures, and frameworksEmbed a strong, positive safety culture across all teams and sitesProvide expert advice and guidance to managers and staffRisk, Audits & ComplianceCarry out risk assessments and support safe systems of workConduct audits and inspections across all locationsMonitor compliance with legislation and internal policiesInvestigate accidents and near misses, identifying trends and improvementsReporting & GovernanceProduce reports for senior leadership and board-level reviewMonitor and evaluate health and safety performanceChair Health & Safety Working Group meetingsSpecialist AreasLead on fire safety, evacuation planning, and trainingCarry out DSE assessments and support staff wellbeingOversee Legionella checks and contractor complianceManage lone worker systems and driver safetyTraining & SupportDeliver training and guidance across all levels of the organisationSupport teams in understanding and applying best practiceContribute to internal communications, including newslettersProjects & EventsSupport organisational projects and events to ensure safety requirements are metWork across teams to plan safe delivery of activities and services
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
- Please refer to the attached employee specification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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