Health & Safety and Estates Manager

Develop and implement a robust Health & Safety management system for NUPAS, promoting the delivery of high standards of Health & Safety management across all our activities.

Review, update, and implement all relevant Health & Safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance with legislation and guidance, while accurately reflecting our work activities and operations.

Develop and implement a proactive audit and inspection programme to identify risks, drive continuous improvement and ensure ongoing compliance.

Develop and manage the organisations Health & Safety training strategy, ensuring that systems are in place to identify training needs and monitor training attendance.

Promote and embed a positive Health & Safety culture throughout all levels of the organisation through proactive engagement, visible leadership and targeted initiatives.

Oversee the development and review of safe systems of work for work activities, ensuring compliance through a program of proactive audits across our hubs.

Lead investigations for all accidents, near misses and other relevant incidents, ensuring root cause is identified, reasonable controls are implemented and all statutory reporting requirements are met (such as RIDDOR). Provide expert professional advice and support regarding health, safety and estate matters to all NUPAS staff, ensuring there are clear routes for who to contact when out of hours and during periods of leave.

Act as a point of contact for regulators and external auditors in relation to Health & Safety and estates compliance.

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislative frameworks, guidance, industry best practice and emerging improvements, ensuring all relevant team members are informed of changes in a timely manner.

Develop and manage an effective Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) system to ensure statutory compliance and effective estates management, including fire safety, asbestos, legionella, electrical safety and gas safety.

Prepare and deliver regular updates to the NUPAS Executive Leadership Team, including current performance levels against KPIs and emerging risks, in line with the organisations requirements.

Ensure appropriate maintenance and security arrangements are in place across five main hubs to overseeing all upkeep, repairs, refurbishments and equipment maintenance.

Coordinate and oversee approved contractors and suppliers to ensure compliance, performance and value for money.

Always uphold and adhere to NUPAS Values and Strategic Objectives.

Work unsupervised using own judgement and decision-making skills on day-to-day operational and strategic issues.

Maintain a professional work ethic and promote professionalism within the organisation.

Confidentiality Employees must not make unauthorised copies or disclose confidential or commercially sensitive organisation information to unauthorised parties.

Employees are required to use the email and internet systems responsibly and to exercise a high level of caution when transmitting confidential information.

Behaviour Employees are expected to observe the highest standards of personal and professional behaviour such that patients, fellow workers and others have confidence in their integrity.

Employees are expected to show respect, sensitivity and courtesy to all those they come into contact with during the course of their work.

Health and Safety All employees must observe all safety rules and follow safe working practices.

No Smoking Under the Health Act 2006, all enclosed or substantially enclosed workplaces and organisation vehicles must be smoke-free.

To help to create a healthy and safe working environment and protect employees and patients from the effects of ill health associated with smoking and passive smoking, all organisation land and buildings and organisation vehicles will be designated smoke-free.

Personal Property The organisation does not accept responsibility for personal property brought on to the organisations premises.

Articles lost or found on organisation premises should be reported to a line manager.

Cars are parked on the organisations property at your risk.

Safeguarding Responsibilities All staff have a…