Health & Safety Assurance Officer

We have a great opportunity for a Health & Safety professional to join Midland Heart as Health & Safety Assurance Officer. Our strategy is simple, to provide a health and safety system for our people to operate within and take ownership.

Title: Health & Safety Assurance Officer
Job Ref: 3091
Location: Bath Row, Central Birmingham
Salary: £34,421 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week (flexible working will be considered)  
Contract Type: Permanent

This dynamic role will provide operational and administrative health & safety support to ensure that the Group is compliant with all relevant health & safety legislation, guidance and best practice.

You’ll have great people skills, with a passion and enthusiasm for delivering a quality Health & Safety services to our stakeholders. As well as being a people person, you’ll also be business focussed with the ability to provide common sense, pragmatic but procedurally appropriate advice on a range of Health & Safety issues.

Our ideal candidate will have some knowledge of our sector but that’s not essential.  More important to us is that you are passionate about coaching and empowering managers to take ownership of Health & Safety related matters, with experience of working with multiple stakeholders across a wide geography. You’ll be an accomplished Health & Safety Advisor with a strong health & safety legislation knowledge coupled with a NEBOSH qualification, who uses their judgement to ensure business outcomes are achieved effectively and efficiently, whilst managing risks.

What can we offer you?  We are a flexible employer, focussed on outputs.  Alongside a generous leave entitlement, you will have access to a range of voluntary and salary sacrifice benefits, as well as the opportunity to develop your skills as a Health & Safety professional.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 5pm on 4 August 2017.
Interviews and Assessment will take place on 11 August 2017.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply' button to be directed to our website. There you can download the role profile and complete the application form.

All successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service check and costs will be met by Midland Heart. 

If you are a disabled candidate and require a hard copy pack or a different format, for example large print, more information can be found on our website

Please do read the role profile before you begin your application. CVs will not be considered, so please complete the application form in full.

Midland Heart aspires to be a digital organisation that minimises its impact on the environment. Wherever possible, we will conduct transactions digitally rather than by paper and ask that current and future employees share this commitment. Where required, we will support colleagues to be digitally enabled.

No agencies please.