Health & Safety Manager

We are looking for an experienced Health & Safety professional to join our Office Services team as Health & Safety Manager. This role will develop, manage, supervise, and coordinate related aspects of the department and organisation's Health and Safety (H&S) Management Systems, ensuring and monitoring compliance as well as all relevant legislation, while promoting Health and Safety across the organisation. The role will also manage the Reception team and the related front-of-house services. The HCPC is located in Kennington, this role will be office-based; with some opportunity for home working.

Main Duties & Key Responsibilities

• Manage H&S policy and advise senior management
• Implement ISO-aligned H&S systems and ensure compliance
• Conduct audits, develop action plans, and investigate incidents
• Facilitate risk assessments and deliver H&S training
• Update policies and promote H&S culture organization-wide
• Manage Reception Team and operations
• Handle supplier evaluation and budgeting
• Support Head of Department as needed

To be considered for this role, you should have the following qualifications and skills:

• A bachelors degree or qualification(s) in occupational H&S or a relevant field.
• A minimum of three years experience in managing and delivering H&S systems and projects in a similar organisation or industry.
• A certification, accreditation or experience in one or more ISO standards =
• A thorough knowledge of the legal, statutory and regulatory requirements for managing Health and Safety and compliance
• A proven ability to conduct audits, inspections, generate reports and statistics, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to provide guidance and advice at various levels internally and with external stakeholders.
• A proficiency in using Microsoft and industry related software applications, to record, manage and demonstrate progress.
• A personal commitment to H&S, quality, excellence and culture.
• Leadership and management skills, and the ability to motivate and develop a team.
• A flexibility and adaptability to work in a dynamic environment.

To apply for this opportunity, please submit a cover letter/supporting statement along with a copy of your CV.

Closing Date: 18th October 2024 (All vacancies will close at 1pm)

Interview Date: W/C 4th November 2024

HCPCs vision is to be recognised as an actively anti-discriminatory organisation that upholds and promotes best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion and an active ally for change. We are a Disability Confident employer and aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the HCPC. We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptations to ensure the recruitment process is inclusive and barrier-free and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Our values underpin what we do and how we do it, to help us operate to high standards and effectively as a regulator and employer. In addition to the core competencies for this role, we will also assess you against our values during the selection process: Please refer to the HCPC Values and Behavioural Framework.