Health, Safety and Waste Administrator | Private Hospital | Permanent, Full-time | Southampton
Spire Southampton hospital is seeking a Health and Safety Administrator to support the Health and Safety Manager in coordinating and implementing the delivery of Health, Safety and Risk strategies at the facility including waste responsibilities.
Spire Southampton Hospital offers world-class care, attracting patients from across the South of England and internationally. We deliver some of the best cardiac surgery results in the country. Our Critical Care department and multidisciplinary team offer you peace of mind for our wide range of treatments.
Duties and responsibilities
- All administration requirements for the maintenance of the Health & Safety Management System folder.
- Collation of H&S incidents from Datix reports. Trends, near misses, etc.
- Updating local health and safety arrangements / policies as required and distributing throughout the facility.
- Maintenance of Hospital Wide Action Plan spreadsheet, following up on outstanding actions as directed by the Health and Safety Manager.
- Administration of the Health & Safety Flash alerts, responding to the central health and safety team within the time frame of 7 days and collation of departmental responses.
- Health & Safety Training - records administrator; assist with course registration, issuing certificates as required.
- Advise the Health and Safety Manager if actions or risk assessments are not being managed in a timely manner.
- Take minutes and distribute minutes of all Health and Safety meetings. Including, Water, Fire, Waste management and Safety Representatives meetings.
- There will be a requirement to complete further Health and Safety Qualifications as part of this role, with a view for promotion in the future.
Who we're looking for
- Previous experience working in the healthcare industry or a similar customer orientated organisation.
- Ideally comes with 3 years of administration experience.
- Understanding of Health & Safety and risk issues and legislation
- IOSH desirable
- Competent user of the MS Office suite of products in order to meet the requirements of the role
- Ability to understand and manage effectively the impact of competing pressures and conflicting priorities
- Proactive and able to self-motivate
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal and team working skills
Contract: 37.5 Mon - Fri
Benefits
We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Charlotte Oliver on [email protected]
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
About Us
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards
