Overview

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join VSA as a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Business Partner on a Permanent, Full-time basis.

This is an exciting time to join our organisation as we continue to evolve and grow as part of our ambitious transformation programme. As one of the leading social care charities in the North-East of Scotland, VSA has been supporting individuals and communities for over 155 years.

Our mission is simple but powerful: to provide the best of care and support to enable the community to fulfil its potential.

VSA operates across the full spectrum of social care and support children, young people, adults and older adults. We support people from birth to end of life across a range of residential and community-based outreach support services. Now more than ever, more people need our help and support.

This role is pivotal to ensuring the health and safety of all our staff and residents across a wide range of services. We therefore seek an experienced HSE professional who can work independently and pro-actively to effectively deliver the HSE agenda. As an HSE Business Partner you will co-ordinate, support and advise the business on key aspects of Health, Safety and Environment. To establish and support managers in the reporting and monitoring of standards within their services, ensuring that all requirements are observed across the services.

About you

You will be a key driver of change, implementing the HSE agenda behind key organisational objectives as well as supporting the internal customer in achieving its service specific aims and objectives.

You will have excellent communication skills with significant experience in a similar role as well as having a strong track record in the delivering of improvements in Health, Safety and Environmental Performance.

This role will suit an individual who is keen to help make a difference and help drive HSE efficiencies in a non-profit organisation.

Salary

£39,392.80 + Car Allowance. Please note a current driver’s licence and access to a car will be required for this role as regular site visits will be required as part of the successful candidate post.

Work Pattern

Monday to Friday (some home working will be available).

Purpose of Job

To work in partnership with members of the management team and with internal customers, developing, leading and managing the Health, Safety and Environment Agenda, providing expert advice and guidance in relation to all operational HSE activity within the services.

To co-ordinate, support and advise the business on key aspects of HSE. To establish and support managers in the monitoring of standards within their services, ensuring that all requirements are observed across the services.

Main Duties / Responsibilities

• A single point of contact for Line Managers, providing competent advice for all HSE management issues in accordance with statutory requirements and VSA policies and procedures, thereby contributing to consistency and observance of the legal requirements across the organisation.
• Proactively address the review and update of HSE Policy and practice in line with changing legislative requirements and recognised best practice.
• Through a programme of inspection, audit and checks, actively identify key issues, gaps and opportunities for the service, incorporating these in the wider HSE Management Agenda and ensuring that all services are adhering to VSA required policy and practice.
• Provide appropriate reporting to the Executive Management Team regarding VSA wide performance.
• Ensure the practice of regular Risk Assessment, with ongoing review and update as required. Providing guidance to Managers and supporting the provision of appropriate training to ensure their competence.
• Ensuring that accidents and incidents are documented and tracked, with appropriate remedial actions and learning implemented accordingly.
• Key point of contact for liaison and management of appropriate external specialist consultants and suppliers to ensure a comprehensive provision of HSE Support and Management for VSA.
• Keep up to date with all aspects of relevant HSE and welfare at work legislation, and communicate relevant changes to the business.
• Building strong and mutually supportive relationships with internal customers, based on mutual respect and challenge.
• Managing own time and resources effectively to meet needs of the organisation, taking responsibility for own personal/professional development.
• Any other reasonable duties, which may occur from time to time, including the provision of cover for HR colleagues when necessary.

Qualifications / Training / Education

• NEBOSH Diploma in Health and Safety or an appropriate/recognised professional qualification.
• Chartered Member of IOSH or evidence of working towards CMIOSH.
• Certificate in DSE Risk Assessment.

Experience

• Proven experience in managing diverse safety issues.
• Clear understanding of safety and health risk identification and management.
• Broad and generalist H&S knowledge and experience.
• Sound knowledge of H&S legislation.
• Ability to produce written reports in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to write/review policies and procedures
• Knowledge/Experience of working within the Health & Social Care Sector.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to prioritise a high and varied workload.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to plan effectively.
• Able to use your own initiative in solving problems.
• Competent user of computer/office software suites.
• Able to work as part of a team, yet also independently without the need for close supervision.

Personal Qualities

• Well organised
• Flexibility
• Integrity
• Approachable

Other Job Requirements

As this role requires support across VSA sites, it is therefore essential the successful applicant has a current and valid drivers license and access to a car.

Any offer is subject to Disclosure Scotland check and necessary pre-employment checks.