Health & Safety Adviser (R07031)

About the vacancy: The UWE Bristol’s Health and Safety Team have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health and Safety adviser who is looking to further develop their career in a future-focussed University. The team provides health and safety advice, strategy development, audit, training and support to all Professional Services and Colleges.

The role will take the lead in working to continually improve the University health and safety management system. This will include reviewing, developing and practically implementing policy’s and guidance and maintain a comprehensive annual organisational wide audit and training programme.

This is a front facing campus-based role where you will work closely with the rest of the team in supporting the full range of team work activities and projects. The role will provide a proactive business partnership service to support a selection of Professional Services.

A significant part of the role will involve project planning and actively engaging key stakeholders as the University works towards ISO 45001 certification.

As a Team we take pride in ensuring a professional and courteous approach at all times, we work in partnership with our customers and seek to ensure our communication and advice is jargon free and risk proportionate. As the University looks ahead to implementing its ‘Health and Safety Roadmap 2030” there will be a focus on continual improvement of health and safety culture, embedding of roles and responsibilities, and ensuring a robust health and safety management system.

About you: This role will best suit a proactive, highly motivated and well-rounded Health & Safety professional who has excellent communication skills, is able to engage and influence at all levels of an organisation, is customer-focused and able to apply a pragmatic approach to health and safety.

We are looking for someone who has practical experience in developing, improving and maintaining health and safety management systems in a large and complex organisation across a diverse range of health and safety risks.

You will act as the team's lead auditor and should have experience and be qualified to deliver and maintain comprehensive audit and training programmes with the ability to project manage both the development and implementation of management systems.

NEBOSH Diploma qualified and a member of IOSH who is highly organised with the ability to work in a team and with a high level of autonomy using your initiative to complete work objectives to an exacting standard within set timeframes.

A major part of this role is reviewing and developing policy standards, analysing and interpreting data and drafting complex reports, excellent IT skills with experience across, MS Office including Word, PowerPoint, Excel to expert level is essential. 

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

Given the nature of this role there will also be requirement to work at Glenside & City Campus at times.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 36,000 students and 4,200 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.

In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including generous annual leave and pension schemes as well as opportunities for training and personal development.

Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.

We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

Further information

All candidates are strongly encouraged to contact Mark Scott on 0117 328 2214 or email: Mark4.Scott@uwe.ac.uk for an informal discussion.

This is a full-time, permanent post working 37 hours per week.

Job Share: This post is not available on a job share basis.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based with some opportunity for remote working at the discretion of the line manager.

The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.

Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable.

Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

Closing Date 17 March 2024