Senior Health and Safety Officer

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Salary: Senior Officer 2 £39,036-£41,928

Location: Police Headquarters, Aykley Heads

Hours/Contract: Permanent - 37 Hours per week working Monday to Friday. The flexible working scheme applies.

Closing Date: 5pm Friday 4th October 2024

 

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Durham Constabulary as a Senior Health & Safety Advisor. The purpose of this role is to promote and provide advice in relation to good health and safety management and compliance with relevant health and safety legislation within the organisation. 

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Health and Safety Advisor you will act as a competent Health and Safety person to Durham Constabulary as required by Regulation 7 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, providing strategic advice and guidance to Durham Constabulary corporate body, the organisation, managers and workforce.

You will identify, research, and interpret Health and Safety Legislation, Health and Safety Executive Approved Codes of Practice, HSE guidance notes, HSE Industry Standards, NPCC Guidance, College of Policing guidance, relevant industry and sector standards and the provision of appropriate advice on best practice, safe systems of work, processes, equipment & training needs. Research and discover availability of all information sources and reference material as necessary. 

What You’ll Bring

• To possess a NEBOSH Diploma in Health & Safety or equivalent e.g. HND in Health and Safety.
  
  
• Minimum of GRAD IOSH or equivalent.
  
  
• A detailed working understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act & experience acting as a competent person as required by Regulation 7 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, providing advice and guidance to management for a minimum of 5 years.
  
  
• This role requires you to possess a full, current driving license or have access to a means of mobility support.

If you hold a higher qualification than those required above or minimum 5 years relevant experience, please evidence this on your application and it will be reviewed by our recruitment team.

For further information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification attached. 

How to apply
 
If you’d like to apply, please forward a copy of the attached Application form, by the closing date.

External Applicants - please use the external application form

Internal applicants - please use the Internal Application form
 
Please also complete and return the equality monitoring form and return this with your Application form.

The above should be returned by email to our Recruitment department – [email protected]
 
Candidates must have indefinite leave to work and live in the UK and be free from any restriction. Any successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of this.
 
Candidates will be contacted via email in relation to the recruitment process and are advised to also check junk and spam folders for email updates.

Further information

Any offer of employment will be subject to appropriate vetting checks which will be maintained/updated throughout the period of service. 

Applicants must have been a UK resident for at least three years prior to the date of application.

If applicants have not been a resident in the UK for at least three years and can provide a VERIFIABLE certificate from the police of any country where they have taken temporary residence. The certificate must indicate that they have not been convicted of any offence whilst in that country or involved in any investigation by a Law Enforcement Agency.

Any tattoos deemed to be obscene, or advocates sexual, racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, by written word or design is prohibited and the presence of such a tattoo would preclude an applicant from passing the recruitment process for employment with the Constabulary.

For any queries, please contact [email protected]