Senior Health & Safety Officer - ( Ref : 6360 )

Job summary

This position is based Nationally

Job description

This role sits within our Health and Safety Team, as part of The People Team, supporting the whole of Natural England.

We provide professional advice, guidance and assurance to colleagues in relation to the health and safety risks posed to staff, volunteers, contractors and the public by Natural England’s work activities to ensure colleagues can make sensible decisions that safeguard themselves and others from harm.

We particularly encourage applications from H&S professionals with leadership skills and those with experience of tackling complex strategic issues such as work-related stress.

Job description

Health and Safety covers all risks that may cause injury or ill health including matters related to mental health such as work-related stress. The remit is organisational wide and may be reactive and proactive in nature.

Senior Health & Safety Officers work agilely in one of two main work areas; H&S Business Partnering, providing advice and support to leadership teams across NE or Programme Delivery, managing a series of projects to ensure colleagues have access to effective resources and supporting the organisation to tackle strategic issues such as work-related stress.

The role requires the development of a broad knowledge of NE’s purpose and the relevant frameworks and practical activities that may impact or influence the effective delivery of project results.

Key Tasks/Principal Accountabilities

• Provide professional advice and guidance to leadership teams and H&S Leads on the H&S risks posed to staff, volunteers, contractors, and the public by Natural England’s work activities to ensure they have the information needed to manage those risks effectively.
• Support and steer senior leaders and their teams regarding their H&S responsibilities to ensure they have the information needed to manage the H&S risks across their Area Team/Directorate.
• Respond to serious H&S incidents by liaising with witnesses, injured persons, the Regulator and senior leaders to ensure a full investigation is carried out and responsive actions are taken to prevent a recurrence.
• Review incidents and near misses to ensure risks are identified, mitigating actions are put in place and learning is shared.
• Analyse, interpret and present data and produce compelling communications
• Produce or review H&S policies and guidance in line with relevant legislation, industry best practice and Natural England policy to provide clear accessible information that supports colleagues to make good choices about risk management for themselves and others.
• Share intelligence from customer interactions and professional networks to help inform the organisation’s strategic approach to risk.

Lead and make significant contribution to their area of expertise in H&S to ensure that their projects and work objectives are delivered in accordance with agreed timescales.

Competencies

Competence 1

Professional competency

Detail

Technical Skills & Knowledge

Description

• NEBOSH certificate in Occupational Safety & Health. (Essential)
  • Robust and current knowledge of H&S legislation. (Essential)
  • Recent experience in a H&S advisory role. (Essential)
  • An understanding of how wellbeing and health & safety are intrinsically linked. (Essential)
  • NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety. (Desirable)

Competence 2

Professional competency

Detail

Working Safely

Description

• Apply relevant legislation and best practise in a meaningful way to Natural England to support sensible risk management across all teams. (Expert)
  • Provide professional advice to individuals and teams on health, safety and wellbeing. (Expert)
  • Develop, deliver and monitor training and guidance that enables people to work in a healthy and safe way. (Expert)

Competence 3

Professional competency

Detail

Work Delivery

Description

• Manage and deliver your work to meet agreed targets and deadlines. (Expert)
  • Handle data responsibly, understand your role in good governance, and comply with delegations, policies, and procedures. (Practitioner)

Competence 4

Professional competency

Detail

Personal Effectiveness

Description

• Be ambitious, identify and adopt ways to make improvements in your team and your organisation and inspire others to act. (Practitioner)
  • Make and explain objective decisions which combine your professional judgement and evidence. (Expert)

Contact information

Max Marie

maxine.marie@naturalengland.org.uk

Tel: 07472 616 949

Noémie Allard-Robitaille

Noemie.Allard-Robitaille@naturalengland.org.uk

Tel: 07584 491686

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Qualifications

NEBOSH certificate in Occupational Safety & Health

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £37,950, Natural England contributes £10,994 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Please refer to Job Description

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Max Marie
• Email : maxine.marie@naturalengland.org.uk
• Telephone : 07472 616 949

Recruitment team

• Email : defra-recruitment-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

https://networkrecruitment.tal.net/vx/appcentre-7/brand-4/spa-1/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/8/opp/6360-6360-Senior-Health-Safety-Officer/en-GB

Attachments

DEF-001h - Candidate Pack Natural England v2.3 Opens in new window (docx, 1325kB)