The Health and Safety Advisor is responsible for providing expert advice and support to Delegated Services (DS) customers on Health, Safety, and Welfare. You will manage a dedicated caseload of customers across the West Country, ensuring they receive high-quality, contracted services tailored to their
needs.
In this role, you will deliver yearly Health & Safety audits, support customers with resulting action plans, manage them to their contracts, and advise on risk assessments and practical implementation to prevent accidents. You will act as a trusted advisor, handling general H&S queries, reviewing incidents, and building strong, transparent relationships that encourage feedback and continuous service improvement.
Key Activities:
- Conducting on-site customer H&S audits & walk-rounds, producing comprehensive supporting reports.
- Advising customers on risk assessment implementation, helping identify workplace hazards, evaluate risks, and establish control measures.
- Responding to ad-hoc Health, Safety, and Welfare queries from customers.
- Developing, updating, and implementing H&S policies, procedures, and guidance in alignment with current UK legislation.
- Reviewing incidents and supporting with potential RIDDOR submissions where required.
- Monitoring and researching new health and safety legislation and best practice.
- Developing effective collaborative working relationships with team members, colleagues, external agencies, and partners.
- Working with peers to continuously improve internal processes and supporting strategic growth projects.
Role-specific skills:
- Strong understanding of H&S legislation and practical implementation.
- Proven ability to build rapport, influence decision-making, and communicate complex safety legislation clearly.
- Highly organised with the ability to prioritize effectively in a deadline-driven environment.
- Confident working independently while maintaining a collaborative team spirit.
- Calm, pragmatic, and resourceful problem solver with a positive attitude.
- High level of attention to detail and strong written communication skills.
About the Company
Delegated Services is a Not-for-Profit Community Interest Company committed to serving our communities. We deliver quality support and compliance services for the education and community sectors. These services include Health and Safety advice, offsite visit support, risk and emergency management and training. We are based in the West Country with a national reach.(link to LinkedIn company page).
Company Values
- Integrity First: We build lasting trust by acting with complete honesty, transparency, and high ethical standards in everything we do.
- Dependable Execution: We show up when it matters most—responding quickly, following through on our promises, and being a team you can always count on.
- In-depth Expertise: We leverage our collective knowledge and sector mastery to deliver intelligent, well-informed solutions for every challenge.
- Professional Partnership: We approach every relationship with high professionalism, dedicated care, and unwavering support to help our customers succeed.
- Meaningful Value: We ensure every investment yields clear, impactful returns by delivering high-quality work without compromising on efficiency or fairness.
About you
Essential skills required
- Practical experience conducting risk assessments and applying UK safety management systems (e.g.,
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