Safety Lead in Bedford

As our Health & Safety Lead for the East region, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring Hft remains a safe, compliant and thriving place to work. Reporting to the Head of Health, Safety and Risk, you will provide expert advice, undertake audits and assessments, and support continuous improvement across our services. You will lead on Type 1 and Type 2 fire risk assessments in Specialist Housing and Residential Care Homes, ensuring robust safety management and regulatory compliance. This is a fantastic role for someone who enjoys autonomy, problem-solving, relationship-building and making a tangible difference.
Health & Safety Leadership
Manage day-to-day notifications, risk assessments and advice within your region.
Complete scheduled Type 1 and Type 2 fire risk assessments and support organisational fire safety management.
Undertake audits, inspections and assessments to ensure compliance with legislation and Hft policies.
Monitor KPIs, trends and compliance data, providing insights to support organisational improvement.
Provide input at meetings to evidence health and safety compliance and improvement.

Support legal evidence gathering for cases/claims when required.
Participate in rapid support teams for high-risk services.
Identify opportunities to enhance safety processes, customer service and efficiency.

Provide guidance on food safety management.
Support Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Wellbeing initiatives.

NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent).
Level 3 Fire Safety/Fire Risk Assessment qualification.
Minimum 2 years’ experience completing Type 1 & Type 2 fire risk assessments.
Experience conducting fire risk assessments in specialised housing or residential care settings.
Strong understanding of health & social care safety regulations.
Proficiency in H&S, fire risk assessment and risk management systems, plus Microsoft applications.
Strong analytical skills to interpret data, identify trends and produce reports.
Willingness to travel across the West region (including overnight stays).

Membership of IFE/IFSM or Fire Risk Assessor Register.
Level 3 Supervising Food Safety qualification.
DSE Assessor training.
Experience within Care or Housing sectors.

Diverse – We champion equity, diversity and inclusion.
Access to a range of discounts on your favourite brands through Lifework
Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status
A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
Free DBS check