Health & Safety and Estates Manager in Manchester

NUPAS are recruiting a Health, Safety and Estates Manager to join our growing team. Working 37.5 hours per week across 5 days, the successful candidate will be responsible for all Health & Safety matters at NUPAS, alongside Estates responsibilities for 5 main hubs within NUPAS's estates profile across the Midlands and North-West. This is an opportunity for a pro-active and dynamic individual to work for one of the leading organisations supporting women's reproductive choices. As such, it is essential that you share our values and feel as passionate about the right to choose, as we do.

The Health, Safety & Estates Manager will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Risk, Quality and Patient Safety Lead, Head of Operations, Regional Managers and external partner organisations to support the safe and effective delivery of our services, while championing a positive culture throughout all levels of the Organisation.

Main duties of the job:

• Develop and implement a robust Health & Safety management system for NUPAS, promoting the delivery of high standards of Health & Safety management across all our activities.
• Review, update, and implement all relevant Health & Safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance with legislation and guidance, while accurately reflecting our work activities and operations.
• Develop and implement a proactive audit and inspection programme to identify risks, drive continuous improvement and ensure ongoing compliance.
• Develop and manage the organisation's Health & Safety training strategy, ensuring that systems are in place to identify training needs and monitor training attendance.
• Promote and embed a positive Health & Safety culture throughout all levels of the organisation through proactive engagement, visible leadership and targeted initiatives.
• Oversee the development and review of safe systems of work for work activities, ensuring compliance through a program of proactive audits across our hubs.
• Lead investigations for all accidents, near misses and other relevant incidents, ensuring root cause is identified, reasonable controls are implemented and all statutory reporting requirements are met (such as RIDDOR).
• Provide expert professional advice and support regarding health, safety and estate matters to all NUPAS staff, ensuring there are clear routes for who to contact when out of hours and during periods of leave.
• Act as a point of contact for regulators and external auditors in relation to Health & Safety and estates compliance.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislative frameworks, guidance, industry best practice and emerging improvements, ensuring all relevant team members are informed of changes in a timely manner.
• Develop and manage an effective Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) system to ensure statutory compliance and effective estates management, including fire safety, asbestos, legionella, electrical safety and gas safety.
• Prepare and deliver regular updates to the NUPAS Executive Leadership Team, including current performance levels against KPIs and emerging risks, in line with the organisation's requirements.
• Ensure appropriate maintenance and security arrangements are in place across five main hubs to oversee all upkeep, repairs, refurbishments and equipment maintenance.
• Coordinate and oversee approved contractors and suppliers to ensure compliance, performance and value for money.
• Always uphold and adhere to NUPAS Values and Strategic Objectives.
• Work unsupervised using own judgement and decision-making skills on day-to-day operational and strategic issues.
• Maintain a professional work ethic and promote professionalism within the organisation.

About us: NUPAS is one of the leading organisations supporting women's reproductive choices. Pro-choice is a must. The post holder will have a duty to ensure that the principles of patient, carer and public involvement and engagement are adhered to in line with Section 11 of The Health and Social Care Act 2012 for Improving Patient Experience. NUPAS is committed to safeguarding and safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults is everyone's responsibility. DBS checks are standard on all prospective employees, the level of this check will be determined by the job type. All staff are required to adhere to the principles of patient centred care as detailed in the NICE Quality Standard for Patient Experience and to treat patients with dignity, kindness, compassion, courtesy, respect, understanding and honesty. The post holder will, in support of the NUPAS values, ensure that everyone is treated as an individual, and will acknowledge and value difference in order to treat everyone fairly.

Location: This is a national based role. The office-based element of the role will be at our Head office in Birmingham or at one of our nationwide clinics.

Person Specification:

• Proven ability to promote and embed a positive Health & Safety culture.
• Demonstrable experience in developing risk assessment, conducting inspections/audits and undertaking incident investigations (including working knowledge of RIDDOR reporting).
• Strong working knowledge statutory compliance requirements relevant to estates (including fire safety, asbestos, legionella, electrical and gas safety).
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Strong leadership, mentoring and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Experience with one or more of the following: Managing Health & Safety across multiple sites; Working in healthcare, charity or similar regulated environments (e.g. CQC); Developing and implementing formal Health & Safety management systems (such as ISO45001); Managing contractors and ensuring compliance with health, safety and regulatory standards; Managing budgets and delivering value for money; Developing and managing Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) systems; Using digital compliance and training management systems.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years in a Health & Safety role at management level.
• Minimum of a NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent Level 3 Health & Safety qualification).
• Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Higher level Health & Safety qualification (NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Level 6 NVQ).
• Relevant qualification in Facilities or Estates Management.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.