This Occupational Safety Adviser post sits in the Occupational Safety Team within Assets and Facilities Management at Bradford Council, serving council departments, schools and clients with service level agreements. The work centres on advising managers and staff on health and safety law, policy and risk assessment, and monitoring standards through inspections, audits and investigations. The post also acts as one of the council's responsible persons for RIDDOR reporting and carries Competent Person duties under statute. Candidates need a NEBOSH qualification, and interviews are set for 20 November 2026.
What the job involves
- Advise managers, staff and contracted parties on health and safety matters, policies, procedures and best practice
- Undertake Competent Person duties under statutory requirements
- Monitor standards through visits, inspections, investigations, audits and statistics, and prepare reports for management
- Ensure hazards and risks are identified and controlled through robust risk assessment
- Keep up to date with legislative and procedural changes and recommend changes to the Health and Safety at Work policy and procedures
- Support the development of corporate policy, procedures, safety standards and codes of practice
- Act as one of the council's responsible persons for RIDDOR reporting to the Health and Safety Executive
- Assist in investigating serious or complex accidents and incidents and communicate remedial actions to managers
- Keep summary accident and incident information up to date and encourage services to share learning
- Raise the profile of the health and safety service and seek to increase the number of SLAs held
- Liaise with recognised trade unions, Insurance and Legal services on injury claims, and the Employee Health and Wellbeing team
- Assist in identifying training needs and in developing and implementing training programmes
Qualifications
- Minimum NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent (SO2 level)
- NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent (PO1 level)
What’s offered
- RESPECT Allyship Programme, open to all staff, with learning resources and added benefits for members
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
