The Responsible Person (Water) post at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust keeps every water system across the Trust's estates portfolio compliant with health and safety and water safety law. The role manages sub-contractors, service providers and the in-house plumbing team, and owns the Water Safety Plan and its risk assessments. It also covers the water safety CAFM system, borehole abstraction limits and efforts to cut water use, which take it beyond routine compliance. Applicants need HTM04 water safety knowledge and prior RP Water experience.
What the job involves
- Ensure water systems across the estate comply with health and safety and water safety legislation and guidance
- Implement and review Trust water safety policies and guidance notes, and establish SOPs for operatives, managers, contractors and users
- Manage sub-contractors, service providers and in-house plumbers for water testing, maintenance and reactive works
- Develop and maintain the Water Safety Plan, and write, review and action risk assessments, including bi-annual ones
- Produce a bi-weekly reporting pack for the WSG and quarterly strategic reports on sampling trends
- Produce a RAG-rated H&S reporting pack for H&S and Estates Compliance reporting
- Manage DATIX and Risk Register actions, chair weekly service provider meetings and manage action trackers
- Work with the Estates Engineering Manager, hard FM contractors and capital works team on remedial and capital works under SFI policies, including supporting capital project managers
- Investigate serious incidents and compliance breaches with patient safety and risk management teams, including root cause analysis
- Manage the Zeta Safe water safety CAFM system, keeping the asset list up to date and planning PPM tasks
- Monitor borehole abstraction and water meter readings, and work with the sustainability lead on consumption reduction and new technologies
- Liaise with the Environment Agency, HSE and supply authorities, and carry out routine audits agreed with the Duty Holder
What’s required
Experience
- RP Water knowledge and experience
Skills & knowledge
- Water safety in healthcare environments (HTM04)
- Contract and resource management
Nice to have
- Professional membership
- Working with a quality management system (e.g. ISO 9001)
- Working with CAFM systems
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
