Senior Health & Safety Adviser

Job title:

Senior Health & Safety Adviser

Company

Wellcome Sanger Institute

Job description

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.We have a new opportunity for a Senior Health and Safety Adviser to join our team.About the Role:
A senior Campus Health and Safety adviser working collaboratively across the team, supporting and leading by example to deliver pragmatic, professional health and safety support to Sanger Institute and further afield across Wellcome Genome Campus limited.You will collaborate with senior managers including the Estates and Facilities team to directly influence on all aspects of health and safety within the Sanger Institute. Key lead roles include physical health and safety.You will be responsible for:Taking the lead within the Campus Health and Safety team for emergency response and fire safety.Responsible for fire and DSEAR risk assessments and the equalities act regarding accessibility.Ensure emergency response and fire safety arrangements are in place and continually improved through inspections and audits.Provide advice and guidance of safe use of laboratory supplied medical gases and liquid Nitrogen.Liaise with Estates and Facilities (E&F) regarding maintenance and building projects.Essential Skills:

• Educated to degree level 6 or equivalent qualification

• Graduate membership of the Institution of Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent health and safety professional body with an active CPD programme

• IFE Fire Management qualification or equivalent

• Strategic thinker who can take a considered view of risk and the broader implications of given approaches and courses of action

• Demonstrable experience in a tactical health and safety, fire safety role. For example working as a Fire Safety manager or Fire risk assessor

• Good interpersonal and written / verbal communication skills with a track record of advising and influencing, coupled with the ability to respond to a diverse range of situations

• Positive, can-do attitude focused on looking for solutions

• Capability of making independent decisions and then planning and working through their implementation

• Proven proficiency to plan and prioritise work with the minimum of supervision working independently, or as part of a team

• Experience and proficiency to engage an audience when delivering training sessions

• Competent user of IT in an office environment

About Us:
Health and safety is an integral part of “doing science” at the Wellcome Genome Campus and it is our group mission to enable that to occur. We do this through providing the help, advice and support the Campus management require to effectively manage health and safety within their teams. Our team ethos is to be knowledgable, engaging, approachable and pragmatic. Our key strengths are our diverse expertise in health and safety. From life sciences to construction and facilities, ergonomics to fire safety.Other Information:

• Hybrid working – 3 days office based
• Salary range in the region of £52,290 to £58,650

Application Process:Please include a cover letter letter with your CV that details how you meet the essential criteria listed.Closing date for applications, 5th June 2024Hybrid Working at Wellcome Sanger:We recognise that there are many benefits to Hybrid Working; including an improved work-life balance, with more focused time, as well as the ability to organise working time so that collaborative opportunities and team discussions are facilitated on campus. The hybrid working arrangement will vary for different roles and teams. The nature of your role and the type of work you do will determine if a hybrid working arrangement is possible.Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world. We have a with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers, Disability and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness. The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute. We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.Our Benefits:We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.Sanger Institute became a signatory of the International Technician Commitment initiative In March 2018. The aims to empower and ensure visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research, across all disciplines.

Expected salary

£52290 – 58650 per year

Location

Hinxton, Cambridgeshire

Job date

Thu, 16 May 2024 06:05:28 GMT

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