About this role
Job summary
Welcome to FCMS!
Post: Health, Safety and Environmental Coordinator
Pay: £25,812.48 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm (with some evening and weekends required for training delivery across sites and services)
Accountable to: Head of Quality and Risk
Reportable to: Health, Safety and Environmental Lead
Base: Newfield House, Vicarage Lane, Blackpool, FY4 4EW and will include visits across all sites for training and delivery
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a proactive and people-focused Health, Safety and Environmental Coordinator to join our Quality and Risk team, supporting the delivery of a safe, compliant and sustainable workplace across all FCMS services. Youll play a key part in embedding our health and safety culture, advancing our environmental and sustainability goals, and keeping our work environment running smoothly and efficiently. The post requires the ability to link together a multitude of different elements within a dynamic and fast paced environment. This is a varied coordination role which will involve working autonomously with a mix of active practical elements, along with digital administrative duties, creative tasks, and oversight responsibilities.
About us
The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.
Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do.
Come and be a part of our amazing team!
We offer NHS Pension
Cycle to Work Scheme
Career Development Opportunities
Attendance Bonus
Staff Benefit Scheme
Free Tea & Coffee
Eye Care Contributions
Job description Job responsibilities
Day to Day Duties to include, but not exhaustive to:
Health & Safety Support
Carry out administrative health and safety tasks with a people centre approach, including DSE assessments, Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs), and Pregnancy risk assessments.
Support regular H&S audits, reviews, and the maintenance of the risk assessment index.
Assist in incident reporting, investigation, and tracking of follow-up actions
Ensure assigned actions and risk assessments are completed within agreed timescales and maintained to support audit and inspection readiness.
Support identification of incident trends and contribute to preventative actions.
Collate health and safety data and produce clear and engaging reports for key stakeholders
Support health and safety campaigns and continuous improvement initiatives, including developing and presenting training and meetings.
Environmental & Sustainability Support
Support delivery of environmental and sustainability programmes.
Gather and manage data related to energy use, waste, and other environmental KPIs
Assist in maintaining compliance records and supporting reporting obligations (e.g., ESOS, SECR, ISO14001)
Support organisational sustainability objectives, including Net Zero ambitions
Promote environmentally responsible behaviours across workforce and work closely with our FCMS Green Champions.
Fleet Management & Vehicle Compliance
Provide day-to-day support for organisational fleet management, including vehicles, Webfleet systems, fuel cards, car checks and associated documentation
Ensure all vehicle checks are completed, recorded and maintained in line with organisational requirements
Coordinate vehicle servicing, maintenance and compliance requirements for vehicles, whilst maintaining accurate fleet records, spreadsheets and tracking systems
Facilities & Contractor Management
Support and coordinate the management and oversight of contractors, ensuring appropriate documentation, compliance checks, and safe systems of work are in place (includes contractor access, inductions and permits)
Support day-to-day facilities management enquiries across sites
Carry out and coordinate routine site compliance checks for identified locations
Identify and arrange repairs and maintenance works and escalate defects or repairs as required
Maintain and monitor Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedules and arrange repairs as required
Workplace Support
Provide occasional and ad-hoc reception cover and carry out other workplace support as required
This list of duties is not exhaustive, and subject to regular review.
What Were Looking For
A passion for health, safety, and sustainability, with experience in an administrative or coordination role
Strong organisational skills and a keen eye for detail
Confident communicator with the ability to engage colleagues across all levels
A proactive and can-do attitude, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Confident in use of Microsoft Office, inclusive of creating engaging newsletters and presentations, generating reports and more.
What We Offer
A supportive and inclusive team environment
Opportunities for personal development and professional training
Flexible working options and wellbeing initiatives
The chance to play a key role in shaping a workplace thats safe, sustainable, and enjoyable
Ready to Make a Difference?
If youre excited by the opportunity to contribute to a better, safer, and greener workplace, wed love to hear from you!
Our key expectations are:
Self-awareness Living authentically
Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation
Openness What you see is what you get
Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible
Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness
Ability to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself
Our Why: To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.
Values: Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate lives and breathes complimentary values and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:
Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!
Awesome: We aren't here to be average, were here to be awesome!
Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become
Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done
Oompf: We have natural oompf! Its infectious!
Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity
Disability Confident Employer- As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
DBS -This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption 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. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).For Driver positions you will also be required to undertake a Driver check.
The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Willing to work towards relevant qualifications required as part of the role
Desirable
Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent) or equivalent experience A Health, Safety or Environmental related qualification (or similar)
Experience Essential
Experience working within an administrative or coordination role Experience of working in a fast-paced environment Experience and confidence in using digital systems and Microsoft Office, in line with our goal to be a paperless workplace.
Desirable
Health, safety and/or environmental experience, preferably within a large and complex organisation Knowledge or experience of environmental reporting or standards (e.g., ESOS, SECR or ISO 14001) Experience in contractor coordination or facilities support
Personal Qualities Essential
Basic understanding of health and safety legislation and risk management principles Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation to support audit and compliance requirements Ability to identify risks and escalate issues appropriately in line with organisational procedures Strong organisational skills and a keen eye for detail Confident communicator with the ability to engage colleagues across all levels Ability to manage competing priorities and respond effectively in a fast-paced environment Ability to work both independently and as part of a team Ability to meet deadlines and manage workloads effectively Understanding of continuous improvement principles Strong problem-solving skills Willingness to develop and learn new skills Some manual handling requirements (e.g. moving equipment) Ability to travel across sites, with occasional out-of-hours working for training or meetings Full UK driving licence required for cross-site working and delivery of equipment required Ability to undertake lone working where required Self-motivated and enthusiastic Maintains confidentiality and professionalism Flexible and adaptable approach Pragmatic and solutions-focused Uses initiative and is curious to learn and creative.
Desirable
Familiarity with environmental regulations and sustainability practices Knowledge of HSE regulations, standards, and best practice Experience with HSE management systems, risk assessment tools, or data analysis
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
Employer details Employer name FCMS
Address Newfield House
Vicarage Lane
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 4EW
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.fcms-nw.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)