About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced health, safety and risk professional looking to make a difference within one of Wales' largest and most diverse organisations?
Betsi Cadwaladr UHB is seeking a Health, Safety and Risk Manager to join our Health, Safety and Security team. This is an exciting opportunity to influence and improve health, safety and risk management across a complex healthcare environment, supporting the safety of staff, patients, visitors and contractors.
Working closely with managers and frontline teams, you will provide specialist advice, guidance and assurance on a broad range of health, safety and risk matters. You will lead improvement initiatives, helping to identify, manage and reduce risk, strengthen governance and assurance arrangements, and promote a positive safety culture.
This role offers the opportunity to apply your expertise where it has a direct impact on service delivery and the wellbeing of colleagues.
If you are a credible and influential practitioner with strong health, safety and risk management skills, excellent communication abilities and a passion for continuous improvement, we would love to hear from you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
As the Health, Safety and Risk Manager, you will support the Health Board's approach to organisational risk, safety assurance and governance. Working across clinical and non-clinical services, you will identify, assess and manage risks affecting staff, patients, service delivery and organisational objectives.
You will provide specialist advice and support informed decision-making, effective risk control and a proactive safety culture. Responsibilities include leading risk assessments and reviews, supporting incident investigations, identifying organisational learning, and using risk and performance data to strengthen assurance and improve outcomes.
You will contribute to the development of policies, procedures and governance arrangements that support compliance and continuous improvement. The role also leads the governance and assurance of the Health Board's face fit testing programme.
Working with services, stakeholders and external partners, you will undertake audits, inspections and assurance reviews, prepare reports for senior managers and committees, and support effective risk management and organisational resilience.
This role is suited to an experienced health, safety and risk professional who enjoys working at the intersection of operational risk, governance, assurance and improvement, helping to ensure lessons are learned, risks are managed effectively and services are delivered safely for the communities of North Wales.
About us
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Health, Safety and Risk Manager will provide expert leadership and specialist advice on health, safety and risk management across Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The postholder will play a significant role in strengthening the organisation's approach to risk identification, assurance, governance and continuous improvement, ensuring risks to staff, patients, services and organisational objectives are effectively managed.
Working closely with managers, clinical teams and corporate services, the postholder will support the development of a proactive risk management culture, embedding effective governance arrangements and promoting learning from incidents, audits and assurance activities.
The successful candidate will
Provide specialist health, safety and risk management advice to operational and senior leaders across a diverse and complex healthcare environment. Lead and support complex risk assessments, assurance reviews and safety evaluations, helping services identify and manage strategic, operational and emerging risks. Support the investigation of significant incidents, near misses and safety events, identifying root causes, lessons learned and opportunities for organisational improvement.
Analyse organisational risk, incident and performance data to identify trends, provide assurance and support evidence-based decision making. Develop and maintain effective relationships with clinical and non-clinical services, providing support to improve compliance, strengthen governance and reduce organisational risk exposure. Plan and undertake audits, inspections and assurance activities to evaluate the effectiveness of risk controls and compliance arrangements.
Contribute to the development, implementation and review of policies, procedures and frameworks that support effective health, safety and risk management across the Health Board. Prepare and present high-quality reports, risk assessments, briefing papers and assurance information for senior management teams, committees and Board-level groups. Lead the governance, quality assurance and operational oversight of the Health Board's face fit testing programme, ensuring compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
Deliver training, workshops and awareness sessions that improve understanding of risk management responsibilities and promote a positive safety culture. Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators and partner organisations, to support organisational resilience, compliance and continuous improvement.
This is an influential role that combines professional health and safety expertise with a strong focus on risk management, assurance and governance. The postholder will have the opportunity to shape organisational learning, influence strategic decision-making and support safer, more effective services for the population of North Wales.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree (or equivalent Level 6 qualification) in Occupational Health & Safety, Risk Management or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience supported by relevant qualifications.
- Recognised Health and Safety qualification such as NEBOSH Certificate, NEBOSH Diploma, NCRQ, NVQ or equivalent.
- Membership of a relevant professional body (IOSH, IIRSM or equivalent) with evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Desirable
- Chartered IOSH membership or working towards Chartered status.
Health, Safety and Risk Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a senior health, safety and/or risk management role within a complex organisation. Applicants must demonstrate responsibility for advising managers, influencing decision-making and supporting compliance and assurance arrangements.
- Experience of undertaking and leading complex risk assessments, risk reviews, assurance activities or governance processes, with evidence of identifying and managing organisational risks.
- Demonstrable experience of investigating incidents, identifying root causes, analysing trends and supporting organisational learning and service improvement.
- Demonstrable experience of developing, implementing or reviewing policies, procedures, governance frameworks or safe systems of work.
- Experience of auditing, inspection, compliance monitoring or assurance activities, including providing recommendations and monitoring improvements.
- Strong understanding of organisational risk management, governance and assurance processes.
- Extensive experience working with external regulators or enforcement authorities.
- Experience of leading teams, mentoring practitioners or managing specialist programmes.
- Experience working within the NHS, wider public sector, emergency services, local government or another large, complex and highly regulated organisation.
Analytical and Governance Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of analysing complex information, risk data, incident information or performance metrics and translating these into meaningful reports, recommendations and actions for senior stakeholders.
- Extensive experience of preparing formal performance and assurance reports, briefing papers or assurance reports for senior managers, committees or Board-level groups to a high level and appropriately pitched to the audience.
Communications and Influencing
Essential
- Proven ability to influence managers and stakeholders at all levels and challenge poor practice constructively to achieve positive outcomes.
- Extensive experience of designing and delivering training, presentations, workshops or awareness programmes to diverse audiences.
Desirable
- Welsh language skills.
Organisation Complexity
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of the role BCUHB as an Anchor Institution and can evidence how they have or could contribute to improving outcomes for communities, supporting workforce development, reducing inequalities, delivering social value, or strengthening partnerships within the populations they serve.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Address
Pan-BCUHB/Ysbyty Glan Clwyd
Rhuddlan Road
Rhyl, Denbighshire
LL18 5UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/train-work-live/ (Opens in a new tab)