Health and Safety Officer


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	from £27,815 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	HUDDERSFIELD, HD3 3EA
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	3 Sept 2026
Closing date:	20 Sept 2026

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Summary

Detailed Job Description The Health & Safety Officer will hold operational responsibility for a number of defined H&S compliance workstreams, including the Trust-wide DSE programme, action tracking systems, electronic compliance monitoring and elements of COSHH quality assurance. The postholder will independently manage a varied workload across multiple departments, engage directly with managers and staff to resolve compliance issues and progress corrective actions, and undertake lower and medium-complexity investigations within their competence. They will analyse information from incident and compliance systems, identify trends and areas requiring intervention, contribute to organisational assurance reporting and identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and consistency of H&S systems and processes. Main Responsibilities The postholder will be responsible for managing allocated H&S workstreams and ensuring that associated assessments, records and actions are appropriately monitored and progressed. They will exercise judgement in determining priorities and appropriate follow-up action, challenge unsafe practices where identified, and escalate significant or complex concerns appropriately. The role requires regular engagement with staff and managers across CHS and CHFT and increasing day-to-day autonomy as competence develops. The postholder will be expected to actively participate in training, mentoring and professional development, with the longer-term objective of developing the professional competence and qualifications necessary to undertake a broader Health & Safety Adviser role

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