Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
Salary
£37,000 per annum
Benefits: Car Allowance, 28 days holiday BH
Type
PERMANENT
Job Description
Gilbert Meher are recruiting for a Health & Safety Advisor for a group of 40 elderly care homes in the North East and Scotland run by a premium private elderly care provider.
This role is to support the Health & Safety Department in ensuring that health and safety responsibilities are effectively discharged at all levels within the business for compliance and quality assurance purposes. You will provide H&S advice and support to group and home management as well as employees within the elderly care homes. You will compile reports on indicators of H&S performance, investigate incidents and drive improvements in incident statistics. You will also attend H&S committee meetings, undertake H&S inspections and participate in the audit process.
The role is based in the elderly care homes working directly with home managers, as well as in regional offices and occasionally home-based. As the role is regionally based you will be required to travel and have a drivers licence.
Our client is a highly thought of national provider and in addition to great benefits and development opportunities offers an attractive package including a salary of £37k, company car allowance, 28 days holiday BH, mobile phone and laptop .
About You• Have current and detailed knowledge of H&S legislation and its application and impact in a multi-site healthcare context and knowledge and understanding of current best practice relating to HSG65
• Strong communication, influencing and reporting skills and able to prioritise and manage your own workload
• Ideally experienced in the delivery of H&S within the care sector and have either NEBOSH National General Certificate, NVQ4 or equivalent Occupational H&S qualification
How to ApplyIf you meet the requirements and want the opportunity to join this well-established organisation, then please forward your CV through to Nick Connell at Gilbert Meher.
Gilbert Meher - Elderly Care SpecialistsWe have a very experienced team of Regional Business Managers focusing on senior elderly care appointments. We can offer you access to a wide range of vacancies, provide you with an insight into the current job market, offer you CV writing and interview technique advice and generally ease the pain of having to search for a new job.
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