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Post Title: Head of Health and Safety
Grade: Executive and Senior Managers Grade C
Salary Range: £66,991 - £88,600 (part-time pro rata)
Tenure: Full Time Permanent
Location: Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Relocation Package where appropriate
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the largest NHS Board in Scotland with our 39,000 staff providing a range of Primary Care, Community, Acute and Mental Health Services to a population of 1.14 million people resident in our area. We care passionately about our workforce and are committed to delivering a safe working environment with a focus on our Health, Safety and Wellbeing culture.
We are looking to appoint our Head of Health and Safety who will develop and implement a Health and Safety Strategy across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Reporting directly to the Director of Human Resource and Organisational Development the post holder will lead and be accountable for the health and safety performance across a large and wide range of programmes of work supporting staff health and wellbeing including the health and safety components our ambitious Workforce Strategy.
Operating at significant scale and pace this role requires extensive Health and Safety knowledge and experience gained within a large and complex multisite organisation, delivering services 24/7.
Providing operational management and professional leadership to an established and highly experienced team of around 72 health and safety professionals, the post holder will also provide professional expertise, advice and guidance to the Board’s Corporate Management Team on all aspects of health and safety compliance.
With extensive experience in a similar leadership role, you will have the ability to drive change and transform health and safety practices across large organisations, preferably in the NHS or other comparable public/private sector organisations. Candidates should have the ability to deal with complexity and challenge on a daily basis
You will be educated to degree level or equivalent with a post graduate qualification in a relevant Health and Safety subject or management. Candidates must have the NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent and be a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (CMIOSH).
We look forward to receiving your application.
Further information
If you would like to find out more about this post before applying, for a confidential discussion please contact:
Anne MacPherson, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on 0141 201 4903 or E-mail: Anne.MacPherson@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or
Kirsty Strannigan, our current Head of Health and Safety on 07870879567 or E-mail: Kirsty.strannigan@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Closing date for all applications: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Interviews scheduled for: End of February 2022