NAAS-- - Health And Safety Officer

Grade VII - Health and Safety Officer

Naas General Hospital

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Naas General Hospital from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full-time or part-time duration may be filled.

Vacancies may include Staff nurses with experience in areas such as Medical Surgical, Emergency Department, Endoscopy & Critical Care units required also.

***Please note we do not accept CV's for this post- completed application forms only***

Informal Enquiries:

Mr Richard Gleeson

Operations Manager

Naas General Hospital.

HR Point of Contact:

Olivia.Girvin

HR Recruitment Officer

HSE Dublin and Midlands

Email: Olivia.Girvin@hse.ie

Tel: 087 957 4869

Purpose of the Post

· The purpose of the role is to facilitate compliance with the corporate Health & Safety Statement and associated processes, policies and legislation within the Health Service Executive.

· To provide specialist advice, guidance and instruction regarding health and safety matters to the Naas General Hospital Management Team, Heads of Service, frontline managers and staff, to assist Naas General Hospital management and duty holders in ensuring that the high standards of health and safety as dictated by HSE Corporate and legislation are met and promote continuous improvement based on systematic organisational learning.

· To advise and support management and duty holders in setting up, maintaining and improving systems that underpin an effective integrated health and safety governance system within the Naas General Hospital.

· To liaise with internal stakeholders such as the National Health and Safety Function (NHSF) and Corporate Committees such as the Health & Safety Management Advisory Committee (HSMAC) and the Risk Committee and external stakeholders such as the State Claims Agency and the Health and Safety Authority.

· The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that national policy issued by the Workplace Health and Wellbeing Unit is implemented locally. This will include statutory and regulatory requirements of the Workplace Health and Wellbeing Unit for the Health and Safety of healthcare workers.

· The post holder will support the Quality & Patient Safety department in all communication processes and the collation, analysis and distribution (as applicable) of all Naas General Hospital policies. Based on this information the post holder will work in collaboration to produce regular reports t identifying areas for improvement:

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must have at the latest date of application:

• Hold a Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Level 8 (or higher) major academic award (e.g. Honours Degree or Higher Diploma) in Health and Safety, or other relevant area (that is, a qualification or cognate degree accredited by Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) for membership at Graduate or higher level). http://www.iosh.co.uk/Membership/About-membership/Qualifications.aspx

AND

• Have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in an Occupational Health and Safety Officer / Advisor role, or

AND

o A minimum of 1.5 no. years’ experience in an Occupational Health and Safety Advisor/Officer (or equivalent) or Assistant role, and

o Minimum of 1.5 no. years’ experience in healthcare in a clinical or support services role (i.e. a combined total of 3 no. years’ experience)

AND

• Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability and management ability, for the proper discharge of the office.

Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.