Health and Safety Advisor (PO5)
London Borough of Islington
Who You Are
As a Corporate Health and Safety Adviser, you are an essential advocate for health and safety within the organisation. You are a highly knowledgeable and certified professional, keen on fostering a safe and compliant work environment. You have excellent communication skills, enabling you to build strong relationships with stakeholders across all levels within the Resources and Community Wellbeing Directorates. Your expertise helps bridge the gap between regulatory standards and their practical application, ensuring both employee safety and organisational compliance.
What the Job Involves
The role requires you to lead and support the development of a positive safety culture, the design of safety systems and policies, and ensure legislative compliance. You will engage in strategic reporting, conduct audits, plan actions, and develop training to enhance competency. You will liaise with stakeholders, manage resources, and oversee risk assessments and hazard controls. The role also involves monitoring the effectiveness of safety practices, as well as resource management and supporting the drug and alcohol testing programme while ensuring adherence to regulatory and policy requirements.
Skills
- Proactive leadership in safety culture development
- Expertise in safety systems and policy design
- Strong legislative compliance knowledge
- Auditing and action planning proficiency
- Training and competency development capabilities
- Effective stakeholder engagement and communication
- Risk assessment and hazard control expertise
- Monitoring and evaluation of safety practices
- Resource management skills
- Capable of handling sensitive situations with confidentiality
- Flexibility to work outside conventional hours