Are you an Operations Manager with a background in Health & Safety, Fire or Security?

Do you want to work somewhere with career progression opportunities?

Were looking for a great manager to join our expert team.

Our passion is providing Safe, Compassionate, Joined-Up patient care to over 650,000 people, delivering services from Acute, Sub-Acute and Community Hospitals and various community locations.

Team safety and security is paramount, therefore this role is critical.

You will have a key strategic role in developing and delivering service strategy, implementing and assuring best practice, managing systems and processes to improve safety, and provide advice to Senior Teams, Care Groups, partner organisations on compliance with safety and security management.

You will liaise with key partners to drive service growth, lead on key project works, support training and development programmes, and manage a team of expert staff.

Your portfolio will be wide ranging and exciting. While you may not come with expertise in all areas, you may offer a mix of expertise in some and working knowledge in others, we will support you to develop your knowledge and skills to a higher level.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead an expert team with responsibility for ensuring Health & Safety, Fire Safety and Security Services are provided in line with all applicable legislation, CQC Fundament Standards of Care, Health Technical Memoranda, NHS and applicable professional and industry standards.

Using your expert knowledge and experience, you and your team will work with, and provide advice to, Trust managers, colleagues and partners as well as leading on the development, delivery and coordination of training for colleagues.

You, and your team, will work closely with staff at all levels to ensure confidence in the Trust's Health & Safety, Fire Safety and Security provision. Partnerhsip working with Trust teams is essential as we cover a large geographical area with staff working in multiple buildings, across our own and service partner's buildings.

You, and your team, will be responsible for prompt and thorough investigation of Health & Safety, Security and Fire incidents (including those of violence and aggression against staff), for identifying and implementing learning and remedial actions and, where appropriate, supporting department line managers to implement learning.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post. Pay award Pending