PS/496/BCH - PO1 - Health and Safety Advisor

Police Staff
Human Resources
Bedfordshire Police Force
Headquarters, Kempston, Beds
Health and Safety
Permanent
PO1
£33,771 - £36,525
Full Time
No
**Please note that this vacancy has now closed and is available to redeployees only; it will not be checked on a regular basis by the recruitment team. It is therefore essential that if you apply for this role, you e-mail BCHCareers@herts.pnn.police.uk to notify us that you have submitted an application. We will then process it for shortlisting. If you do not notify us by e-mail that you have submitted an application, it will not be picked up. Please also ensure that you notify your allocated Change Advisor of any redeployee applications that you have submitted.
Redeployees who apply will be given priority over any other internal applicants for permanent roles up until the point that an offer has been accepted either verbally or in writing.
If a role is not filled by an internal candidate and is advertised externally, redeployees will continue to get priority over external applicants until a successful candidate has received a final offer of employment.**


An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health and Safety Advisors to become part of the team to provide a professional health and safety advisory service to Bedfordshire Police.

Ideal applicants will be able to demonstrate a passion for bringing health and safety management to life, through providing the highest level of service to our officers, staff, volunteers and visitors.

The nature of policing means that these roles offer a unique opportunity to develop the successful applicant’s professional knowledge and competency within a varied and safety critical environment, dealing with issues as diverse as operational policing and custody, alongside some of the more traditional health and safety advisor functions of inspection, audit, training delivery and accident management.

Applicants must have a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent and ideally be a Chartered member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH) or a Graduate member of IOSH (Grad IOSH). They must also have wide ranging health and safety experience along with knowledge and/or practice of effective health and safety management strategies, auditing and implementing best practice.

Success in this role requires excellent interpersonal and written skills along with the ability to build relationships at all levels of the organisation. Effective time management and IT skills are also essential in order to achieve in this role. Previous experience of health and safety in the police or emergency services would be an advantage.

Applicants will need to have a driving licence as the post holders will be required to travel extensively within the area covered by the three forces.

The role provides a varied and interesting workload with flexibility to plan your own diary.

Further information on the post can be obtained from Fiona NUNN via fiona.nunn@cambs.pnn.police.uk

To apply for the above post please email your C.V. accompanied by a covering letter to BCHCareers@herts.pnn.police.uk In your e-mail please quote reference PS/496/BCH.

*** Please note that this advert will be live to redeployees throughout the recruitment of this advert. Any redeployee that applies will only need to evidence against the minimum entry requirements of the role profile. To do this if you are a redeployee, write ‘Redeployee’ in the other competency boxes and just complete your evidence against the minimum entry requirements in the relevant box. Redeployees will take priority over other candidates at any point during the recruitment process up until a final offer is produced and you will be notified if this happens.
6 October 2019

This opportunity is closed to applications.