Health and Safety Advisor (Career Grade)

Whatever your level of expertise, whether new to the world of Health & Safety, looking for progression or an experienced advisor looking for a new opportunity…look no further!

Derbyshire Constabulary are looking for a Health & Safety Advisor to join the team, to support all areas of Health and Safety for the force.

This role is being offered to candidates from all levels of experience and qualification, so if you are new to H&S and looking for a step in the right direction, we can offer training and support to get you the experience and qualifications you need, or if you’re an experienced H&S Advisor looking for a new challenge, we can offer you the challenge you’re looking for as well as supporting you to develop further.

As a team we deal with everything from the development of training packages, attending training events as well as investigating near misses and identifying improvements. We also work on some very unique projects with departments such as the dog section, roads policing and call handlers.

What you’ll be doing

• Promoting the Derbyshire Constabulary Health and Safety policy to create a positive culture where all staff have a clear understanding of their health and safety duties and responsibilities
• Working with the Deputy Head of Health and Safety to advise, plan and deliver training sessions and work with department leads to maintain standards and consistency
• You’ll be researching and preparing reports for the relevant boards to enable decisions to be made
• You will be working on some unique projects ensuring that innovative approaches and solutions allow work to be carried out in a safe way while still achieving the policing purpose

The must haves

• You must have the ability to take a pragmatic approach with problem solving
• Be able to influence people in a positive direction
• Have experience of managing your own workload, having good attention to detail and a methodical approach to tasks

This is an exciting role that offers someone with enthusiasm and a genuine concern for the safety and wellbeing of our officers and staff an opportunity in a unique and rewarding Health and Safety team.

What’s in it for you?

At Derbyshire Constabulary, we aim to create an environment that puts people first. We want you to feel supported in everything you do, so you can give your very best. What’s more, we have a range of reward and benefits that if you join us you could enjoy.

Salary £24,462 - £43,098, This is a career grade progression scheme, starting salary will be based on relevant experience and current qualifications.

For part time hours the salary will be calculated on a pro-rata basis, this is based on the number of hours for the vacancy.

What’s next

If you feel like this is a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you.

Please attach your CV and Supporting Statement, stating how you meet the essential/desirable criteria as listed within the job description.

To support you with your application we have provided some application guidance and our recruitment process.

To find out more, register for our upcoming information webinars click here.

Who we are

Here at Derbyshire Constabulary, Police doesn't have to mean patrolling the streets. Just as important as our uniformed officers is our strong team of professional and support staff working behind the scenes. It’s these skilled people, people like you who contribute to the policing of Derbyshire.

To understand how you can make Derbyshire safer together visit our careers website.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.

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