Health, Safety and Risk ManagerNHS

Job summary

Are you an experienced health, safety and risk professional looking to make a difference within one of Wales' largest and most diverse organisations?

Betsi Cadwaladr UHB is seeking a Health, Safety and Risk Manager to join our Health, Safety and Security team. This is an exciting opportunity to influence and improve health, safety and risk management across a complex healthcare environment, supporting the safety of staff, patients, visitors and contractors.

Working closely with managers and frontline teams, you will provide specialist advice, guidance and assurance on a broad range of health, safety and risk matters. You will lead improvement initiatives, helping to identify, manage and reduce risk, strengthen governance and assurance arrangements, and promote a positive safety culture.

This role offers the opportunity to apply your expertise where it has a direct impact on service delivery and the wellbeing of colleagues.

If you are a credible and influential practitioner with strong health, safety and risk management skills, excellent communication abilities and a passion for continuous improvement, we would love to hear from you.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

As the Health, Safety and Risk Manager, you will support the Health Board's approach to organisational risk, safety assurance and governance. Working across clinical and non-clinical services, you will identify, assess and manage risks affecting staff, patients, service delivery and organisational objectives.

You will provide specialist advice and support informed decision-making, effective risk control and a proactive safety culture. Responsibilities include leading risk assessments and reviews, supporting incident investigations, identifying organisational learning, and using risk and performance data to strengthen assurance and improve outcomes.

You will contribute to the development of policies, procedures and governance arrangements that support compliance and continuous improvement. The role also leads the governance and assurance of the Health Board's face fit testing programme.

Working with services, stakeholders and external partners, you will undertake audits, inspections and assurance reviews, prepare reports for senior managers and committees, and support effective risk management and organisational resilience.

This role is suited to an experienced health, safety and risk professional who enjoys working at the intersection of operational risk, governance, assurance and improvement, helping to ensure lessons are learned, risks are managed effectively and services are delivered safely for the communities of North Wales.

Job description

The Health, Safety and Risk Manager will provide expert leadership and specialist advice on health, safety and risk management across Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The postholder will play a significant role in strengthening the organisation's approach to risk identification, assurance, governance and continuous improvement, ensuring risks to staff, patients, services and organisational objectives are effectively managed.

Working closely with managers, clinical teams and corporate services, the postholder will support the development of a proactive risk management culture, embedding effective governance arrangements and promoting learning from incidents, audits and assurance activities.

The successful candidate will:

Provide specialist health, safety and risk management advice to operational and senior leaders across a diverse and complex healthcare environment.Lead and support complex risk assessments, assurance reviews and safety evaluations, helping services identify and manage strategic, operational and emerging risks.Support the investigation of significant incidents, near misses and safety events, identifying root causes, lessons learned and opportunities for organisational improvement.Analyse organisational risk, incident and performance data to identify trends, provide assurance and support evidence-based decision making.Develop and maintain effective relationships with clinical and non-clinical services, providing support to improve compliance, strengthen governance and reduce organisational risk exposure.Plan and undertake audits, inspections and assurance activities to evaluate the effectiveness of risk controls and compliance arrangements.Contribute to the development, implementation and review of policies, procedures and frameworks that support effective health, safety and risk management across the Health Board.Prepare and present high-quality reports, risk assessments, briefing papers and assurance information for senior management teams, committees and Board-level groups.Lead the governance, quality assurance and operational oversight of the Health Board's face fit testing programme, ensuring compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.Deliver training, workshops and awareness sessions that improve understanding of risk management responsibilities and promote a positive safety culture.Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators and partner organisations, to support organisational resilience, compliance and continuous improvement.

This is an influential role that combines professional health and safety expertise with a strong focus on risk management, assurance and governance. The postholder will have the opportunity to shape organisational learning, influence strategic decision-making and support safer, more effective services for the population of North Wales.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.