SVPR OfficerNHS
Job summary
NEAS are looking to appoint aSecurity Violence Reduction & Prevention (SVPR) Officer. We are looking for someone who shares our commitment to delivering high standards through ongoing training and development, ensuring quality and safety for our patients and staff alike.
Under the direction of the Health and Safety Manager the SVPR Officer will provide expert advice and guidance onSecurity Violence Reduction & Prevention issues to all directorates/departments, whilst monitoring the Trusts compliance with the requirements of relevant Security Violence Reduction & Prevention standards and guidance.
The successful candidate will support the Health and Safety Manager to develop, implement and manage relevant policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in relation to the management of Security Violence Reduction & Prevention.
They will provide specialist advice and guidance, in respect to the development of Security Violence Reduction & Prevention arrangements, as well as promote a positive safety culture that is committed to learning at all levels.
Supporting the Health & Safety Manager to deliver the programme which systematically recognises, reports, analyses, evaluates and minimises non-clinical and clinical risk management throughout the Trust.
The successful candidate should have demonstratable evidence of significant experience in this field whilst being able to provide evidence of continuing professional development.
Main duties of the job
Support the Health & Safety Manager to implement the Trust's Violence Prevention and Reduction (SVPR) Strategy including contribution towards ensuring that the Trust has safe systems of work and processes in place to ensure the safety of all users and visitors to Trust sites.
Assist with the development, co-ordination, and monitoring of the Trust's SVPR culture and performance.
Support the Head of Regulatory Services to deliver the programme which systematically recognises, reports, analyses, evaluates and minimises non-clinical and clinical SVPR management throughout the Trust.
Support the Head of Regulatory Services to design, development, implementation, and monitoring of an effective, compliant, and integrated risk system that covers all aspects of risk faced by the organisation and is integral to the business processes of the Trust.
Support the Head of Regulatory Services to write and revise the Trust's Violence Prevention and Reduction Strategy, associated policies, procedures, and forms and promote their implementation.
Job description
For full details of the role and responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description for details
About us
We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.
Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
From 01/04/25 If your role needs a DBS you'll be subject to salary deduction totaling £49.50, spread over first and second pay.