Health, Safety and Security Deputy

• Planning and delivering risk-based audits, inspections and compliance monitoring across services.
• Leading designated investigations into accidents, near misses, violence, aggression, security incidents and reported crimes.
• Analysing incident, audit, risk and performance information to identify themes, gaps and overdue actions.
• Producing clear reports, dashboards, action plans and recommendations for senior managers and governance groups.
• Providing specialist advice and practical guidance to staff and managers at all levels.
• Developing and reviewing policies, procedures, audit tools, training materials and improvement resources.
• Designing and delivering specialist training, briefings and exercises, including emergency preparedness and security activity.
• Monitoring corrective actions, evaluating evidence of completion and escalating significant or regulatory risks appropriately.
• Working with internal teams and, where authorised, regulators, emergency services, contractors and partner organisations.

Essential

• Working knowledge of health and safety legislation, risk-assessment principles and incident investigation.
• Understanding of workplace security, violence prevention and reduction, lone working, personal safety and crime-reduction controls.
• Understanding of audit and inspection principles, corrective-action management and risk escalation.
• Knowledge of confidentiality, information governance, evidence handling and records management.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft 365, including SharePoint, electronic incident-management systems and databases.

Essential

• NEBOSH Diploma or another recognised health and safety qualification at an equivalent level, together with substantial relevant specialist experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development sufficient to maintain current specialist knowledge across health, safety and security practice.

Desirable

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience in health and safety, security, risk, criminal justice or a related field.
• Membership of a relevant professional body, such as IOSH or IIRSM.
• Relevant security management, violence prevention, investigation, case-management or training qualification.

Essential

• Substantial specialist experience in health, safety or security roles, including autonomous advice, risk assessment, audit, investigation and violence-prevention or security activity.
• Experience of leading defined organisational workstreams, improvement programmes or annual audit and training programmes across multiple services.
• Experience of analysing complex or disputed information, evaluating options and making evidence-based recommendations with legal, operational and reputational implications.
• Experience of developing and implementing policies, procedures, guidance, audit tools or reporting frameworks.
• Experience of producing and presenting assurance reports, dashboards, action plans and recommendations to senior managers or formal governance groups.
• Experience of managing competing planned and reactive priorities and delivering work to agreed deadlines without direct day-to-day supervision.