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Are you looking to develop a career in health and safety? Can you work as part of a team and give advice on protecting people and reducing risk, to enable us to deliver critical Defence outputs?
The Health and Safety Advisor at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose is responsible for providing specialist advice and assistance across a wide range of activities, including many areas carrying out aircraft maintenance. We are co-located with the Air Safety team and form an Integrated Safety Centre. The work is extremely varied and covers a diverse range of tasks including developing and maintain safe workplaces, advising on safe use of equipment and infrastructure and providing assurance through audits and inspections.
Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose delivers the UKs two highest defence priorities: assuring the nuclear deterrent and protection of the nations aircraft carriers. An operational Air Station, Culdrose has a workforce of more than 3000 personnel that are all directly or indirectly involved in generating or supporting the naval air squadrons and their personnel.
The position is advertised at 37 hours per week, with the majority of that time requiring on site attendance to meet the business need.
Navy Command are currently going through a review and there is a possibility that within 6-12 months the role applied for may be subject to change.
Job description
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing comprehensive health and safety advice and assistance. and will also be appointed as the Radiation Safety Officer. Specific responsibilities are based on the Plan, Do, Check, Act methodology.
Plan To manage the following plans:
- Internal HS&EP audits and advisory visits
- Noise at work plans and assessments
- Ionising and non-ionising radiations, including radon
Do To implement, deliver and undertake:
- To provide specialist advice to managers at RNAS Culdrose and outstations to enable them to discharge their legal Health and Safety obligations
- To manage the HS&EP audit programme
- To use specialist monitoring equipment and software to assess noise exposure risks and lead on management of noise
- To closely liaise with line managers, and specialists for occupational health & hygiene matters
- To carry out qualitative Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) fit tests and training
- To undertake workplace visits and surveys using specialist instruments and software including surface analysis and illumination levels
- Act as the focal point for all matters associated with manual handling, including briefing individuals
- To provide health and safety briefings and local training
- To investigate accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences and cases of work-related ill health producing reports
- To be appointed as Radiation Safety Officer in accordance with DSA01 and JSP 392 and fulfil the duties
- To be an active member of the Safety, Health, Environment & Fire (SHEF) meeting and working groups
- To deputise for the HEO HS&EP Advisor
- Provide basic advice and assistance on Environmental Protection matters in conjunction with other members of the HS&EP team
- Provide support to other members of the Integrated Safety Centre to enable team objectives to be met
Check – to understand effectiveness:
- Carry out HS&EP inspections, audits and benchmarking tasks producing reports with recommendations.
- To participate in the Maritime Aviation Assurance Cycle (MAAC) audits
- To be a member of head of departments Rounds and other visits or inspections
- Host Radiation Protection Advisory visits
Act – to undertake corrective action and continuous improvement
- To prepare documentation for management review
- To review occurrence reports and ensure corrective actions are completed
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Person specification
We are looking for someone who is energetic, enthusiastic, and used to working collaboratively within a team to join us at RNAS Culdrose.
Domain specific experience in aviation or engineering will be advantageous to underpin your ability to provide competent health and safety advice.
You will have an understanding of health and safety management, legal requirements and responsibilities.
You will also possess excellent skills for written communication and can produce clear, precise and well-written material.
The ability to build and maintain strong, effective relationships with our squadrons, departments and industry partners is important.
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UK Driving Licence – Cat B
Qualifications:
A NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent) would be advantageous, but training could be provided for the right candidate.
Specialist skills and competencies:
The successful candidate will need to display competence (or attend and pass training courses on detached duty) in the following functional areas:
Occupational Noise at Work – Noise Assessor
Respiratory Protective Equipment – Fit2Fit RPE fit tester (Qualitative)
Manual Handling Instructor
Audit skills
Radiation Safety
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- HS&EP 2.1 – Health and Safety – Providing Advice and Support
- HS&EP 2.3 – Health and Safety – Conducting Risk Assessments
- HS&EP 2.4. – Health and Safety – Conducting Audits and Inspections
- HS&EP 2.5. – Health and Safety – Incident Reporting and Investigation
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
As a Civil Servant in Navy Command, you will be part of a forward-looking organisation with inclusive workplace policies, excellent career prospects, and a job that makes a difference. Navy Command prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.
Other benefits for Navy Command civil servants include:
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years service
- A very competitive pension scheme
- Personal & professional development
- Alternative working patterns for many roles
- Access to a confidential, professional support service
- Discount schemes
- Bicycle / season ticket loans
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Special paid leave to volunteer up to 6 days a year
Navy Command are currently going through a review and there is a possibility that within 6-12 months the role applied for may be subject to change.
The post does not offer relocation expenses. External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period. Things you need to know
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Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security check
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The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
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Selection process details
Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include: job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
Selection will be by sift and interview, with a focus on behaviours and technical skills listed within this job advert. Candidates are advised to read carefully the relevant sections of the MOD HS&EP Functional Competence Framework, which is one of the attached documents.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
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- Name : tim.gibb369@mod.gov.uk
- Email : tim.gibb369@mod.gov.uk
- Telephone : 0300 157 4445
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- Email : dbscivpers-resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
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