Role Purpose and Responsibilities
• Act as the Departmental Safety Co-ordinator. • Attend and participate as the FRCS representative on University central Committees as appropriate. • Collaborate with external organisations, Contractors and Consultants as appropriate. • Competent professional across core areas of risk and assurance retaining an up to date knowledge of statutory and mandatory legislation, national guidance documents and policy. • To lead on the development and implementation of the FRCS Department’s risk management strategy, as defined in the appropriate policies, and procedures, and promotes the importance of effective risk management and a risk based approach to work activities, through awareness raising and training. • To lead on the preparation of FRCS related business impact assessments, business continuity plans, awareness training and exercising. . • To lead on the development of procedures for dealing with emergency incidents, including ensuring that on-call personnel are properly trained to manage any associated H&S risks, and facilitates ‘lessons learnt’ workshops, and disseminates any recommendations from the reviews. • To liaise with Heads of Service to ensure arrangements are in place to seek assurance from commercial outlets, that suitable arrangement and evidence is available for statutory compliance. • To work closely with the University Insurance Manager to ensure assurance of statutory insurance inspections and analysis of insurance claims to reduce financial risk to the university and litigious claims against the university. • Lead on the development and implementation of the FRCS Department’s risk management strategy, as defined in the appropriate policies, and procedures, and promotes the importance of effective risk management and a risk based approach to work activities, through awareness raising and training. • To represent the university as a senior lead with outside agencies as required on H&S matters, and where necessary, in conjunction with the University Safety Adviser. • To lead on the ongoing evaluation via a programme of audits the H&S performance of FRCS Service Providers, including Contractors and Consultants, against an effective health and safety management system to ensure that adequate health and safety resources have been devoted to contracts and projects, that control measures are being fully implemented and remain effective, and all works or services provided are carried out in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements, Codes of Practice, and University policies and procedures. • Participate as a member of FRCS business continuity response team, and assists with the preparation of FRCS related business continuity plans, to minimise the impact of serious incidents and ensure that effective recovery processes are in place. • To be able to effectively manage projects relevant to remit. • To produce and deliver high level written reports and presentations about complex and technical issues that are easily accessible and understandable by non-experts. • To show initiative to recognise emerging problems and themes, and pro-actively develop solutions. Other Duties
• Provide Health and Safety advice to assist with the resolution of health and safety related issues and assists with the implementation of agreed action plans, and develops Health and Safety information resources via a web site. • Provide strategic and operational support in relation to the completion of risk assessments, and the effective implementation of the necessary control measures, and use delegated Directorate authority to take prompt action with respect to unsafe conditions or equipment, including prohibition of activity or use where appropriate. • Provide strategic and operational support in relation to the completion of risk assessments, and the effective implementation of the necessary control measures, and use delegated executive authority to take prompt action with respect to unsafe conditions or equipment, including prohibition of activity or use where appropriate. • Take the lead in the development, promotion and maintenance of a healthy and safe working environment for staff and students, providing leadership and support in relation to H&S governance, risk management and compliance with Health and safety legislation, ensuring the consistent implementation of University policies and standards for Health and Safety. • To ensure direct reports develop leading and lagging indicators and monitor performance against these, for continual improvement and management FRCS related risks. • To ensure suitable and sufficient procedures for dealing with emergency incidents, including on-call arrangements, associated trained and facilitation of ‘lessons learnt’ workshops, and disseminates any recommendations for continual improvement. • To lead and manage the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System. • To manage a programme remediation works emanating from surveys and risk assessments. • To prepare and provide reports to relevant groups, committees and boards. • To provide advice and guidance on health, safety, risk and business continuity to FRCS Directors, Heads of Department and relevant staff as appropriate. • To support the development of the FRCS Strategic and Operational Plan and associated FRCS Risk Management, business continuity and Health and Safety Plan aligned to the University’s Corporate Strategy. • To work with procurement to influence standards through the procurement process. • Undertake regular training needs and competency analysis across FRCS development for the implementation of the FRCS statutory health and safety training and development plan, and FRCS training plan for health and safety training to ensure continual competency and management improvements. • You will recogonise the importance of sustainability and the role it plays in the effective management of risk assurance. • Undertake any other reasonable duties considered relevant to the post, and commensurate with the level of responsibility.
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