EHS Officer

At Fresenius Medical Care, we are in search of an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Officer who possesses drive, energy, and, most importantly, a genuine passion for the role.

While having experience in healthcare is advantageous, we actively encourage candidates from various backgrounds to bring diverse perspectives to our team. Ideally, candidates will hold a NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) but if you are working towards or yet to start your NEBOSH General Certificate, we are able to offer partial or full funding for the right candidate. We’re looking for someone who wants to kick start their career in Health and Safety in an interesting and diverse work environment.

As our EHS officer will report in to our EHS Lead and will work as part of the Integrated Management Systems Team. In your daily role you will promote a positive culture throughout the Organisation and actively promote the EHS Management Systems. Part of your role will include working closely with the various departments that support our Care Delivery organisation. Here you will get to test your new or emerging EHS knowledge and skills by providing support and advice on EHS matters under the guidance of our EHS Lead.

This is a hybrid, full-time role of 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday. You will be required to attend our Care Delivery Head Office at least once a week. A full UK drivers licence is required for this role.

What does the role involve?

You will:

• Promote the Organisation's EHS Management Systems
• Support and promote the company’s EHS System.
• Provide general day to day advice and assistance to Department and Clinic Managers as required.
• Carry out internal Health & Safety Audits in all areas of the business.
• Review incident reports and analyse data to identify areas for continual improvement.
• Identify potential areas for improvement and work with the EHS Lead to implement them.

Provide support with assessing risk and documenting your findings.

Ensure that the Fresenius Medical Care Sustainability Policy is promoted and communicated with all stakeholders.

What can we offer you?

Here at Fresenius Medical Care, we value the contribution of our people and ensure that we offer industry-leading rewards and progression.

We offer a competitive salary alongside a wealth of other fantastic benefits listed below:

• Company Car
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• 33 Days Holiday (inclusive of 8 days bank holiday) increasing with service.
• Annual leave purchase scheme (with 12 months service)
• Health Shield - Company paid health cash plan.
• Long Service Vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Funding for training where applicable for career development
• bhsf RISE - our Health and Wellbeing hub 24/7 access to GP's and Counsellors
• iChoose – Employee saving scheme with great discounts including phone contracts.
• Blue Light card – providing thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street.
  
  
  

Who is Fresenius Medical Care?

We are the leading provider of dialysis services to the NHS, operating 66 partnership dialysis units that together provide regular dialysis treatment to over 3,800 NHS patients in the UK. We are part of a global company treating over 344,000 patients worldwide across over 4,000 clinics.

We also operate 44 production sites on all continents to provide dialysis products such as dialysis machines, dialysers and related disposables. 1 in every 2 of all dialysis machines used around the globe are manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care and we are the 3rd largest medical devices company in the world.

EHS Officer posts will be subject to a Basic DBS Disclosure

Fresenius Medical Care is an equal opportunities employer