The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Health & Safety Manager

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Location
Sutton, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/23/2025
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Description
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Interim Health & Safety Manager to cover maternity leave as a 12-month fixed term contract.

The Interim Health & Safety Manager will act as the competent person to provide expert advice on health and safety matters across the Trust. This role involves strategic leadership and direction for health and safety management, ensuring compliance with legislation and standards through risk assessments and audits.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive health and safety advice to the Trust, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
  • Interpret legislation and guidance to develop and implement Trust-wide health and safety policies and procedures.
  • Lead the risk assessment programme for non-clinical areas, oversee incident management, and ensure monitoring of health and safety performance.
  • Lead the Health, Safety and Security Committee, collaborating with the Chair to develop and deliver health and safety training programmes.

Requirements

  • NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Experience as a safety professional within a healthcare environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to work within a large, complex organisation.

Join us to provide strategic leadership in health and safety management and promote a positive health and safety culture at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (RM) regards its responsibility for health, safety and welfare as a matter of prime importance. The Interim Health and Safety Manager will act as the competent person to provide advice on Health and Safety matters to the Trust, providing expert health and safety advice across the organisation and strategic leadership and direction for the management of health and safety at RM. The post holder must hold a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health and Safety and have experience as a safety professional with knowledge of working within a healthcare environment. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience of working within an organisation of comparable size and complexity.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ryan Gibbs Job title: Trust Risk & Safety Lead Email address: [email protected]
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