NHS England and NHS Improvement came together on 1 April 2019 as a new single organisation. The NHS Long Term Plan focuses on delivering integrated care to patients at the local level and we can best support the NHS to deliver this as a single integrated organisation.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have an ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our new operating model represents a strong shift to regional delivery supported by expert corporate teams. Local health systems are supported by our integrated regional teams who play a major leadership role in the geographies they manage.
We are jointly committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
The Corporate Estates Health & Safety Manager will manage, support and advise on all aspects of Health and Safety relating to NHS England and NHS Improvement’s corporate estate portfolio
The post holder will support the Head of Corporate Estates to ensure that NHSEI fully meets its legal obligations related to the office environment and estate. This will include:
- Fire safety & First aid – Ensuring safe evacuation procedures are in place, ensuring sufficient trained fire wardens and first aiders are in place including training
- Personal Emergency and Evacuation Plans – Ensuring safe evacuation procedures for colleagues that require assistance to exit NHSEI offices in an emergency.
- Carrying out office environment safety checks.
- PAT testing
- Safety auditing of our offices; including health and safety compliance and remedial works around – fire risk assessments, water risk assessments, lifts, electrical fixed wire and asbestos
- As a Health & Safety Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the
- Corporate estate portfolio to manage, support and advise on all aspects of Health and Safety.
The Corporate Estates team operates within the Commercial Directorate and is responsible for managing the entire NHS England and NHS Improvement corporate estate portfolio across approximately 40 sites throughout England.
The team is responsible for facilitating effective workspace, including a focus on transitioning to smarter workspace initiatives, to support our staff and enable the delivery of our objectives.
It encompasses significant re-location projects, lease renewals and business case development, improvements to existing workspace configurations and business as usual activity such as support and guidance to all staff in the workplace and the provision of related facilities.
