Service Desk Manager
InvoiceCloud, Inc.
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National Veterinary Health and Safety Manager
IVC Evidensia UK
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead Health & Safety across the UK & Ireland, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
- Support the Head of H&S by providing leadership through national policy and frameworks
- Ensure systems for risk assessment, procedures, and compliance are implemented and monitored across sites
- Lead development and evolution of risk management platforms, reporting modules, and process improvements
- Promote positive safety culture and engage operations and clinics to embed best practice
- Act as SME at H&S committees and contribute to audit programme monitoring and KPIs
- Develop tools and training, and competency development programmes for managers and colleagues
- Oversight and escalation of key incidents; act as escalation point for Regional H&S Managers
- Analyse business-wide incident data to identify patterns/trends and share lessons learned
- Develop and implement H&S Policy, Framework, Management System, Risk Assessments and procedures at clinic sites
- Support regional teams with national and targeted H&S audits as part of an audit programme
- Advise on H&S competency and training requirements; prepare and deliver internal presentations and training
- Facilitate and support Health & Safety Committees and communicate H&S matters at local/regional meetings
- Facilitate H&S training and media using online systems and ensure clinics can manage their risks
- Lead development of modules & reporting for the H&S Risk Management Platform and liaise with software provider
- Co-ordinate external arrangements for H&S vendors, radiation protection and practice standards scheme
- Lead and co-ordinate H&S committee forums and support continual H&S improvement activities
Requirements
- Experience of veterinary sector (essential)
- NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety
- Ability to prepare reports, policies, risk assessments and operational procedures
- Strong administrative and organisation skills
- Good understanding of H&S legislation, processes, standards, and improvement techniques
- Practical knowledge of implementation of H&S legislation
- Strong communicator, able to work collaboratively with colleagues from different disciplines
- IT skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, incident database, audit databases, Power BI, H&S Platforms
- Experience of implementing and managing Health & Safety policies, procedures and risk assessments within a clinical environment
- Willingness to undergo relevant Health & Safety training and other training as required for the role
- Full driving licence and ability to travel (field-based work required)
- (Desirable) NEBOSH Diploma / Degree level qualification in Occupational Safety & Health
- (Desirable) Experience of managing a Health & Safety function & team
- (Desirable) Chartered membership of IOSH or progressing towards
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- 5 weeks’ holiday, plus bank holidays
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted staff pet care
- Company pension
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and supportive well-being initiatives
- Single Private Healthcare
- Family-friendly policies
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
risk assessmentH&S policy developmentincident analysisreport writingoperational proceduresH&S legislation implementationaudit managementtraining developmentcompliance monitoringprocess improvement
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationorganizational skillsadministrative skillsproblem-solvingtraining facilitationengagementpresentation skillsteam management
Certifications
NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health & SafetyNEBOSH DiplomaChartered membership of IOSH
