Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century?  As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as ‘everyday’ health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that St John Ambulance is compliant with all relevant Health and Safety regulations through providing leadership and guidance, ensuring that St John Ambulance continuously develops and implements best practice as a designated competent person. The postholder will deputise for the Director of Quality & Safety as and when necessary and hasdirect line management responsibility of the HSE team.

The postholder will work collaboratively with other Senior Managers and business partners across all networks to deliver an evidence-based Health and Safety strategy to drive continual improvement within the organisations culture regarding Health & Safety.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, hybrid, flexible working, 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years, options to buy and sell holiday, free first/mental aid first aider courses, Blue Light and NHS online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, flu jab, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools and volunteering days. 

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You:

• Significant experience working in a senior - health & safety role
• Experience of being the ‘responsible/competent person’ for the organisation for HSE
• Able to analyse and interpret statistical data from multiple conflicting sources to inform decisions
• Able to translate national strategy and current legislation into workable HSE arrangements
• Working knowledge of the ISO 4501 standards
• Ability to establish effective networks internally and externally

About The Role: 

• Contribute to the development of the Health& Safety improvement plans. Allocate specific targets & objectives to relevant people and to support their delivery of them.
• Work with the Training team to develop and implemen a fit for purpose Health and Safety training needs analysis plan to improve Health and Safety knowledge and expertise across the organisation.
• Promote a culture of health & safety awareness amongst all SJA People through focussed campaigns, raising the profile of the function, guiding, and supporting improvement plans developed within the function and elsewhere in the organisation and delivery of suitable training programmes to St John Ambulance People.
• Develop St John Ambulance Health and Safety strategy in alignment with national regulations to include a robust implementation plan in collaboration with St John People. Ensure Health and Safety policies and processes are reviewed and updated on a regular basis to ensure they reflect changes and improvements relevant legislation and guidance.
• Chair the Monthly Health and Safety Oversight panel ensuring assurance can be provided on key H&S matters to ELT/ExCO and the Board and to ensure that actions are allocated to designated individuals with allocated completion dates.  Attend other key meetings as the Health and Safety expert
• Lead, develop and manage the Health & Safety team ensuring that all the team adhere to the current and where appropriate upcoming legislation requirements whilst educating others within the organisation to ensure organisational compliance. Conduct regular 1-2-1’s with those that report to them and develop PDPs for all direct reports. Agree a PDP for self with the DQ&S and complete this against a specified timescale.

About Us:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning.  As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future. 

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response, Night Time Economy and Homelessness outreach) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes).

Find out more about us, including our new Ask Me campaign, at www.sja.org.uk 

If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here

For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.   At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups.  We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.   

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.