Health and Safety Support Officer

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. 

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations.  This is a site specific role however you may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

NHS Band 4 Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum

Hours per Week: full time 37.5 

Contract Type:  Permanent

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Health and Safety Support Officer to join our friendly and supportive Health and Safety Team within the Single Corporate Service, working across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust. 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in healthcare, moving and handling, training delivery or workplace health and safety who is passionate about helping others work safely and confidently.

As a key member of the team, you will support the delivery of health and safety training, moving and handling advice, ergonomic assessments and wellbeing initiatives that help create safer environments for both staff and patients. No two days are the same—you could be delivering practical training, supporting a workplace assessment, advising managers on risk reduction, or helping to develop innovative campaigns that promote healthy working practices

Specific Core Functions

• Deliver health and safety training programmes, independently or with support of senior colleagues, in both classroom and workplace settings, with a particular focus on: o Patient Moving and Handling o Inanimate Load Handling.
• Support the evaluation and continuous improvement of training programmes, adapting content to meet learner needs and organisational priorities.
• Assist in the assessment and management of patient moving and handling risks, providing practical advice and escalating complex issues as required.
• Provide advice and guidance to managers and staff on moving and handling, ergonomic principles and display screen equipment (DSE) assessments, under the supervision of senior team members.
• Support health and safety incident reviews, workplace assessments, audits and investigations, contributing to recommendations that improve safety and reduce risk.
• Assist in the evaluation, maintenance and monitoring of moving and handling equipment, liaising with internal departments and external providers as required.
• Maintain accurate training, audit and activity records to support effective monitoring, reporting and service improvement.
• Support the delivery of health promotion campaigns, events and initiatives that encourage safe working practices, ergonomic wellbeing and a positive health and safety culture.
• Support healthcare staff, patients, service users and carers involved in training and assessment activities.
• Act as a positive role model, promoting compliance with health and safety legislation, Trust policies and best practice standards.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the grade of the post, as required by the service and agreed with the line manager.

You will be an excellent communicator who enjoys working with people at all levels. You'll be organised, proactive and confident delivering training and advice, with a genuine commitment to improving workplace safety and supporting others to work safely and effectively. 

If you're looking for a role where you can combine practical problem-solving, training, collaboration and continuous improvement while helping make the NHS a safer place to work, we'd love to hear from you.

For full job details please refer to enclosed job description.

Essential

• G.C.S.E grade 4 or above in English and Maths (or equivalent).
• Accredited training program (or equivalent experience).
• NVQ Level 4 (or equivalent experience).

Desirable

• NVQ qualification in care

Experience

Essential

• A minimum period of 2 years’ experience in a clinical setting requiring use of knowledge relating to health and safety.
• Ability to confidently and competently deliver a training programme to a Trust wide audience at all levels.
• IT skills including Microsoft applications and Risk Management systems.
• Ability to undertake basic analysis of data and information sources.

Desirable

• Previous experience as a HCSW or physiotherapy technician.
• Experience of working with patients in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of Patient Moving & Handling care plans.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge required of the Health and Safety at Work Act and all associated relevant regulatory and legislation which support the development of the training programmes relating to Health and Safety.

Desirable

• Understanding of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations and its application.
• Understanding of good ergonomic and back care principles within the workplace.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. 

For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026