Full-time - Higher Executive Officer (HEO) - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Advisor

Ministry of Defence

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Details

Reference number

372368

Salary

£35,290

Per annum (Pro rata for part-time)

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

HEO

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Strategic Command - Defence Medical Services (DMS)

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support
Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Location

DMRC Stanford Hall, Stanford on Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5QW

About the job

Job summary

The Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Advisor (HSEP) is based at Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre(DMRC) Stanford Hall. DMRC provides state of the art clinical rehabilitation to injured Military personnel. The post requires an individual able to work collaboratively and independently with a range of stakeholders, both internal and external to DMRC, to ensure appropriate governance, assurance and the right systems and processes are in place.

The HSEP Advisor will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) to guide and advise on an effective programme that enables the delivery of on and off site activities, ensuring appropriate training is in place and promoting a positive safety culture. The role can be fast paced, varied and multi-faceted and covers the entirety of the DMRC Estate area.

Strategic Command Transformation

Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.

Job description

The role of Health, Safety and Environmental Prevention Advisor for DMRC Stanford Hall has a portfolio of responsibilities across the Estate. The HSEP role is responsible for the implementation and maintenance of Ministry Of Defence, Defence Medical Services (DMS) and United Kingdom Strategic Command Health, Safety,Environmental Protection and Climate Change and Sustainability (CC&S) Policies and National legislation at DMRC Stanford Hall. The HSEP is responsible for reporting functional matters directly to the DMRC Senior Command Structure, facilitating all & CC&S matters across DMRC and providing support and assistance to managers and staff on occupational and safety matters in the workplace and for the Estate, alongside providing assurance and guidance to the Head of Establishment as the Duty Delivery holder for DMRC.

The HSEP is to provide local level Defence Unified Reporting and Lessons System Accident monitoring and Risk Assessment advice and guidance, ensuring all Site Risk Assessments and Environmental Risk Assessments (ERA) are conducted, recorded and reviewed as required and maintain the ERA Signification Aspect Register. The HSEP will act as the (SME) on Risk, Health, Safety and Environmental Protection and as the DMRC Radiation Safety Officer.

The position requires a motivated individual to work within DMRC, highly organised, confident in using IT and have the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

This is a full-time only role offered at 37 hours per week.

Person specification

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Act as a host for any MOD external inspectors such as Health and Safety executive, Local Authority Environmental Health Auditors.
Provide an annual review of Health and Safety Organisation and Arrangements policy statement, DMRC Safety, health and environmental management systems.
Assist event organisers in risk assessments and review external providers insurances.
Ensure contractors complete required actions where applicable.

For a full list of responsibilities, please see attached the terms of reference document.

Qualifications

Must hold National Examination Board In Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) qualification prior to applicatiion.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership
Working Together
Delivering at Pace
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Functional Competences: Group 2 (2:1, 2:3, 2:4, 2:5) & Group 3 (3:1, 3:3, 3:4, 3:5)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,223 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role
Free on-site parking
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Access to a gym, running track, swimming pool, racket sports and cross country walk/run
On-site cafe and shop

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.

This is a full time position only. Requests to work flexibly will be considered, taking into account business needs.

Please see the link to our Youtube channel which provides further information about DMRC:

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When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making the Civil Service a Great Place to Work for Veterans - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.