Service Care Solutions are looking for a Health and Safety Advisor to work within the Gwent Police on a 6-month contract.

Location: Cwmbran (Hybrid)

Job role/responsibilities:
The postholder will improve performance through the implementation of an appropriate health and safety management system and will drive a positive safety culture across the organisation as well as assisting in the timely delivery of associated underpinning health and safety management action plans and operational programmes.

• Advising the organisation in relation to H&S legislation, regulation and HSE advisory updates, alerting it to any developments that affect the Force directly or indirectly.


• Helping to develop and implement H&S policy, guidance, and arrangements.


• Maintaining the current training plan and supporting Induction training of staff and officers.


• Advising on the introduction of safe operational procedures and arrangements across the organisation which identify and take account of all relevant hazards.


• Maintaining a statistical database of all incidents and accidents, periodically verifying/auditing the accuracy of the information, and preparing reports of significant trends within the data.

Knowledge/Experience required:

• Ability to work under pressure and still ensure critical dates are met.


• Ability to travel to and work across a multi-site environment at short notice to locations throughout the Force and on occasions throughout the UK.


• Ability to produce non-standard letters, memos, and reports for internal and external use.


• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken word.


• Ability to follow document control and quality review procedures.


• Ability to quickly understand, adapt to and apply new procedures and systems.


• Strong team member with good organisation and interpersonal skills.


• Able to build lasting relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to raise the profile of the Health and Safety Team.

Qualifications required:

• Minimum NEBOSH Certificate (NVQ Level 3) working toward NVQ Level 5/6.


• 2 years of relevant experience in the field working for a large and diverse organisation.


• Working experience and knowledge of MS Office.

If you are interested in this role or want further discussion, please contact Lewis O'Donnell either via email: lewis.odonnell@servicecare.org.uk or tel: 01772208962.

Alternatively, if you have any friend or colleagues that might be interested, please feel free to refer them as we a have a referral scheme in place of up to £250.