Senior Corporate Health & Safety Adviser

Job description

Senior Health & Safety Adviser

Pembrokeshire County Council

Are you a qualified and experienced Health & Safety professional who can influence, advise and lead positive change?

Pembrokeshire County Council is seeking a motivated and solution-focused Senior Health & Safety Adviser to join our in-house Occupational Health, Safety & Wellbeing Team.

Reporting directly to the Occupational Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager, you will be a trusted professional adviser, providing expert health and safety guidance, training and support across the Council. Working collaboratively with managers and employees, you will help ensure legal compliance, manage organisational risk and promote a positive, proactive culture of health, safety and wellbeing.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you will play a key part in delivering Health & Safety programmes aligned to organisational priorities and risk. You will provide professional advice, support and training across a diverse range of Council services, contribute to the leadership and development of colleagues within the team, and drive continuous improvement through effective monitoring, auditing, governance and performance management. You will also support the development and maintenance of robust Health & Safety systems, standards and processes that help keep our workforce safe and well.

About You

You will be an experienced Health & Safety professional with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. You will enjoy working as part of a supportive team, building strong relationships with colleagues across the organisation and providing practical advice, guidance and encouragement to help create a safe, healthy and positive workplace for all, supporting both our employees and the wider community.

We are looking for someone who is approachable, proactive and passionate about making a positive difference, with the confidence to engage, influence and build effective working relationships at all levels.

Join Us

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact across a large and diverse organisation while supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and the communities we serve.

Join our friendly and supportive team and help us create a safe, healthy and more resilient workplace for everyone at Pembrokeshire County Council.

Employee Benefits

Our employee benefits are designed to help invest in your future and are in addition to living and working in Pembrokeshire, one of the most beautiful and desirable counties in the UK.

The Visit Pembrokeshire website https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/ is an excellent source of information, and showcases the wide variety of activities, amenities and adventures that await you.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Guidance Note: Use of AI and Accuracy of Information:

• We understand that applicants may choose to use tools such as generative AI to support the preparation of their application. While the use of such tools is permitted, it remains the applicant's full responsibility to ensure that all information submitted is factually accurate, truthful, and representative of their own skills, experiences and qualifications.
• Providing information that is false, misleading, or exaggerated, regardless of whether it was generated by AI or not, may result in disqualification from the recruitment process or dismissal if discovered after appointment.
• By submitting this application, you confirm that all content provided is accurate and submitted in good faith.

The Supported Employment Programme is a group of local authority based enterprises that employs over 75 people with a disability or work limiting health condition, please visit the link below for further information: Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Programme - Pembrokeshire County Council

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing [email protected] .
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing [email protected] .
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.