Health and Safety Advisor


Posted on 25th Oct 2019

Health and Safety Advisor

Role Overview

An exciting and varied position has become available at Gwent Police, Health and Safety Department. We are looking for an individual to join our forward thinking and expanding team of professionals as we drive towards Gold standard service in the Force. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and willing to help us drive the Department forward.

Some of your responsibilities as our Health & Safety Advisor will include:

  • 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

We are looking for:

Education level and/or relevant experience(s)

  • Minimum NEBOSH Certificate (NVQ Level 3), potentially working towards NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.
  • 2 years of relevant experience in the field working for a large and diverse organisation
  • Active member of a relevant body eg IOSH

If you would like any more information about the role, please contact Claire Hendy (claire.hendy@gwent.police.uk).

What are our benefits:

Here at Gwent Police, we value our employees, and we provide ample support and training to ensure you excel in your role, alongside receiving benefits such as:  

  • Generous annual leave entitlement that rises to either 29 or 30 days depending on grade plus 8 bank holidays
  • Employee Assistance programme and a range of wellbeing support programmes 
  • Free access to on-site gyms 
  • Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme and Vectis Card
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant)
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • Local government pension scheme
  • Range of support networks     
  • Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements    
  • Generous sick pay provisions   
  • Option to become a member of UNISON, the public service union

INTERNAL CANDIDATES: Please note that we are unable to progress you to shortlisting unless we have received your Line Manager Approval form. Please submit this in line with the closing date. Thank you.


Diversity and Welsh language  

To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need people from all backgrounds, with a range of professional and life experiences, so that we are truly representative of our communities.

Gwent Police provide a positive action support programme for underrepresented groups. To find out more please email Brian & Clare via positive.action@gwent.police.uk or visit our positive action page here: Positive Action | Gwent Police.

We are proud to be a Welsh speaking policing service and welcome applications from candidates with Welsh Language skills.

Disability Confident Employer 

We are recognised as a disability confident employer, we aim to recruit and retain disabled people, and people with health conditions, for their skills and talent. You can indicate on your application form whether you require any support or adjustments to enable you to do the job, or to assist you with your application. 

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