Health & Safety Manager

We are offering a fantastic and rare opportunity to join our forward-thinking
Health & Safety Team to cover maternity leave for a period of circa 14 months.





The successful candidate will provide a proactive and professional leadership
role in ensuring there is consistency of Health and Safety policy and
procedures across the NDM units. You will provide expert advice through
briefings, presentations and written reports on any relevant matters and you
will play a key part in developing policies and strategic plans. Your duties
will be to develop a wider network within and outside NDM, developing a
community of practice in line with the H&S Strategic plan, sharing best
practice and training junior staff with seminars, workshops and brainstorming
sessions on communal themes, in collaboration with the Safety/Divisional
Office.





You will have a background in health and safety management in a
biological/biomedical research environment, as well as experience of working
at Biosafety Containment Level 2 & 3\. A proactive approach will be critical
to your success in the role, with an empathetic approach to the needs to
researchers without compromising safety.





This is a very interactive role and the range of staff we interact with is
also very broad. So, strong interpersonal and communication skills and the
ability to deal with people at all levels are a must. If your strengths
include the ability to work methodically with a high degree of attention to
detail, our role will definitely appeal to you. We’re the University’s biggest
department managing world-leading clinical research, and great time management
and prioritisation skills are something we would positively welcome.





The Nuffield Department of Medicine is friendly, welcoming and keen to engage
with the many challenges and opportunities that arise in our world-leading,
internationally recognised department. This role offers the opportunity to
thrive in a diverse role in a supported environment.





If you are interested in applying for this role, please send apply online,
attaching a copy of your CV alongside a supporting statement explaining how
you meet each of the selection criteria. Applications should reach us by 12
noon on 27th February 2024.





If you would like a confidential conversation about the role, please contact
Heledd Gwilym at heledd.gwilym@ndm.ox.ac.uk.