About the job

Job summary

The Establishment Safety Advisor (ESA) provides specialist advice and assistance to the Commanding Officer (CO) on all aspects of Safety, Health and Fire management at HMS RALEIGH and is accountable to the CO, through the Commander.

They are authorised to liaise directly with all departments within HMS RALEIGH and the outstations at Jupiter Point, Gutter Tor and Pier Cellars; with the Chief Environment and Safety Officer (CESO) department and any MOD department on SHEF matters. At all times respects the chain of command.

They may access any work area and under the authority of the CO of HMS RALEIGH, has the authority to stop any process or activity that, in the opinion of the ESA, represents a serious risk of personal injury or damage to equipment.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Line manage admin Post E1 and 2 x Skill zone 3 safety maintainers

4 C’s coordinator on behest of Commanding Officer

Provide and maintain current information documentation for use by establishment personnel e.g. ESO’s and XTM’s etc.

Ensuring suitable H&S records are maintained as required by relevant Mod doctrine. NLIMS database

Reporting and investigating incidents and making recommendations to prevent recurrence. NSOR’s

Undertake analysis of all supplied incidents for trends via a current database and to provide updates to the Command on request and other meetings as required e.g. the monthly Shareholder meeting, termly HSEP meeting and PTSEC meetings as arranged.

Arranging H&S training for establishment personnel as identified through MOD policy and justified by departmental line management.

Person specification

ESA responsibilities are identified below, but this list is not exhaustive and includes anything else deemed appropriate by the Command for the ESA role:

• Correspond directly with departments in HMS Raleigh using supplied software and hardware.
• Liaise and work with the Chief Environment and Safety Officer (RN) on H&S matters.
• Liaise and work with other MOD departments/establishments as necessary regarding matters of Health and Safety.
• Liaise with external agencies on behalf of the Commanding Officer (e.g. HSE, Local Authority) on H&S matters.
• Have access to any work area under the responsibility of the Commanding Officer HMS Raleigh, ensuring that any required protocols are met.
• Stop any process or activity that in the opinion of the ESA presents a serious risk of personal injury or other adverse effect to the Estate. Such occasions to be brought immediately to the notice of the Executive Command.
• Be appointed as and undertake the role of the MOD 4C’s co-ordinator for the Establishment.
• Act as the 1st Line Reporting Officer for the E1 admin post (HSA1) regarding both human resource activities and role oversight.
• Is the 1st Reporting Officer for the for the two-skill zone 3 Safety Maintainers regarding human resource activities (role oversight sits with the fire focal point).
• Undertake mandatory and other training as required by the Civil Service.
• Provide Health and Safety advice to establishment personnel, to enable them to discharge legal and MOD Policy obligations.
• Provide sufficient information and instruction to departments to prepare the establishment for external (L2 & L3) audit as necessary.
• Provide and maintain current information documentation for use by establishment personnel e.g. Establishment Standing orders (ESO)s and Executive Officers Temporary Memorandum (XTM)’s etc.
• Provide a current H&S Management plan that will assist the embodiment of an effective safety culture.
• Oversee the MyHR elements of the Administrative Assistant (AO) and 2 x Safety Maintainers.
• Provide advice regarding Navy Command Defence Safety Authority documents and associated Defence Codes of Practice and advise, develop, and implement the formulation of strategy in support of the Establishment objectives and outputs.
• Liaising with other specialist officers to produce and review the integrated Site Risk Assessment.
• Undertake 1PA (L1 audit) workplace inspections and advisory visits at HMS Raleigh to ensure compliance with MOD policy and legislation.
• Provide documented instruction to personnel regarding H&S legislation and ensuring managers are aware of the measures to be taken to ensure compliance by all departments within HMS Raleigh.
• Reviewing the Director Personnel and Training (DIR P&T) establishment documentation.
• Ensuring suitable H&S records are maintained as required by relevant Mod doctrine.
• Arrange and support the termly HSEP meetings of department.
• Reporting and investigating incidents and making recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Undertake analysis of all supplied incidents for trends via a current database and to provide updates to the Command on request and other meetings as required e.g. the monthly Shareholder meeting, termly HSEP meeting and PTSEC meetings as arranged.
• Arranging H&S training for establishment personnel as identified through MOD policy and justified by departmental line management.
• Liaise with the Maintenance Management Organisation (MMO) on works that have a potential detrimental effect on establishment personnel e.g. Asbestos and Legionella to ensure controls are managed effectively.
• Undertake the duties of the appointed in writing 4C Duty Holder on management of Contractors.
• Undertake Noise assessments and other noise related matters as required, post training.
• COSHH is split/joint between the ESA and EEPA: The ESA is required to oversee the correct risk assessment, storage, and segregation of stock i.a.w. MOD policy; the requirements of DSEAR and associated fire prevention provision lies with the Fuels Operating Authority (EEPA).
• Undertake other reasonable tasks as directed by the Executive Commander.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,528 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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.

Applicants will be required to submit a personal statement and CV, to evidence their skills, suitability, knowledge and experience relevant to this post. Please also refer to the attached Terms of Reference (TOR). 

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours/Technical Skills: 

• Leadership
• Managing A Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours/Technical Skills:

• Changing And Improving 
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

There will be a task / presentation as part of the interview process. 

We prefer to interview face to face and will accommodate virtual interviews where this is not possible. 

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-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .

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.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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.

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

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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.