Health & Safety Advisor at National Trust For Scotland

Position Health & Safety Advisor
Posted 22 Jan 2026
Expired 21 Feb 2026
Company National Trust For Scotland
Location Banchory | GB
Job Type Full Time

Job Description:

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JOB PURPOSE The post-holder will support the Head of Health & Safety in offering a range of health and safety services for the North East region and is the first point of contact for property management within their allotted property portfolio. It will be a fundamental function of the post that the post-holder will develop a close and effective working relationship with the management within their allotted properties, including the Regional Director, Business Manager and Operations Managers. This will enable, and require, the post-holder to respond quickly to requests for assistance as well as becoming a relied upon and readily available professional H&S practitioner to properties within their portfolio. They will become a key member of the planning/decision-making process. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES Monitor health and safety system • To contribute effectively and provide essential input to the Trust’s H&S agenda through the ongoing support, development, and dissemination of relevant policy, guidance and information. Health & safety performance • To conduct H&S audits designed to test compliance as a minimum while striving to continuously improve performance by developing and monitoring agreed improvement plans with properties/functions. • To produce high quality audits and summaries for management to report on property/function-level H&S performance. Investigation of accidents and near misses • To conduct in depth accident/incident investigations designed to explore their cause(s) with a view to identifying failings and preventing recurrence, so far as reasonably practicable. • To prepare statistical analyses of accident/incidents to help identify trends and to propose actions to mitigate risk. Property support • To be the ‘first point’ of specialist contact for their portfolio with regard to H&S matters and to report matters of concern to the Head of Health & Safety and relevant regional management. • To respond effectively and pragmatically to requests from properties for support and advice. • To agree areas for improvement – derived either from audits, accident/incident investigations or changes in policy/procedures/legislation – with Operations Managers and property management and liaise with the rest of the H&S provision within the People Directorate to ensure consistency and maximise the effective use of time. Attendance at meetings • To attend regional management and property-level meetings (when appropriate) to report on H&S performance, promote improvement initiatives and advise on the implications of NTS H&S policy and procedures. Training and development • To advise on H&S training and development requirements within the directorate and where necessary to liaise with colleagues in the H&S team and People - Training and Organisational Development to meet the demand in the most effective and cost-efficient way. • To deliver training, as required, and within their level of competence. • To evaluate training provided to ensure that it raises H&S performance, sustains H&S improvements through effective transfer of learning and is refreshed at suitable intervals. Sensible management of risk • To provide information (such as audit data and accident/near miss statistics) for meetings of the Operational Leadership Group, Regional Team meetings where appropriate and contribute as appropriate to the Operational Risk Register. • To support the Head of Health & Safety in proposing measures to manage risk. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE Qualifications Essential • Driving License, valid for driving within the UK. • NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent (or committed to achieving formal qualification within 6 months of appointment). • A willingness to develop as a health & safety professional within the National Trust for Scotland • A broad understanding of health & safety issues within a heritage environment Desirable • Full NEBOSH Diploma qualified (or equivalent). • Fire Risk Assessor trained • Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH)41bf1e1f-b16b-4260-a40a-17c77a06fd15

Job Info:

  • Company: National Trust For Scotland
  • Position: Health & Safety Advisor
  • Work Location: Banchory
  • Country: GB

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