[Hiring] Water Safety Responsible Person @Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Role Description

To ensure that all water systems on site are fully compliant with all aspects of current health and safety and water safety legislation and guidance.

• Ensure that RBHFT Water Safety Policies and Guidance Notes are fully implemented and adhered to.
• Manage the appointed sub-contractors, service providers, and the in-house team of plumbers to deliver safe and compliant water quality testing, maintenance activities as well as reactive remedial works.
• Ensure the Water Safety Plan is developed/maintained and Risk Assessments are regularly reviewed, updated, and actioned as required.

• Implement a Safe System of Work for water safety compliance across RBHFT estates portfolio.
• Review and maintain Trust Water Safety Policy and Guidance Notes to comply with latest legislation, industry guidance, sustainability, and operational requirements.
• Write/review water safety risk assessments and implement the action plan.
• Establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for operatives, managers, contractors, and users to work to.
• Develop a water safety reporting pack and issue bi-weekly to the WSG on key elements of water safety operational activities, sampling results, and compliance.
• Issue quarterly strategic reports, analyzing trends in sampling and water safety results in order to advise the WSG on strategic improvements to improve safety and compliance.
• Produce a RAG rated H&S reporting pack for inclusion in H&S and Estates Compliance reporting.
• Manage DATIX and Risk Register actions relating to Water Safety.
• Manage action trackers, chairing weekly meetings with service providers to ensure progress and compliance.
• Work with the Estates Engineering Manager, hard FM contractors, and Trust capital work team to implement remedial and capital investment works in accordance with Trust SFI policies.
• Investigate serious incidents and breaches in compliance relating to water safety, working alongside patient safety and risk management teams to analyze root cause analysis and implement recommendations.

Qualifications

• Full responsibility for implementing the Water Safety Plan at RBFT.
• Maintain the Trust CAFM system with an up-to-date asset list and plan the associated PPM tasks.
• Take primary responsibility for managing the Trust water safety Zeta Safe CAFM system.
• Work with the Trust sustainability lead to adopt improvement measures to meet agreed targets.
• Assess industry innovations and new technologies for adoption at RBHFT, to reduce water consumption and continuously improve efficiencies of service and revenue costs.
• Continually review Water Safety Risk Assessments and written schemes to eliminate and mitigate risks.
• Carry out bi-annual Water Safety Risk Assessments.
• Liaise with authorities such as the Environment Agency, HSE, and supply authorities relating to address enquiries and issue reports as required.
• Conduct routine audits as agreed with the Duty Holder to ensure documented evidence and assurance of compliance.
• Monitor borehole consumption to ensure abstraction limits are not exceeded, implementing remedial actions as required.
• Collate, monitor, and report on estates water meter readings to ensure water consumption is minimized and water tank turnover is maintained.
• Support Capital Investment project managers to soft-land projects and minor works into operational assets via the WSG.

Benefits

• Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work-life balance.
• Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part-time staff.
• NHS pension scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Money Advice Service.
• Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave for eligible staff.
• On-site nursery (based at RBH).
• Full educational library services.
• Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles.
• Bus to work scheme.
• Excellent rail and bus links.
• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.