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Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Advice on safety-related topics in the development of new services and service areas.<\/li>\n
- Review existing policies and measure and update according to government regulations, professional body regulations and international best practices in the healthcare industry
.<\/del><\/s><\/li>\n- Inspect premises and personnel work to identify issues, ensure staff follow laid out the procedure to ensure compliance<\/li>\n
- Respond to, and investigate complaints from staff and patients and take appropriate action.<\/li>\n
- Assessing risk, possible safety hazard of all aspects of operations and enforcing preventive measures<\/li>\n
- Develop safety policies and guidelines, oversee their implementation and monitor the progress.<\/li>\n
- Inspecting all on-site production of tools and materials to ensure they are safe<\/li>\n
- Oversee installations, maintenance and disposal of equipment and dangerous materials
.<\/del><\/s><\/li>\n- Record and investigate incidents of non-compliance or accidents to determine causes
.<\/del><\/s><\/li>\n- Escalating to the Engineering department the need for repairs of unsafe, faulty, or damaged equipment<\/li>\n
- Participate in continuing education to update knowledge of health and safety protocols and techniques<\/li>\n
- Assessing whether new service delivery systems are safe for patients and staff in service delivery units.<\/li>\n
- Review existing policies and procedures to ensure their effectiveness<\/li>\n
- Have a thorough understanding of industrial and hospital processes and systems.<\/li>\n
- Ensure the company meets statutory obligations in all areas pertaining to health, safety and welfare including statutory training and reporting.<\/li>\n
- Ensure that all accidents are documented, investigated and recommended improvements implemented.<\/li>\n
- Maintain comprehensive Health and Safety records<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Job Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Degree in relevant courses<\/li>\n
- Minimum 2 years proven experience as a health and safety officer<\/li>\n
- IOSH \/ NEBOSH certification will be an added advantage<\/li>\n
- Thorough knowledge of legislation around the workplace and private healthcare facility safety and procedures<\/li>\n
- Knowledge of potentially hazardous materials, tools, and practices<\/li>\n
- Experience writing reports and policies for health and safety<\/li>\n
- Demonstrated competence in data analysis and statistics reporting<\/li>\n
- Excellent communications skills particularly in data, regulations, and policies<\/li>\n
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite<\/li>\n
- Outstanding organizational skills<\/li>\n
- Great attention to detail, patience, and diplomacy<\/li>\n
- Ability to work in and adapt to a rapidly evolving environment<\/li>\n
- Excellent collaborative skills with others in different departments.<\/li>\n
- Honest and trustworthy<\/li>\n
- Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity<\/li>\n
- Demonstrate sound work ethics<\/li>\n
- Ability to work on own initiative<\/li>\n
- Assertive but calm<\/li>\n
- Neat and tidy appearance<\/li>\n
- Excellent time management skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Special Conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Employment is contingent on passing a medical screening conducted by the hospital<\/li>\n
- The employee will be subject to various testing including but not limited to drug and medical testing throughout the tenure of their employment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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Closing Date<\/strong>
\n11th March 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
How to Apply<\/b><\/p>\n
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to:\u00a0careers@cedarcresthospitals.com<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0using the Position Title as the subject of the email application.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_company_name":"Cedarcrest Hospitals Limited","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_website":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Health Safety Officer at Cedarcrest Hospitals Ltd.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"job_listing_region":[116],"job-categories":[31],"job-types":[3],"job_listing_tag":[255],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobnetworknigeria.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/5943"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobnetworknigeria.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobnetworknigeria.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobnetworknigeria.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobnetworknigeria.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobnetworknigeria.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=5943"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobnetworknigeria.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=5943"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobnetworknigeria.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=5943"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobnetworknigeria.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=5943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}