Company Description
PortmanDentex is a leading dental group where your skills and ambitions make a real difference. We support over 370 practices across the UK and Ireland. We’re united by a passion for great dentistry, putting patients first and helping each other grow both at work and beyond.

Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Regional Health, Safety and Fire Risk Specialist to join our Health, Safety and Quality team. This role is based in our South regional area, the ideal candidate will be based in or around Oxford/Cambridge/London due to travel expectations.

This is a unique opportunity to lead health, safety and fire risk management across approximately 180 dental practices within a designated region of the UK and Republic of Ireland.

The successful candidate will undertake Health and Safety Risk Assessments and Fire Risk Assessments, investigate incidents, deliver training, support operational leaders and work closely with property and operational teams to identify practical, commercially sensible solutions that improve safety and compliance.

You will be part of a national specialist team, working closely with your regional counterparts to ensure a consistent approach across the organisation.

This is not a purely compliance-focused role. We are looking for somebody who understands how to balance risk, operational practicality and commercial realities, helping the business make informed decisions that improve safety whilst delivering value.

Key Accountabilities include:

• Deliver combined Health and Safety and Fire Risk Assessments within the assigned region.
• Act as the primary health, safety and fire specialist for approximately 180 practices.
• Produce high-quality risk assessments that focus on practical risk reduction rather than generic compliance recommendations.
• Support operational teams to resolve significant health, safety and fire risks in a proportionate and commercially effective manner.
• Lead investigations into accidents, incidents and significant events and ensure learning is embedded across the business.
• Deliver training, coaching and awareness activities, based on trends, to improve local capability and ownership.
• Work collaboratively with Property, Operations and Clinical Governance teams to support effective decision making.
• Identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary expenditure through improved risk assessment, prioritisation and action management.
• Work closely with the Regional Health, Safety and Fire Risk Specialist(s) to ensure consistency of approach and standards.
• Contribute to national improvement initiatives, policy development and organisational learning.

Qualifications
Skills and Experience (split by essential and desired)
Essential:

• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent Level 6 Health and Safety qualification) + Chartered Member of IOSH or Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner.
• Recognised Fire Risk Assessment qualification + Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE) or Institute of Fire Safety Managers (MIFSM).

Applicants who do not hold both the required health and safety and fire safety qualifications and memberships will not be considered.

• Experience working within a large multi-site organisation.
• Demonstrable experience undertaking both Health and Safety Risk Assessments and Fire Risk Assessments.
• Strong incident investigation experience.
• Experience delivering training, coaching and awareness programmes.
• Ability to influence managers and senior stakeholders.
• Strong report writing and communication skills.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to balance risk reduction, compliance and operational practicality.
• Ability to identify proportionate and cost-effective solutions to risk management challenges.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively.

Desired:

• Experience within healthcare, retail, hospitality or other customer-facing environments.
• Experience supporting property remediation programmes or capital investment decisions.
• Experience working across the Republic of Ireland.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections or enforcement activity.

Additional Information
In addition to a competitive basic salary, our benefits also include:

• Wellbeing Support: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and GP service plus an in-house Mental Health First Aider programme
• Additional Reward: bonus scheme based on business performance
• Extra Leave: Birthday off and option to buy 3 more days
• Family Support: Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Financial Security: Life assurance and pension scheme

Application process
When you click apply, we’ll need your CV and contact details, along with the answer to four quick questions and your application will be complete! You’ll get a response as quickly as we can, whatever the outcome of your application.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality.