Health and Safety Graduate

Health & Safety Graduate

Location: Queens Hospital

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: £27,000–£32,000 per annum

Start Your Career in Safety Leadership

Sodexo Healthcare is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Health & Safety Graduate to join our team at MFT. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic healthcare environment, supporting the delivery of our Occupational Health, Safety and Environment strategy.

Working under the guidance of the Health & Safety Manager, you’ll help drive continuous improvement, support risk management, and contribute to a culture of safety and wellbeing across our operations.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assist in implementing HSE plans and strategic initiatives
• Support the development of risk assessments, SOPs, and Safe Systems of Work
• Conduct workplace inspections and hazard identification
• Coordinate HSE meetings, take minutes, and track actions
• Create analytical reports from safety data
• Support contractor control and due diligence processes
• Contribute to employee briefings, training, and development
• Promote compliance with Sodexo’s Integrated Audit Management System

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Graduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant SHE discipline
• Strong motivation for personal development and chartered SHE status
• Excellent communication and report writing skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Commitment to HSE management and continuous improvement
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Experience in soft FM safety management
• Familiarity with ISO standards (9001, 45001, 14001)
• Comfortable presenting at client forums and managing stakeholder relationships

What We Offer

• Full training and development support
• Career progression opportunities
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Mental health and wellbeing resources
• 24/7 virtual GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on high street brands
• Retirement savings plan and life insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme and volunteering opportunities

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.