Band 7 - Water Safety Manager, Environment
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
The Water Safety Manager will coordinate compliance programmes across all Trust sites, ensuring maximal compliance with water quality and safety standards. This role involves leading on water hygiene, delivering and verifying compliance with relevant legislation, and producing supporting reports. The post holder will also act as the Responsible Person (RP) for Water.
Essential criteria
- Engineering Masters Degree HND, HNC or equivalent.
- Post relevant CPD
Desirable criteria
- Previous RP appointment for Water Hygiene/Safety.
- Previous appointment as SAP or AP
- Detailed knowledge of water quality and safety e.g. -Safe water in healthcare premises (HTM 04-01). -Water engineering for healthcare.
- Detailed knowledge of water related statutory instruments, national standards, guidance, ACOPs and SOPs.
- Legionella: Role of the Responsible Person.
- General IT literacy.
- Knowledge and experience of working in healthcare environment
- Process water and water processing technology.
- Knowledge of the NHS estates suite of documents.
- DATIX
- CAFM system.
- Database systems.
- Good use of the MS Office suite.
- An understanding of water microbiological activity.
- Experience of acute hospital environment.
- Experience in a senior Water Hygiene role within a healthcare environment.
- Also similar roles at SAP or AP level.
- Production and update of policy documents written scheme or safety plans.
- Management of directly employed and contracted labour
- Selection of contractors
- Management of specialist maintenance/installation contractors
- Selection, appointment and briefing for consultancy services e.g. risk assessments and water specialists
- Education and qualifications
- Engineering Masters Degree HND, HNC or equivalent.
- Post relevant CPD
- Previous RP appointment for Water Hygiene/Safety.
- Previous appointment as SAP or AP
- Detailed knowledge of water quality and safety e.g. -Safe water in healthcare premises (HTM 04-01). -Water engineering for healthcare.
- Detailed knowledge of water related statutory instruments, national standards, guidance, ACOPs and SOPs.
- Legionella: Role of the Responsible Person.
- General IT literacy.
- Knowledge and experience of working in healthcare environment
- Process water and water processing technology.
- Knowledge of the NHS estates suite of documents.
- DATIX
- CAFM system.
- Database systems.
- Good use of the MS Office suite.
- An understanding of water microbiological activity.
- Experience of acute hospital environment.
- Experience in a senior Water Hygiene role within a healthcare environment.
- Also similar roles at SAP or AP level.
- Production and update of policy documents written scheme or safety plans.
- Management of directly employed and contracted labour
- Selection of contractors
- Management of specialist maintenance/installation contractors
- Selection, appointment and briefing for consultancy services e.g. risk assessments and water specialists
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £51,657 – £58,785 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Band 7 - Water Safety Manager, Environment
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
The post holder will co-ordinate compliance work programmes on all Trust sites, working closely with specialties groups and Directorates in conjunction with the site, specialties and directorate management teams.
The post holder will be required to ensure the Trust achieves maximal compliance with regards to water quality/safety and be the lead with regard to water hygiene on behalf of the Trust.
They will be responsible for the delivery and verification of compliance with relevant legislation, ACoP's and standards across all WHHT sites and the production of supporting reports and statistics.
Main duties of the job
Be responsible for leading on activities in accordance with workload requirements including external reviews and accreditations such as the Care Quality Commission Standards, Monitor and peer reviews.
Manage and lead complex programmes to ensure delivery of major business critical, water hygiene and infrastructure projects, ensuring that where any gaps in compliance have been identified, there is a robust action/monitoring plan in place with escalation as appropriate.
Represent the Environment Division at regular and irregular internal forums, e.g. Water Safety Group, Infection Prevention and Control group
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