Summary
Royal Health Group is seeking a Quality, Health and Safety Officer in Al Ain to support HSE compliance across healthcare facilities. The role includes safety inspections, risk assessments, incident investigations, emergency drills, staff awareness sessions, and maintaining HSE and accreditation records. The officer will support DOH and JCI compliance, audits, and corrective actions, and coordinate with clinical and non-clinical teams. Applicants need a diploma or bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 2–5 years of HSE experience; healthcare experience is preferred, and NEBOSH IGC certification is preferred or required.
The posting
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Key Responsibilities
- Ensure daily compliance with company HSE policies, procedures, and safety standards.
- Ensure compliance with UAE HSE regulations, DOH requirements, and JCI standards.
- Conduct regular safety inspections, safety rounds, and risk assessments in healthcare facilities.
- Identify hazards and unsafe practices and recommend corrective actions.
- Maintain risk assessments, inspection reports, checklists, and HSE records.
- Ensure employees properly use PPE and follow safety procedures.
- Conduct HSE inductions, toolbox talks, and safety awareness sessions.
- Assist in investigating accidents, incidents, near misses, and injuries and prepare reports.
- Ensure proper fire safety, emergency procedures, evacuation plans, and first-aid arrangements.
- Coordinate and participate in fire drills, emergency drills, and evacuation exercises.
- Monitor housekeeping, workplace safety, and infection-control-related safety practices.
- Ensure contractors, visitors, and other third parties follow safety requirements.
- Support JCI accreditation, audits, inspections, and compliance activities.
- Maintain required JCI and DOH documentation and records.
- Identify JCI and DOH compliance gaps and follow up on corrective actions.
- Prepare regular HSE reports and safety updates for management.
- Stay updated with UAE HSE regulations, DOH requirements, JCI standards, and healthcare safety practices.
- Perform other HSE duties assigned by management.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Diploma or Bachelor's degree in HSE, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or a related field.
- 2–5 years of HSE experience, preferably in the healthcare sector.
- Experience in hospitals, clinics, medical centers, or healthcare facilities is preferred.
- NEBOSH IGC certification is preferred/required.
- IOSH certification is an advantage.
- Good knowledge of UAE HSE regulations, DOH requirements, and JCI standards.
- Experience with JCI accreditation, audits, safety inspections, and compliance requirements is preferred.
- Experience in risk assessments, incident reporting, safety inspections, emergency procedures, and corrective actions.
- Good knowledge of PPE, fire safety, first aid, and workplace safety.
- Good communication, reporting, and documentation skills.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Ability to work with clinical and non-clinical healthcare teams.