Hi there,
To my knowledge that would be the most basic inverter.
If it Rload is the actual load you are switching, I would use a FET instead of a transistor. FET's are more suited for switching applications. they have a lot less voltage drop and hence they will waste a lot less power into heat. With FET's you can easily use a gate resistor that is 10 times bigger (even bigger 100k) than your base resistor to keep it turned on. Shorting gate to source in case of a FET should not cause you problems. Shorting base to emitter is also fine.
If you are planning to use (long) wires from the switch to the circuit, it is also not a bad idea to put a small cap (1nF) from gate to GND, as close a possible to the FET to improve noise immunity. Better even to use a standard tranzil of about 15V. It will protect te gate and it has sufficient capacity, so two for the price of one.