Head of Health & Safety

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Manchester seeks a Head of Health & Safety to manage corporate and operational safety responsibilities. Candidates should possess a NEBOSH Diploma and 5+ years in health and safety management. The role involves establishing a comprehensive safety management system, ensuring compliance with legislation, and leading a high-performing team to foster a positive safety culture across all sites. This position offers an excellent opportunity for growth within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of NEBOSH Diploma Level 6 qualifications.
• Chartered Membership of IOSH required.
• BSc in Occupational Safety and Health preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and improve a corporate Health & Safety Management System.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation.
• Engage staff to create a positive Health & Safety culture.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Policy writing

People management skills

Decision-making capability

Education

NEBOSH Diploma Level 6

Chartered Membership of IOSH

BSc in Occupational Safety and Health

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Head of Health & Safety to join our team at CHP. If you are passionate about patient care for locally based services, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and are looking to grow your career, we want to hear from you.

Main Duties

You will be the professional Head of Health & Safety for CHP, covering corporate, occupational and operational responsibilities. This is a high-profile, visible role across the organisation ensuring that Health and Safety responsibilities are coordinated and delivered across the CHP estate and corporate organisation.

About Us

At Community Health Partnerships (CHP), we’re dedicated to improving health outcomes by creating the spaces where care happens. As a wholly owned company of the Department of Health and Social Care, we manage over 300 high-quality community health buildings across England. We work in partnership with the NHS and local systems to deliver innovative, sustainable infrastructure solutions that support integrated care, reduce health inequalities, and enable better services closer to home. Our mission is simple: enable better care through better spaces.

Job Location

Suite 12B, Manchester One, 53 Portland Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 3LD

Job Responsibilities

• Establish, implement and continuously improve a corporate Health & Safety Management System (HSMS) across CHP.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory Health & Safety legislation and NHS operating environment requirements.
• Produce high-quality reports, correspondence and presentations for senior management, boards and external stakeholders.
• Engage staff and stakeholders to create a positive Health & Safety culture across all sites.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Health & Safety team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NEBOSH Diploma Level 6 qualified (or equivalent) for a minimum of 5 years.
• Chartered Membership of IOSH.

Desirable

• BSc in Occupational Safety and Health.
• Relevant qualification or competence in Fire Safety Management and the undertaking and reviewing of Fire Risk Assessments (minimum NEBOSH Fire Certificate or equivalent).
• Relevant qualification or competence in Water Safety.

Experience

Essential

• Hands‑on experience of implementing and overseeing a Health & Safety Management System and processes, corporately, in individual buildings and across building portfolios.
• Experience producing high-quality reports and correspondence, and giving clear verbal reports and presentations.
• Expertise in current Health & Safety legislation and corporate, operational and occupational health and safety management issues.
• Proven ability to engage staff and stakeholders to create a positive health and safety culture.
• Excellent policy writing and board‑level paper preparation.

Desirable

• Knowledge of and an understanding of the NHS operating environment.

Skills and Behaviours

Essential

• Proven leadership skills – ability to engage at all levels.
• Demonstrable prioritisation and decision‑making capability.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence at senior level and externally with key stakeholders, regulatory bodies and peer organisations.
• Effective people management skills with the ability to develop a high performing team.
• Resilient with the confidence and courage to challenge behaviours and issues as appropriate.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application

Please submit your application directly via the link below:

https://pfchp.jobs.people-first.com/jobs/details/recruitment/jobdetails/2923b067-d20c-4394-91f7-19aee925e750

Any applications not received via this route will not be considered.