Head of Occupational Health, Hygiene & Governance

ENGINEERINGUK; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the transport sector seeks a Head of Occupational Health, Hygiene & Governance. The role involves clinical leadership, risk management, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in occupational health and safety governance, making a significant impact on employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

75% subsidy on train tickets

Defined benefit pension scheme

Interest-free travel loan

Volunteer leave

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with recognized Occupational Health qualification.
• Experience in clinical leadership and occupational hygiene management.
• Proven track record in delivering Occupational Health services.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical governance and health and wellbeing strategy.
• Advise senior leaders and influence national policy.
• Oversee health risk management and champion safety innovation.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Occupational Hygiene Management

Safety Governance

Risk Management

Data Management

Education

Occupational Health Qualification

Job description

You will need to login before you can apply for a job.

Head of Occupational Health, Hygiene & Governance

View more categories View less categories Sector Transport and Logistics Role Senior Manager Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time

About Network Rail

Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter
At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway. Click here to learn more.

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments click here. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process. You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support.
If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Vacancy Details

Duration: Permanent

Location: This role is based in The Quadrant:MK, you must live within 90 minutes.

Band & Salary: Band 2C, Salary £85,395 - £97,991

Brief Description

Who are we looking for?

Are you a passionate and proactive Registered General Nurse with a recognised Occupational Health qualification (Cert/Dip/Degree/Masters)? We're looking for a dynamic professional ready to take on an exciting challenge in a high-risk environment, where your expertise in clinical leadership, occupational hygiene management, and safety governance will truly shine. In this role, you'll play a vital part in driving clinical compliance, risk management, and service improvement, while confidently navigating regulations like the Equality Act, Health and Safety at Work Act, and SEQOHS standards. If you bring a strong track record of delivering Occupational Health services within large organisations and thrive on quality governance, innovation, and change implementation, we want to hear from you!

About the role (External)

What does the average day look like?

In this impactful role, you'll shape the future of occupational health at Network Rail-leading on clinical governance, driving health and wellbeing strategy, and ensuring we meet the highest industry standards. Each day brings variety: from advising senior leaders and influencing national policy, to overseeing health risk management and championing innovation in safety and wellbeing. You'll collaborate across teams and with external partners to deliver meaningful, long-term improvements that protect our people and strengthen the rail industry as a whole.

To be successful in this role we would like you to have (be Essential):

• Registered General Nurse with a recognised OH Specialist nurse qualification (cert/dip/degree/masters).

• Relevant experience in clinical leadership occupational hygiene management or equivalent.

• Expertise in working with high-risk environments, leading safety governance, and clinical compliance, including risk management and legal aspects of occupational health.

• Experience with occupational hygiene and implementing change.

• Developing regulatory and influencing skills base.

• Expertise in data management, information handling, and accurate reporting.

• Excellent understanding of regulations and accreditations such as Equality Act, Health and Safety at Work Act, SEQOHS standards.

• Proven experience in leading and delivering Occupational Health services within a large organisation.

• In-depth understanding and experience of quality governance quality improvement.

Please see attached job description for full details.

How to apply (External)

Closing date: 21st May 2025. On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.

Next Steps: Shortlisting and interviews will be taking place throughout the recruitment and completed by 10 th June 2025

Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our Safety Vision

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information

Some of our great benefits:

Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.

Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.

Defined benefit pension scheme

75% subsidy on train tickets.

️ Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.

️ Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.

Plus more....

Company

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities.

From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail.

We’re proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training and career development opportunities. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it’s crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead.

We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway.

We also know that it’s vital to get each individual’s training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits

We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first.

We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes.

We have a range of benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave entitlement.
• My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site.
• A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits.
• Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
• A range of pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.

What Diversity and Inclusion means to us

‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.

Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain.

Disability Confident Leader

Network Rail is an accreditedDisability Confident Leader . This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.

Find out more about our recruitment processhere

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.