Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in health and social care is seeking a Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager to enhance their agenda. This role involves collaborating with senior leadership to identify strategic risks, implementing effective health and safety strategies, and fostering a culture of wellbeing. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in a leadership role, a relevant degree or NEBOSH qualification, and a proven ability to drive change. Join a team that values innovation and commitment to improving lives across the UK, with a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

34 days paid holiday

Options to buy additional holidays

Comprehensive total reward package

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior leadership health and safety role.
• Proven track record of impactful health and safety strategies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Heads and Board members on health and safety priorities.
• Drive a proactive Health, Safety, and Wellbeing culture.

Skills

Health and Safety Leadership

Strategic Risk Management

Data Analysis

Effective Communication

Team Management

Education

Relevant Degree

NEBOSH Qualification

Tools

Health and Safety Reporting Systems

Job description

Job Description

Job Introduction

What does it take to become a leading health and social care organisation in the UK? It takes people who can turn lives around every day – providing encouragement, delivering innovative services, and generally improving life for individuals with learning disabilities, those affected by drug or alcohol misuse, or mental health problems. But it’s not just our front-line teams that make a difference. So do our dedicated professionals who support our operational teams with vital work. And that’s where you can come in.

Turning Point is looking to enhance its Health, Safety, and Wellbeing agenda for the people we support and colleagues, embedding a positive learning and improvement culture. We are therefore excited to share that we are looking for candidates to help us take this forward as part of a new role as Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager.

Main Responsibilities

1. You will collaborate with our /Functional Heads and Board members, the People Team, and the Head of Wellbeing to identify current and emerging organisational strategic risk priorities related to Health, Safety & Wellbeing, making recommendations to mitigate risks and ensuring strategies and plans are developed and implemented.
2. You will work with colleagues to enable a proactive, meaningful, and effective Health, Safety, and Wellbeing culture, including behaviours, through inspiring leadership, engagement, and influence.
3. You will drive the use of technology to enhance reporting, monitor and analyse internal and external insights, legislative changes, and identify trends, risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement, providing recommendations to Senior Managers and Board members to inform business planning.
4. The role includes team management, developing and maintaining an effective network of health and safety representatives, policies, procedures, risk management controls, mitigations, and assurance to deliver the strategy and organizational priorities.
5. This role will require travel to our services and our Manchester/London offices.

The Ideal Candidate

• Significant experience in a senior leadership health and safety role, advising and influencing senior managers and Board members at a strategic level.
• A relevant degree or professional qualification such as NEBOSH is essential.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing impactful health, safety, and wellbeing strategies and interventions.
• Experience leading a team to deliver strategic priorities, with a background in health and social care or a related sector.
• Experience developing and embedding health and safety reporting systems, governance, and using data and insights to inform decisions.
• Effective communication skills with strong leadership abilities to drive change.
• Experience handling customer feedback and liaising with external experts is desirable.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with over 300 locations across England, we pride ourselves on the services we offer. Our people bring our vision to life. If you are enthusiastic, motivated, and committed to supporting others to reach their potential, Turning Point offers you a career, not just a job.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We offer a comprehensive total reward package, including 34 days’ paid holiday per year (increasing to 36 days with service), options to buy additional holidays, and other perks. Discover all the exciting benefits by following the link below.

Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if the position is filled before the closing date.

Turning Point

Attached documents

• Senior Health Safety Wellbeing Manager April 2025.pdf

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