Lead Occupational Health & Wellbeing Specialist

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Sector: Transport and Logistics
Role: 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.

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. 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.

If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Brief Description
Provide technical expertise and leadership to the implementation, monitoring and delivery of the Sustainable Health Strategy within Route Services.

About the role (External)
Role: Lead Occupational Health & Wellbeing Specialist
Vacancy Type: Full-time but flexible working patterns will be considered
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Band 2C (85,395 - 97,991)
Location: The Quadrant: MK

This role sits in Route Services, a business area that has been created to supply services to the routes in the safest, most cost-efficient and effective way. The Health, Safety, Sustainability (HSS) team provides subject matter advice, assurance, direction, and support to Route Services business areas, delivering on the HSS strategy, on high-risk areas of improvement and Occupational Health and Wellbeing.

Main Responsibilities:

• Leading the production, implementation and monitoring of a Health Management Plan and Health Improvement Risk Reduction Plan.
• Technical input to the improvement projects needed to deliver the Sustainable Health Strategy.
• Leading the production, implementation and monitoring of a health risk profile and COSHH Risk Register.
• Implementing the technical requirements of Network Rail occupational health and wellbeing standards/policies.
• Provide technical expertise for occupational health and wellbeing in Route Services.
• Develop and implement a governance framework to monitor compliance with National Health performance Assurance Framework.
• Support the specification and delivery of necessary occupational health and wellbeing services from third-party providers.
• Influence the technical input to the occupational health elements of Network Rails Health and Safety Management Systems.
• Lead on acquiring and determining health data, RS health performance and business impact.
• Liaise with the Occupational Health Team in the Technical Authority.

What essential skills and experiences are required?

Essential:

• Proven experience / expertise in occupational health, safety and wellbeing.
• Registered Nurse (RN with a post graduate Occupational Health qualification).
• Experience of leading the application of occupational health and wellbeing in complex systems.

Desirable:

• Relevant experience in the railway or construction industries.
• Corporate member of IOSH or similar.
• Proven experience of ability to develop, implement and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

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.

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.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits
We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand. We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program.

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 and healthcare offers.
• 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.

Disability Confident Leader
Network Rail is an accredited Disability Confident Leader.