Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager - RCN02571
Health and Safety | RCN UK HQ | £72,003 - pro rata (including inner London weighting of £5094)
Contract type: Permanent
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager
RCN UK HQ, 28 hours per week, Permanent
£66,909 - £75,492 plus London Weighting of £5,094 per annum (£53,527 - £60,393 plus London Weighting of £4,075 per annum pro rata) *
There is more to the RCN than you might think. We’re a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference – to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life – we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers… together we are so much more. We couldn’t do what we do without our people.
We're accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values.
As the RCN’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager you’ll be our subject matter expert on everything health, safety and wellbeing for our staff and those coming into contact with the RCN’s services and premises, across the UK.
You will be responsible for ensuring the RCN is compliant with current health and safety legislation through its policies and practices, and be RCN adviser on all aspects of health, safety and wellbeing associated with staff, visitors, contractors, customers including our members.
As well as providing advice and support to the Health and Safety Committee, reporting issues and matters to the Committee and the Executive Team to enable informed decisions to be made, you’ll lead on developing and maintaining a positive health, safety and wellbeing culture across the whole organisation.
To join us you’ll need NEBOSH Level 6 qualification in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent with strong contemporary knowledge and understanding of the physical and psychological risks of an office working environment. You will need detailed knowledge, and keep up to date with, Health, Safety and wellbeing legislation and requirements and best practice.
An excellent communicator, relationship builder, with the ability to lead change by influencing, negotiating and encouraging discussion with key stakeholders, you’ll be experienced in leading and enhancing health and safety and staff wellbeing,
To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.
What we offer you
We expect you to look after your customers. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme.
We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.
*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.
We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.
Our selection process
Please click the ‘apply now’ button to submit a CV and answer the supporting questions online demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t.
Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.
We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.
Equal opportunities for everyone
Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply and each new starter is an opportunity for us to bring in a different perspective. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.
As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.
Contact details
For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Patricia Mbasani, Chief People Officer via Geraldine Zake, Executive Assistant at geraldine.zake@rcn.org.uk or by calling 020 8253 9121.
For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk
Opening date: 08 November 2024
Closing date: 11.59pm on 24 November 2024
Selection dates: To be confirmed
Interview date:
Contracted hours: 28