Hybrid National Veterinary Health and Safety Manager

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About the role

  • Lead Health & Safety across the UK & Ireland, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Support the Head of H&S by providing leadership through national policy and frameworks
  • Ensure systems for risk assessment, procedures, and compliance are implemented and monitored across sites
  • Lead development and evolution of risk management platforms, reporting modules, and process improvements
  • Promote positive safety culture and engage operations and clinics to embed best practice
  • Act as SME at H&S committees and contribute to audit programme monitoring and KPIs
  • Develop tools and training, and competency development programmes for managers and colleagues
  • Oversight and escalation of key incidents; act as escalation point for Regional H&S Managers
  • Analyse business-wide incident data to identify patterns/trends and share lessons learned
  • Develop and implement H&S Policy, Framework, Management System, Risk Assessments and procedures at clinic sites
  • Support regional teams with national and targeted H&S audits as part of an audit programme
  • Advise on H&S competency and training requirements; prepare and deliver internal presentations and training
  • Facilitate and support Health & Safety Committees and communicate H&S matters at local/regional meetings
  • Facilitate H&S training and media using online systems and ensure clinics can manage their risks
  • Lead development of modules & reporting for the H&S Risk Management Platform and liaise with software provider
  • Co-ordinate external arrangements for H&S vendors, radiation protection and practice standards scheme
  • Lead and co-ordinate H&S committee forums and support continual H&S improvement activities

Requirements

  • Experience of veterinary sector (essential)
  • NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety
  • Ability to prepare reports, policies, risk assessments and operational procedures
  • Strong administrative and organisation skills
  • Good understanding of H&S legislation, processes, standards, and improvement techniques
  • Practical knowledge of implementation of H&S legislation
  • Strong communicator, able to work collaboratively with colleagues from different disciplines
  • IT skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, incident database, audit databases, Power BI, H&S Platforms
  • Experience of implementing and managing Health & Safety policies, procedures and risk assessments within a clinical environment
  • Willingness to undergo relevant Health & Safety training and other training as required for the role
  • Full driving licence and ability to travel (field-based work required)
  • (Desirable) NEBOSH Diploma / Degree level qualification in Occupational Safety & Health
  • (Desirable) Experience of managing a Health & Safety function & team
  • (Desirable) Chartered membership of IOSH or progressing towards

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary
  • 5 weeks’ holiday, plus bank holidays
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted staff pet care
  • Company pension
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and supportive well-being initiatives
  • Single Private Healthcare
  • Family-friendly policies

Job title

National Veterinary Health and Safety Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

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