Occupational Health & Wellbeing Manager

Job summary

We are looking for an Occupational Health & Wellbeing Manager with a passion for delivering excellent and innovative Occupational Health & Wellbeing services. You will deliver effective leadership, build good stakeholder relationships, and develop a strategically aligned and value based organisational culture to achieve high quality outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include:

To provide leadership and direction to the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Team.

Drive forward the delivery of our Wellbeing Plan (2024-2027)

Provide professional guidance and support to managers and employees on all aspects of Occupational Health to help contribute to reducing sickness absence.

You will play a pivotal role in managing the day-to-day operations of occupational health (OH) services, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulations.

To proactively champion our wellbeing offer, fostering greater engagement across the workforce.

Implement, develop, and embed health & wellbeing strategies, proactive wellbeing initiatives and interventions in line with the Councils vision and to ensure the mental, physical, social, and financial wellbeing of our employees.

Main duties of the job

The Person

Were looking for someone with:

Exceptional stakeholder management skills to ensure managers actively support and promote the wellbeing initiatives, embedding them into the organisational culture.

Strong leadership skills and a proven ability to inspire and motivate others.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence diverse audiences.

A commitment to supporting organisational change, whilst upholding the council's values.

Our Offer to You

We offer a competitive package that includes:

Access to our award-winning employee benefits scheme.

A strong focus on health and wellbeing.

Flexi-time options to support a healthy work-life balance.

A variety of learning and development opportunities to help you grow in your career.

Hours

37 hours per week

About us

Sandwell is situated at the very heart of the West Midlands, just a stone's throw from Birmingham. A large, diverse, metropolitan borough, Sandwell offers exciting opportunities for all in a friendly, supportive environment. Sandwell is made up of six towns - Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. The borough has 1,200 hectares of parks, playing fields and local green space and more than 30 miles of canals.

We offer something for everyone, with an incredibly wide range of career opportunities, at any stage of your career, from apprentices to senior managers.

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date if we receive a large number of applications. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete and return your application as soon as possible. When completing your application please refer to the supporting documents attached.

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application, or have experienced a problem whilst applying for a position, please contact the Resourcing Team on 0121 569 3300 or via e-mail to:hr_resourcing@sandwell.gov.uk