Head of Health

**About The Role**:
**Remote - UK Wide**

The Head of Health & Safety will develop and implement Health and Safety policies and procedures, driving a philosophy of safety ownership throughout all levels of the organisation, collaborating with Managers and employees, and develop and implement strategic aims to effectively deliver, promote and maintain a positive health and safety culture across the business.

Leading the investigation of all major incidents and dangerous occurrences, including creating action plans to facilitate organisational learning and risk control, the Head of Health & Safety will lead benchmarking and implementation of industry health and safety best practice.

Main responsibilities will include:

- To ensure a framework is in place that enables risk assessments across the business that identifies potential hazards.
- To have expert oversight to ensure Health &Safety training and education is fit for purpose and delivered.
- To keep up to date with changes in Health & Safety legislation and best practices.
- To ensure processes are in place to maintain accurate records.
- To develop an audit and oversight process that assures safety performance.

**About The Company**:
HC-One offers professional residential, nursing and specialist dementia care for older people. We aim to be the first choice care home in each community for Residents and Colleagues; we will achieve this mission through providing the kindest possible care to Residents in over 280 care homes across the United Kingdom.

We are very proud of our outstanding team at HC-One. They are caring, warm-hearted and professional people who have a clear understanding of our Residents individual needs, choices and wishes.

We are passionate about ensuring that our current and future Colleagues can be their true selves, and that our workforce represents the communities we serve. We prioritise inclusive working practices and invite applicants from all backgrounds into our HC-One family.

**What HC-One offer**

Complimenting your salary, you will enjoy access to a huge variety of benefits and services to support your physical and psychological well-being and throughout your career we will invest in you and you will enjoy additional support and benefits including:

- Award-winning learning and development
- 25 days annual leave
- An opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues as part of an outstanding and committed team.
- GP online - providing around the clock GP consultation via an interactive app - available to you and your children under 16
- Colleague discounts - Access to over 1600 high street discounts including carefully selected discount partners
- Wellbeing - free of charge access to an independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme. This gives Colleagues and their family access to 24/7 365 support for a whole range of issues including physical, mental and financial issues

We want you to have an amazing experience working at HC-One, starting with our commitment to providing the quickest possible turnaround from the point of making you a job offer to you starting with us on day one.

With experience of working in a similar role in a busy people-focused environment with responsibility for Health and Safety in a multi-site environment, you will have experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a highly regulated sector. ideally within the Health and Social Care or Healthcare sector.

You will be an excellent communicator, with good verbal and written communication skills applied across all levels and the ability to influence, coach others and build credibility, and be able to work effectively under pressure and deal with challenging situations.

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and therefore it is important that you are able to recognise the signs which may indicate possible abuse, harm or neglect in its different forms and know what to do if there are any concerns. All colleagues are required to attend safeguarding training appropriate to their role and to undertake additional training in associated areas. You also have the ability to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, including escalation if action is not taken.