Health, Safety & Sustainability Manager

Help create a safe and sustainable environment where compassionate care can thrive!

Dove House Hospice is looking for a proactive and experienced Health, Safety & Sustainability Manager to lead our approach to health, safety and environmental practice across the organisation.

This is a key role where you’ll help ensure our patients, families, staff and volunteers are supported by a safe, compliant and well-managed environment — so we can continue delivering outstanding palliative care.

About the role

You’ll be our organisation wide expert, providing practical, proportionate advice to colleagues at all levels. Working across clinical services, retail and fundraising, you’ll lead on developing and embedding effective systems that keep people safe and ensure we meet our legal responsibilities.

What you’ll be doing

. Leading and improving health, safety and environmental management systems

. Keeping policies up to date and aligned with legislation and best practice

. Supporting managers to deliver robust risk assessments and controls

. Embedding safe systems of work across diverse teams

. Overseeing incident reporting, investigation and RIDDOR compliance

. Carrying out audits, inspections and fire safety checks

. Working with regulators and external partners where required

About you

You’ll be a confident and pragmatic health and safety professional, able to build strong relationships and positively influence others.

You’ll bring

. A recognised qualification such as NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent)

. Experience in a health and safety advisory or management role

. Strong knowledge of relevant UK legislation

. Experience of risk assessments, investigations and compliance

. The confidence to support, challenge and influence at all levels

Why join us?

At Dove House Hospice, every role makes a difference. You’ll be part of a compassionate organisation where your expertise is valued and your impact is visible every day.

Does this sound like the role for you? - if the answer is yes, please click 'Apply on Company Site' to download our Recruitment Pack for more details about this exciting opportunity.

This role may also be advertised as: Health & Safety Manager, HSE Manager, SHEQ Manager, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Manager or Compliance Manager.

Pay: £36,202.00-£40,572.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Free flu jabs
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person