OH & Wellbeing Manager - Greater Anglia : Job Details

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Greater Anglia operates a busy railway network from London Liverpool Street to destinations across the east of England. We have a high standard of service for our customers throughout their journey experience so they can sit back relax and travel with confidence. Not to mention a whole new set of modernised greener trains, it’s never been a more exciting time to start a career with us. Do you want to be part of the journey? Come along and join Greater Anglia!

We have an exciting opportunity to join our People Team at our Stratford HQ as an Occupational Health and Wellbeing Manager.

The Role

At Greater Anglia we believe that a healthy and engaged workforce is the key to our success. We are seeking an experienced and proactive Occupational Health Manager to join our team and lead our efforts in managing occupational health contracts and ensuring alignment with our company's wellbeing strategy.

As the Occupational Health Manager, your primary focus will be overseeing and managing our occupational health contracts to ensure compliance with service level agreements (SLAs) and alignment with our company's wellbeing strategy.

In addition to the above, you will also lead on the development and deployment of the company’s health and wellbeing strategy to promote, maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of GA colleagues, in line with current guidance, regulatory requirements and best practice.

Your expertise will drive continuous improvement in our occupational health initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the provision of occupational health services, such as the OH provider, physiotherapy service, and the employee assistance programme ensuring they meet legal requirements and best practice standards. Work with procurement on the appointment and/or on-going service delivery of services providers, protecting and promoting the best interests of the company in terms of quality and value for money.
• Develop educational materials and provide training and guidance to managers and colleagues on health and wellbeing matters such as mental health and lifestyle management, ensuring that they are evidenced based.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including health professionals, regulators, and industry bodies such as the RSSB to support policy development and research applicable to the industry as appropriate.
• Lead on and communicate wellbeing initiatives across the business including working with appropriate third-party suppliers on various wellbeing promotions and schemes.
• Coordinate wellbeing events across the company and manage health promotion events including free health check-ups, support with smoking cessation, healthy eating and weight loss. Deliver training/workshops to managers and colleagues to raise the profile of health and wellbeing services.
• Promote mental health awareness and provide resources for stress management and HSE work related stress risk assessments and resilience building.
• Support the Head of Safety, Security & Sustainability as required to develop and implement health surveillance programs tailored to the rail industry.
• Work closely with the HR Business Partner team and People Data and Experience manager to ensure that identified attendance trends are support by the wellbeing strategy.
• Work closely with the HR Projects & Reward Manager to ensure that benefits support the wellbeing strategy.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a colleague with significant experience in managing occupational health services and contracts, with a strong emphasis on compliance with legal requirements and best practices. They should demonstrate expertise in developing and delivering educational materials and training related to health and wellbeing, particularly in areas such as mental health and lifestyle management. Relationship-building skills are required for engaging with internal and external stakeholders, including health professionals and industry bodies. The colleague should be proactive in leading wellbeing initiatives, coordinating health promotion events, and supporting efforts to address mental health awareness and stress management.

Collaborative skills are needed for partnering with HR teams to analyse attendance trends and ensure that the company's wellbeing strategy is effectively implemented and supported by benefits programs. The colleague should have a commitment to continuous improvement in occupational health initiatives, complemented by an understanding of health surveillance tailored to the rail industry. Lastly the colleague should have a professional qualification in an Occupational Health related subject and a good knowledge of quality standards applicable to health and wellbeing/occupational health services.

The closing date for all completed applications is on Friday 4th October 2024

*Please note vacancies can close earlier due to high influx of candidate applications*