Healthy, Safety and Environmental Lead

Location: Shrewsbury and Telford
Salary: £41,325-£43,500
Contract Type:
Position Type: Full Time
Expiry Date: 06/05/2026 23:59

Severn Hospice, one of the region’s leading and much-loved charities, has an exciting opportunity for an experienced health and safety professional to join our team.

Caring is what we do best, and this includes creating a safe, supportive and sustainable environment for everyone across our hospice sites and retail shops.

We’re looking for a knowledgeable and approachable individual to lead on the development, delivery and promotion of an effective health, safety, welfare and environmental culture.

With your strong interpersonal skills and collaborative and pragmatic approach, you’ll work closely with colleagues across the organisation to provide expert guidance, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation while supporting teams to manage risk in a practical and proportionate way. You’ll play a key role in developing and maintaining policies, overseeing risk assessments, managing incident reporting and investigations and ensuring robust systems are in place to protect our patients, staff, volunteers and visitors.

We’re looking for someone with a NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent), alongside experience within the field. You’ll lead on statutory compliance across areas including fire safety, health and safety, and environmental standards. From arranging training and chairing the Health and Safety Committee to monitoring performance and driving best practice, you’ll ensure safety remains at the heart of everything we do.

Severn Hospice is a rewarding place to work, where you can make a meaningful difference every day. If you’re solutions-focused and passionate about creating safe environments and supporting others, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note, this vacancy may close early depending on volume of applications. 

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.