Occupational Health and Wellbeing lead

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations Glasgow , Glasgow Eurocentral , Perth other areas around UK considered 

Salary: £36200 - £54400 + performance-related bonus + car allowance + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent  Flexible First options available

The role

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the health and wellbeing of colleagues across a large and diverse organisation. Working as part of the Occupational Health and Wellbeing team, you’ll help deliver proactive health initiatives, support the effective delivery of occupational health services and use your professional expertise to help keep people healthy, well and in work.

You’ll work with colleagues, managers and specialist health providers across the organisation, giving you the opportunity to influence how we identify health risks, improve services and deliver practical health and wellbeing support where it can make the greatest difference.

You will

• Provide professional occupational health and wellbeing advice and guidance to managers and colleagues, helping to identify health risks early and supporting practical solutions that help people remain healthy and well at work.
• Support the delivery and continuous improvement of occupational health services, including health surveillance, health assessments and other preventative health programmes.
• Develop and deliver engaging health and wellbeing initiatives, including health events, clinics, workshops and targeted campaigns in response to emerging health trends and workforce needs.
• Build strong relationships with external health providers, monitoring service delivery and performance to help ensure colleagues receive high-quality, timely and effective support.
• Use health data, workforce insight and feedback to identify trends, evaluate the impact of interventions and help shape future occupational health and wellbeing priorities.

You have

• Experience within occupational health, workplace health or a comparable clinical health setting, with the confidence to provide professional advice on workplace health matters.
• A good understanding of occupational health, health surveillance and the relationship between health, work and workplace adjustments.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues, managers, health professionals and external providers.
• The ability to analyse information, identify emerging health risks and turn insight into practical actions and solutions.
• A proactive and organised approach, with the confidence to use your initiative, manage competing priorities and work collaboratively as part of a wider team.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.

Safety is at the heart of everything we do at SSE. We're committed to looking after people, partners, customers, and the communities we work in. Our Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) division ensures we get this right. They guide our teams, helping us minimise risk and work responsibly, so that everyone gets home safely

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact francesca@palmer@sse.com / 01738 344763  to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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