Health & Safety Advisor
Champneys Head Office
Join a dynamic Health & Safety team at the forefront of Wellness and Hospitality. We’re passionate about creating exceptional guest experiences through carefully crafted sustainability and green initiatives. As part of our Property, Safety & Sustainability Team, you’ll play a key role in shaping our properties and leaving a lasting impact on our brand.
Role Overview
The Health & Safety Advisor is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring health, safety, and compliance programs within the spas and hospitality environments. This role ensures a safe working environment for employees and a safe relaxing experience for guests while maintaining full compliance with local health regulations, hospitality standards, and industry best practices.
Key Responsibilities
Health & Safety Compliance
1. Ensure compliance with local and national health and safety regulations.
2. Help to create and advise on regular risk assessments across spa facilities, guest areas, treatment rooms, kitchens, pools, and back-of-house areas.
3. Maintain up-to-date health & safety documentation and policies.
4. Liaise with regulatory bodies and manage inspections.
5. Train through new systems with staff and managers to ensure compliance is achieved
Risk Management
6. Identify potential hazards and implement corrective actions.
7. Develop and maintain incident reporting and investigation procedures.
8. Conduct accident investigations and prepare detailed reports.
9. Monitor high-risk areas such as wet zones, sauna/steam rooms, pools, and chemical storage areas.
Spa-Specific Safety Oversight
10. Ensure safe handling and storage of spa chemicals, oils, and cleaning products.
11. Oversee hygiene protocols for treatment rooms and therapy equipment.
12. Monitor water quality testing procedures for pools, hot tubs, and hydrotherapy facilities. Existing Knowledge of pools and spas would be helpful; however a training course can be provided as required
13. Ensure infection control standards are maintained.
Training & Awareness
14. Deliver health & safety induction training to new staff. This will involve travel to other sites as required
15. Provide ongoing safety training for therapists, housekeeping, kitchen staff, and maintenance teams.
16. Conduct fire drills and emergency response training with sites where it’s identified we are falling short of policy requirements
17. Promote a strong safety culture across all departments that you interact with
Emergency Preparedness
18. Develop and update emergency response plans for sites
19. Coordinate fire safety systems testing and evacuation procedures where this doesn’t meet current requirements,
20. Act as lead contact during safety incidents.
21. Ensure first aid coverage and AED availability at sites is compliant and help sites identify what their first aid requirements are
Audit & Continuous Improvement
22. Conduct internal audits and compliance checks using our H&S software and our Maintenance task software
23. Review policies regularly and update as required.
24. Track KPIs related to incidents, near-misses, RIDDORs and compliance.
25. Recommend constructive improvements to management.
26. Further tasks as the position develops as required
Qualifications & Requirements
27. Formal Qualification in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health, or related field (preferred).
28. NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent health & safety certification.
29. Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in hospitality, spa, wellness, or hotel environment.
30. Strong knowledge of infection control and chemical handling especially in pool and spa environments
31. Experience conducting risk assessments and audits.
32. Excellent report writing and communication skills.
33. Access to a vehicle and hold a valid UK driving licence to visit other properties
Key Competencies
34. Strong attention to detail
35. Excellent problem-solving skills
36. Ability to influence and train staff
37. Strong organisational and documentation skills
38. Ability to remain calm under pressure
39. High ethical standards and integrity
Why Join Us:
40. Work on exciting, high-profile projects in the hospitality sector.
41. Collaborate with a talented and supportive team that values your ideas.
42. Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.
Being the iconic wellbeing brand that we are you should expect benefits that match our simple vision; to make you feel happier and healthier inside and out.
Not only will you work in great company you will also have access to the following:
43. Health, Wellness and Wellbeing incentives
44. Digital fitness programmes
45. Nutrition guides and recipes
46. Self-Guided meditation
47. Wellbeing podcasts
48. Champneys experiences (such an overnight stay or an ultimate spa day experience)
49. App for all schedules, timesheets, annual leave and all the important things you need at your fingertips.
50. In house social media connecting our Champneys Family
51. Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling sessions and legal advice if required, other perks such as shopping discounts and financial support to list a few benefits.
52. Motivating, rewarding and engaging colleague events.
53. Discounted stays for you, your friends and family at any of our properties.
54. Complimentary Spa Day on completion of your probationary period.
55. 50% discount on all Champneys products.
56. Great discounts on our partner products Elemis and Clarins.
57. Discounted membership to our exceptional health clubs.
58. Merlin Entertainments Attraction.
59. Introduce a friend incentive.
60. Long Service celebrations.
61. Free parking [Hotels and Resorts only].
62. Professional Uniform.