Overview
Employer: Winchester City Council
Location: Winchester, Hampshire
Salary: £47,181.00 to £52,413.00 per annum
Closing date: 23 Nov 2025
Sector: Public Sector
Role: Health and Safety Officer
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Job Details
Closing date: Sunday 23 November 2025
Interview date: Wednesday 3 December 2025
Winchester City Council is seeking an experienced Health and Safety professional to assist the Council in meeting its statutory obligations and maintaining its comprehensive health and safety management systems. This full-time role (37 hours per week) will work in support of the Service Lead - Public Protection and must have a NEBOSH diploma in Occupational Safety and Health or equivalent qualification and a proven track record of delivering a health and safety management system for a large organisation.
The successful candidate must be able to write health and safety policy, risk assessments and conduct workplace audits of safe working practice. They must be able to competently investigate accidents and dangerous occurrences, provide advice in respect to the Councils response to critical incidents and or emergency situations and provide reports on data trends and provide recommendations to senior management.
They must possess an inner confidence when engaging with service managers, developed communication skills, good judgement and be able to work under pressure, establish priorities and deliver to deadlines. A positive attitude is a must as the successful candidate will be expected to assist with developing a great safety culture throughout the organisation.
Although the post holder is expected to primarily deliver internal health and safety advice, and support the Council's emergency response, they will be working within the wider Public Protection Service, which delivers on its external facing Local Authority health and safety enforcement role. As such they will receive and be expected to deliver resilience across these functions.
The City Council is committed to continuous service improvement and staff development.
If you\'re looking for an exciting opportunity then this is the role for you. In return, we offer an excellent package of benefits including:
* Hybrid-working (50% in the office, 50% at home - after first 3 weeks in office)
* Employer paid health cash plan
* Salary sacrifice scheme for cars and bikes
* 26 days annual leave per year rising to 33 days - dependent on length of service
* 13 days additional flexi leave per year (subject to operational requirements)
* Option to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave
* Free parking (during work hours) at any Winchester Park and Ride
* Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme
* Discounts at a range of major high street brands and the two leisure centres in the district
* Season Ticket loans
* Excellent working environment
* Support for continuous professional development
For further information about the role, please see the job description and person specification attached.
For an informal discussion regarding this post and the opportunities it offers please contact David Ingram, Service Lead - Public Protection on 01962 848479 or by email at dingram@winchester.gov.uk.
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Responsibilities
* Write health and safety policy, risk assessments and conduct workplace audits of safe working practice.
* Investigate accidents and dangerous occurrences; provide advice on responses to critical incidents or emergency situations.
* Produce reports on data trends and make recommendations to senior management.
* Engage with service managers with confidence; demonstrate developed communication skills and good judgement; work under pressure; establish priorities and meet deadlines.
* Contribute to developing a positive safety culture across the organisation.
* Deliver internal health and safety advice and support the Council's emergency response within the wider Public Protection Service.
* Contribute to resilience across internal and external health and safety enforcement functions.
Qualifications
* NEBOSH diploma in Occupational Safety and Health or equivalent qualification.
* Proven track record of delivering a health and safety management system for a large organisation.
Benefits
* Hybrid-working (50% in the office, 50% at home - after first 3 weeks in office)
* Employer paid health cash plan
* Salary sacrifice scheme for cars and bikes
* 26 days annual leave per year rising to 33 days - dependent on length of service
* 13 days additional flexi leave per year (subject to operational requirements)
* Option to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave
* Free parking (during work hours) at any Winchester Park and Ride
* Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme
* Discounts at a range of major high street brands and the two leisure centres in the district
* Season Ticket loans
* Excellent working environment
* Support for continuous professional development
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