Health & Safety Advisor
Champneys Head Office
Contract: Full Time
Salary: Up to £40,000

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

• Ensure compliance with local and national health and safety regulations.
• Help to create and advise on regular risk assessments across spa facilities, guest areas, treatment rooms, kitchens, pools, and back-of-house areas.
• Maintain up-to-date health & safety documentation and policies.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies and manage inspections.
• Train through new systems with staff and managers to ensure compliance is achieved

Risk Management

• Identify potential hazards and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain incident reporting and investigation procedures.
• Conduct accident investigations and prepare detailed reports.
• Monitor high-risk areas such as wet zones, sauna/steam rooms, pools, and chemical storage areas.

Spa-Specific Safety Oversight

• Ensure safe handling and storage of spa chemicals, oils, and cleaning products.
• Oversee hygiene protocols for treatment rooms and therapy equipment.
• 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
• Ensure infection control standards are maintained.

Training & Awareness

• Deliver health & safety induction training to new staff. This will involve travel to other sites as required
• Provide ongoing safety training for therapists, housekeeping, kitchen staff, and maintenance teams.
• Conduct fire drills and emergency response training with sites where it's identified we are falling short of policy requirements
• Promote a strong safety culture across all departments that you interact with

Emergency Preparedness

• Develop and update emergency response plans for sites
• Coordinate fire safety systems testing and evacuation procedures where this doesn't meet current requirements,
• Act as lead contact during safety incidents.
• Ensure first aid coverage and AED availability at sites is compliant and help sites identify what their first aid requirements are

Audit & Continuous Improvement

• Conduct internal audits and compliance checks using our H&S software and our Maintenance task software
• Review policies regularly and update as required.
• Track KPIs related to incidents, near-misses, RIDDORs and compliance.
• Recommend constructive improvements to management.
• Further tasks as the position develops as required

 

Qualifications & Requirements

• Formal Qualification in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health, or related field (preferred).
• NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent health & safety certification.
• Minimum 3-5 years' experience in hospitality, spa, wellness, or hotel environment.
• Strong knowledge of infection control and chemical handling especially in pool and spa environments
• Experience conducting risk assessments and audits.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills.
• Access to a vehicle and hold a valid UK driving licence to visit other properties

Key Competencies

• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to influence and train staff
• Strong organisational and documentation skills
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• High ethical standards and integrity

Why Join Us:

• Work on exciting, high-profile projects in the hospitality sector.
• Collaborate with a talented and supportive team that values your ideas.
• 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:

• Health, Wellness and Wellbeing incentives
• Digital fitness programmes
• Nutrition guides and recipes
• Self-Guided meditation
• Wellbeing podcasts
• Champneys experiences (such an overnight stay or an ultimate spa day experience)
• App for all schedules, timesheets, annual leave and all the important things you need at your fingertips.
• In house social media connecting our Champneys Family
• 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.
• Motivating, rewarding and engaging colleague events.
• Discounted stays for you, your friends and family at any of our properties.
• Complimentary Spa Day on completion of your probationary period.
• 50% discount on all Champneys products.
• Great discounts on our partner products Elemis and Clarins.
• Discounted membership to our exceptional health clubs.
• Merlin Entertainments Attraction.
• Introduce a friend incentive.
• Long Service celebrations.
• Free parking [Hotels and Resorts only].
• Professional Uniform.