Safety Manager

Contract: Full Time

Salary: Up to £51,000 Per Annum

Shift type: Home based, with travel required around England

Contracted hours: Full time

Care Concern Group is entering one of the most ambitious phases in its history. With more than 140 care homes across the UK and a clearly defined growth strategy that will significantly expand our national footprint over the coming years, we are scaling at pace across a mixed portfolio of owned, leased and managed properties. As one of the UK's fastest-growing elderly care providers, safety is fundamental to everything we do.

Every care home we operate is someone's home. It is also a highly regulated environment where residents, colleagues, contractors and visitors depend on robust systems, strong leadership and a culture that puts safety first. That is why we are looking for a Safety Manager to join our growing Safety Team. This is not a traditional compliance role. It is an opportunity to influence safety performance across a large and complex healthcare estate, partnering with operational leaders, Home Managers, Estates teams and senior stakeholders to ensure the highest standards of safety, compliance and risk management are consistently achieved.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Safety, you will support homes across the South of England whilst working collaboratively with colleagues throughout the UK. You’ll be a visible presence within the business, building relationships, coaching leaders, challenging poor practice where necessary and helping operational teams create environments where residents and colleagues can thrive safely. From investigating incidents and analysing trends to supporting regulatory visits and leading improvement initiatives, your work will directly influence the safety culture of one of the sector’s fastest-growing providers. You’ll spend as much time building trust and influencing people as you will reviewing audits and compliance data.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Supporting and promoting a positive safety culture across multiple care homes
• Providing expert guidance on health and safety, fire safety, environmental compliance and risk management
• Conducting audits, inspections and compliance reviews
• Supporting homes to develop and implement improvement plans
• Investigating accidents, incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and driving corrective actions
• Working alongside Estates and Maintenance teams to ensure statutory compliance requirements are achieved
• Supporting contractor management across critical compliance areas including fire safety, water safety, lifts, LOLER, asbestos and environmental services
• Analysing safety data, identifying trends and presenting findings to senior leaders
• Supporting homes during inspections, audits and regulatory visits
• Delivering training, coaching and practical support to operational teams
• Contributing to strategic safety projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation

Who We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who understands that great safety performance isn’t achieved through policies alone. It comes from engagement, influence and credibility. You’ll be confident building relationships with operational leaders, capable of challenging constructively and comfortable working within a fast-paced, multi-site environment.

You will ideally bring:

• Experience within a Health & Safety, Fire Safety, Risk, Compliance or Operational Safety role
• A strong understanding of UK health and safety legislation and compliance requirements
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, investigations and risk assessments
• Excellent communication, report writing and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working with contractors, regulators and external stakeholders
• The ability to influence and engage colleagues at all levels of the organisation
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly

Experience within health and social care would be highly advantageous, although we are equally interested in candidates from other highly regulated sectors who can demonstrate strong operational safety experience. NEBOSH qualifications, fire safety experience and knowledge of care home regulations would also be beneficial.

Why Join Care Concern Group?

This is an exciting time to join our organisation. As we continue to grow, safety remains one of our most important strategic priorities. You’ll have the opportunity to shape how safety is delivered across a national portfolio, working alongside experienced operational and support teams who genuinely care about doing the right thing. We offer the scale of a large organisation whilst maintaining the agility, pace and collaborative culture of a family-owned business. Our values guide everything we do: Trust | Respect | Passion | Kindness | Inclusivity.

If you’re looking for a role where you can influence culture, drive meaningful improvement and make a genuine difference across a growing organisation, we’d love to hear from you.