Staff Health & Wellbeing Manager (FM12736)

We’re seeking a credible and confident individual to drive positive staff health and wellbeing at the University of Bath. We are currently one of only 15 Universities to have been awarded the Universities Mental Health Charter, which recognises our whole university approach to mental health and wellbeing. You will build on these significant steps by leading on the staff facing elements of our "Be Well at Bath" initiative and acting as our Subject Matter Expert on staff wellbeing.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Engaging and networking with staff, leaders, managers and experts across the university.
• Representing staff wellbeing in strategic meetings such as the Be Well Steering Group, Departmental Wellbeing Action Planning and Suicide Prevention Working Group to proactively develop actions and initiatives that enhance staff wellbeing.
• Developing and supporting the implementation of evidence-based wellbeing interventions for staff and leading on projects that enhance a healthy culture.
• Leading the communication plan for staff wellbeing; developing and updating intranet pages, writing blogs and articles and agreeing a wellbeing calendar of events.
• Leading a network of volunteer Staff Wellbeing Champions, supporting and cultivating this community of practice.
• Providing training and other interventions, or sourcing these from external providers, to embed health and wellbeing approaches across the organisation.

You’ll be based in the University's Safety, Health and Employee Wellbeing Service which provides institution-wide professional guidance and support on general and specific health and wellbeing matters. This is not a counselling or mental health practitioner role, though on occasions you will work with individuals to signpost suitable support. This is a hybrid role with an expectation of 3 days per week on campus, although this may vary due to the consulting nature of the role and requirements of stakeholders.

About You:

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working in a large and complex environment.
• A professional qualification (degree level or equivalent) in a Human Resource, Occupational/Organisational Psychology or Health and Wellbeing related subject area. Alternatively, you will have a broad-based business qualification supported by practical experience in a significant range of wellbeing and positive mental health initiatives and programmes, including contributing to guidance and policy in related areas.
• Experience in coaching, with a suitable qualification and memberships of relevant professional bodies, such as the CIPD/BPS.
• Experience of using the Health and Safety Executive's management standards to support the development of action plans to continuously drive staff wellbeing forward.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to write reports and present key information to a variety of audiences, including at a strategic level.
• Confidence, credibility and collaboration skills to constructively challenge accepted practices and norms, manage change effectively and express empathy to support people, within boundaries, who may be experiencing difficult or challenging situations.
• Creativity and initiative to solve complex problems, and plan and manage several projects simultaneously.

You’ll be an effective role model and have strategies for effectively managing your own wellbeing, remaining calm and resilient under pressure with the ability to respond to changing circumstances or priorities to deliver a varied and sometimes challenging workload.

What We Can Offer You:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Free counselling services through Health Assured, Cycle to work scheme, Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, Staff discount at Team Bath gym, Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees, Staff discount on language courses, Generous employer contributory pension schemes, Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance, A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more, Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath, Local discounts and more, A family-friendly workplace, An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce, Relocation allowance, Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses.

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits. Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on X for more information.

Closing Date: 15 Jun 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £46,735 to £55,755