At Network Rail, we're part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain and operate our network. Now is a fantastic time and join our team in Wales and Western region as we finalise the reforms to our maintenance organisation which will deliver:
- A safer and more reliable and punctual service for passengers and employees - quicker fault fixes by more agile multi-disciplined response teams.
- Individual rostering - enabling us to send the right number or people to fix a fault.
- Multi-skilling - investing in the knowledge and skills of our people so they are better equipped to fix the most common faults themselves.
- Accelerated and improved technology deployment - we have a raft of labour and life-saving technology ready to be rolled out.
Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When your part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions. Watch our video to find out more!
About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We look for opportunities to offer great opportunities to learn and grow through personal and professional development. And, if you make the grade then you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that joined the top 50 in the Glassdoor's 2021 Best Places to Work.
We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone. For more information about Network Rail click here
Overview
As the Occupational Health and Wellbeing Manager, you will manage the approach to occupational health and wellbeing activities, providing assurance relating to effective occupational health management, leading health and wellbeing promotion activities, and working with the Wales Route to deliver Network Rail's Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
Your Main Responsibilities will be to
Working with other stakeholders, and in particular the central Health and Wellness Strategy team, develop and implement the functions health and wellbeing improvement plan to address local health requirements, aligned to Network Rail's Integrated Plan.
There is a requirement to travel across the route to our depots and Ops locations, therefore a full UK driving licence would be required for this role.
Pay and Rewards
Salary: This role is a Band 4.C.: £43,588 - £51,719 per annum.
As a Network Rail employee, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits!
- Privileged staff travel - Leisure travel discount of 75% on all leisure travel and includes family members.
- A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train.
- GWR ticket alliance, Heavily discounted all day passes for you and up to 3 friends and family to use across the GWR network (48 passes per year)
- Benefits package including healthcare offers, a cycle to work scheme, discounted healthcare club membership, and a discounted offers and benefits including childcare, healthcare and online shopping site.
- A range of Pension schemes to choose from
- Effectively manage work-life balance with a 35hrs per wee k contract, hybrid working, flexible working, flexible leave, and enhanced family friendly support.
- 5 days paid volunteering leave.
- 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community.
- In Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme where you can say thanks and recognise colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviours.
To find out more about the benefits at Network Rail, click here .
More about the role and your application
Closing date: 17th June 2026. Late applications will not be accepted.
This role requires working in the office for a least 60% of the working week. Potentially this role could be undertaken by another location in W&B however, would need to be able to travel as the role is required to travel across Wales & Borders to attend maintenance and operational locations.
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We want to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity. Therefore, s hould you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please do let us know by contacting Elisabeth Holmes on 07395 387432
Should you wish to have a chat about this role, please con tact Lisa East on 07710 940727
You will ideally have
- Registered General Nurse (RGN) or MSc/BSc in Occupational Health or OH Diploma/certificate.
- Relevant clinical occupational health expertise required to assess health needs of the business unit
- Ability to work autonomously on own initiative and be able to prioritise work appropriately
- An effective communicator
- Proven knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Proven resilience in an occupational health environment to be able to deal with the demands of the post
- Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety within your application.
What could set you apart
- Additional qualifications and experience in an area of health specialism, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer in the workplace, mental health, musculoskeletal conditions or vocational rehabilitation
- Experience of managing third party occupational health service provision
- Safety management qualification
- Railway or equivalent industry experience
- Customer interface, including training/presenting relevant health data/presentations
- Auditing clinical performance or service delivery
Not sure if you meet all the requirements? Let us decide . Some of these criteria may be learnt in role. Therefore, if you do not meet all the criteria, please submit your application. We will screen your application against these criteria to assess the best match.
