Head of Wellbeing

Salary: £74,971.55 per annum, plus London allowances £4,775 per annum for candidates based in London only.

Contract Type:
Permanent

Location:

Can be based in London, Birmingham or Manchester.

Type of Working Arrangement:
Blended approach of home and office-working is available.

Hours:

37 hours per week

British Transport Police (BTP) is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain. We are the "Guardians of the Railway," putting passenger safety at the heart of what we do. Our values are simply:
We Care, We Do the Right Thing, We Strive to Be Better Every Day, We Are One BTP, and We Are Proud to Protect. Join us and help create an environment where we can all be our best every day.

Are you looking for your next exciting career move? British Transport Police have an excellent opportunity for an experienced and strategic Head of Wellbeing to join the Wellbeing, Health and Safety Department. This is a nationally leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering a comprehensive wellbeing strategy that supports over 5,000 employees across the organisation. As the Head of Wellbeing with BTP, you will lead a dedicated wellbeing team, oversee major wellbeing programmes and partnerships, and provide strategic direction during complex and critical incidents.

You will have direct impact on employee wellbeing, organisational performance and the delivery of BTP’s long term strategic objectives.

• Leading the development, delivery and evaluation of BTP’s organisation-wide wellbeing strategy, ensuring interventions are evidence-based, impactful and aligned to organisational priorities.
• Providing strategic leadership to the Wellbeing Team, Peer Support Network and TRiM framework, ensuring high
  -quality wellbeing support is delivered consistently across the Force.
• Acting as the professional lead for wellbeing, advising senior leaders on psychological risk, employee wellbeing, trauma support and organisational resilience.
• Building and maintaining influential partnerships with national policing bodies, external providers and stakeholders to drive innovation, best practice and continuous improvement in wellbeing provision.

• Essential Criteria:
  
  Qualifications and Training: A Level 7 qualification in wellbeing, health, HR or related discipline, together with substantial experience leading wellbeing or mental health programmes within a large and complex organisation.
• Experience or training in Health and wellbeing management.
• Skills and Experience:
  
  Significant expertise in employee wellbeing, mental health, psychological risk management and organisational wellbeing strategies, ideally within policing, emergency services or similarly demanding operational environments.
• Proven experience of leading, motivating and developing high-performing teams, with the ability to influence and build credibility with senior leaders and key stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, strategic and communication skills, including experience of producing executive-level reports, managing contracts and budgets, and using data to inform decision-making and service improvement.
• Other requirements:
  National travel to various locations will be required, including occasional overnight stays.
• The successful candidate will be required to be contactable to provide advice and support during emergency situations and major incidents when required.

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
• Family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
• Bespoke benefits platform and Blue Light Card access.
• Salary sacrifice options for cycles, home technology, gym…