Health & Safety Lead; Temporary

Position: Health & Safety Lead (Temporary)
Interim Health & Safety Lead – London
£400 paye / £550 per day Umbrella (Inside IR35)
37 hours per week
3–6 month contract

We are currently supporting a London based Local Council in recruiting an Interim Health & Safety Lead to provide senior capacity during a period of transition.

This is a high-impact strategic interim focused on stabilising existing Health & Safety activity, progressing priority improvements and preparing a structured handover for incoming permanent staff.

The assignment is about creating clarity, frameworks and momentum — not delivering full ISO accreditation or long-term cultural transformation.

Hybrid working applies: 2 days per week in the London office, 3 days remote.
Reporting directly to the Head of Corporate Health & Safety, you’ll act as a senior advisor across the organisation, helping to establish consistent standards and engagement during this critical period.
Responsibilities Over the 3–6 month contract, you will:

Health & Safety Standards & Systems

Review and update corporate H&S policies, procedures and management systems
Establish a baseline of H&S maturity across the Council
Identify key risks, gaps and duplication
Design a proportionate ISO aligned framework
Produce priority corporate standards and model risk assessments
Design (not deliver) an audit and assurance framework

Engagement, Communications & Culture

Reset the H&S engagement and communications approach
Develop a simple engagement strategy for Directorates
Improve visibility of H&S through consistent messaging
Support managers to embed H&S into daily operations
Design leading and lagging performance indicators

Training & Capability (Design Phase Only)

Complete a high-level training needs analysis
Create a H&S competency and training matrix
Identify priority gaps and quick wins
Produce a roadmap for future training delivery

Leadership & Handover

Act as senior H&S advisor to Directors and senior managers
Report into governance and leadership forums
Coach and support existing H&S team members
Produce a comprehensive handover covering:

Baseline maturity assessment
Work completed
Key risks and dependencies
Clear next steps and recommendations Requirements
Senior Health & Safety leadership experience within large, complex organisations
Strong experience designing or implementing ISO aligned systems
Proven ability to improve H&S management frameworks
Experience driving engagement and cultural improvement
Confident influencing senior stakeholders without formal authority
Able to deliver at pace in short-term interim roles
Public sector or local government experience (highly desirable)
Contact James at Service Care Solutions
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