Job Description

Job Title: Health and Safety Lead

Level: 2A

Salary: £50,000 per annum (pro rata)

Location: Chilcomb, Winchester with regular travel across the county

Hours: 22.2 hours per week (0.6 FTE)

Type of Contract: 6-month contract

Health & Safety Lead

Lead the future of Health & Safety at Hampshire Cultural Trust!

We’re looking for an experienced Health & Safety Lead to join Hampshire Cultural Trust at a pivotal point in our journey. This is a senior, short term opportunity to shape and strengthen our approach across a diverse, multi-site organisation, ensuring our framework is not only compliant but forward thinking, resilient and fit for the future.

A bit about you

You’ll provide strategic leadership, independent oversight and expert guidance to enhance Health and Safety across HCT. You’ll work closely with senior leaders to review and strengthen existing systems, governance and assurance arrangements, while supporting the development of a sustainable long term operating model.

A key expectation is to drive the transition from a compliance led approach to a proactive, risk based culture, embedding accountability, improving reporting and ensuring Health and Safety is fully integrated into organisational decision making.

Who we are

At Hampshire Cultural Trust we have a vision to create inspirational culture experiences that enrich and transform lives. We manage and support 20+ attractions and deliver county-wide outreach programmes that bring great culture to local communities. We also deliver a diverse range of wider social impact initiatives targeted at those who are most vulnerable or disadvantaged and who would not usually have access to arts and culture.

We promote equity, inclusion and diversity and a culture that actively values difference. We recognise that people from different backgrounds and experiences can enhance the way we perform and work and we encourage and support the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our staff.

We are inclusive, valuing, and respectful of diversity, developing the ability to recruit and retain a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Therefore, we are committed to implementing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities in our recruitment process and in employment.

The benefits of working for us

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro-rated for part time working)

• 7.5% Employer pension contributions

• Generous occupational maternity, adoption and paternity pay

• Enhanced occupational sick pay

• Generous compassionate leave scheme

• Paid emergency leave

• Industry leading Employee Assistance Programme

• Access to same day GP appointments for employees and their immediate family

• Life assurance scheme (x3 annual salary)

• Interest-free Season ticket loans and travel loans from first day of employment

• Charity Worker Discounts Scheme (savings on retail, leisure, groceries, travel etc.)

• Access to free eye tests and vouchers towards glasses for VDU use

• Free flu vaccination vouchers

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Health Cash Plan (cashback on dental, optical, medical for monthly subscription cost)

• Opportunities to learn, develop and progress

• Free tea and coffee

• Team Card - Free access to venues for friends and family, and discounts across café and retail.

We would encourage a covering letter for this position around your context for applying and why you would excel in the position.

We may interview before the role before closing date so we would encourage you to submit an application as soon as possible.

Closing date for applications: 17 May 2026

To find out more about us visit our website www.hampshireculture.org.uk and https://careers.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk/