Leonardo

Job Description:

Your Impact

Leonardo, one of the UK’s leading aerospace companies, is looking for a passionate and motivated professional to join our dynamic UK People Health & Wellbeing Team.

In this key role, you’ll help deliver a comprehensive occupational health service with a strong focus on wellbeing. Working alongside health professionals and reporting to the People Health & Wellbeing Manager, you’ll provide expert support and guidance to our people — while leading a small team of clinical and administrative staff across the UK.

We’re committed to your personal and professional growth too. At Leonardo, you’ll find real opportunities to expand your skills, grow your experience, and maintain your professional development — including support for revalidation.

The role is primarily based in Luton, with regular travel to our Southampton and Basildon sites (at least one day every other week).

There will also be travel to our Yeovil site every other month, and occasional visits to other UK sites as required. Some homeworking is included as part of this role. Within this role you will;

• Assist the Occupational Health Lead in development of People Health and Wellbeing Service
• Support and implementation of Occupational Health policies and procedures
• Develop monitor and review clinical governance arrangement and standards
• Undertake clinical audits
• Be responsible for Management of Occupational Health Adviser based at Yeovil site
• Recruit, lead, develop and help manage UK team as required
• Support the delivery of key projects and initiatives relating to health and wellbeing, including a wellbeing champion network, providing them with support, guidance and continuous development. Continually review and evaluate the impact of our wellbeing programme to ensure it meets our People needs.
• Liaise with external provider to deliver Health Surveillance to Leonardo
• Responsible for delivery of nurse led clinics, including the triaging of cases
• Case management including Sickness Absence Management
• Manage sessional Occupational Health Physician
• Fitness for Work assessments
• Return to work assessments
• Travel Health
• Promote workplace wellbeing including presentations
• Support employees, managers and HR with health advice
• Co-ordination of externally trained first aiders at work
• Manage effectively all resources such as equipment, training and budget

What you will bring

• Registered Nurse with current NMC accreditation.
• Occupational Health experience
• Leadership experience

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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Primary Location:

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid