Health and Safety Consultant (Newcastle)
full-time•Newcastle upon Tyne
About this role
<p>We are recruiting a Health and Safety Consultant to join our growing Health and Safety team at Wirehouse. The successful candidate will be offering advice and guidance to a diverse portfolio of clients. You will be home working and travelling between client sites. Wirehouse are a growing HR, Employment Law, GDPR and Health & Safety Consultancy firm offering UK-wide support to employers from every sector and of every size.</p><p><strong>Health and Safety Consultant Responsibilities</strong></p><p>Reporting into the Head of Health and Safety, this role will be home based, spending approximately 3/4 days of the week travelling between client sites and day and half report writing from home. You will be part of a cohesive and collaborative team that bring the best out in each other through their professionalism.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Consultant will include:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Working with a range of clients, understanding customers’ needs, and providing, consultancy services, training services and written documents in support of their business plans and in mitigation of risk.</p></li><li><p>Advising clients on generalist health and safety matters from a range of different industry sectors; Leisure, Care, Hospitality, Construction, Manufacturing, Retail, Engineering, Education plus more!</p></li><li><p>Maintaining and continually developing strong relationships with clients to truly understand their requirements and be able to create innovative solutions.</p></li><li><p>Creating a collaborative culture internally, sharing best practice and ideas, seeking opportunities for improvement and innovation.</p></li><li><p>You will be responsible for a portfolio of clients, in your region. We are a co-ordinated company to ensure that the role is as practical and balanced as possible for you.</p></li></ul><p><strong>The ideal Health and Safety Consultant will possess:</strong></p><ul><li><p>NEBOSH General Certificate / Diploma or equivalent</p></li><li><p>Member of IOSH and/or IIRSM</p></li><li><p>NEBOSH Fire</p></li><li><p>Full UK Driving License</p></li></ul><p>Salary & Benefits</p><p>Salary: Up to £48,000 (depending on experience and qualifications) plus £5,000 car allowance</p><p>Excellent Benefits: including Healthcare, Pension, Referral Scheme and 25 Days Holiday (rising to 28) plus Bank Holidays plus your Birthday off. </p><p>Wirehouse is committed to promoting inclusion and diversity in all we do. If you need adjustments to support your application, please contact our Talent and Recruitment team.</p><p>Closing date:<strong> 28th February 2026</strong>. <strong>Please note: Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We may look to close the advert early, so please don't delay in submitting an application.</strong></p>
What you'll do
- The consultant will work with diverse clients across various sectors, providing consultancy, training, and written documentation to mitigate risk and support business plans. Responsibilities include advising on generalist health and safety matters and maintaining strong client relationships to develop innovative solutions.
About WorkNest
WorkNest is a powerhouse of Employment Law, HR and Health & Safety support services, weaving pragmatic advice with powerful technology platforms. We exist to help employers proactively overcome their employment, safety and wellbeing challenges, working alongside internal teams or providing a fully outsourced solution.
Our proactive and personalised services are delivered by highly-accomplished, commercially-minded people, with set-price subscription models for cost certainty and peace of mind.
Head-quartered in Chester with hubs throughout the UK, our 400-strong team – which includes more than 95 qualified Employment Lawyers and Advisers, over 45 qualified HR Consultants, and over 50 qualified Health & Safety Consultants – empower employers to soar through nurture and protection.
Ultimately, we understand that when organisations are compliant, confident and risk-aware — and their employees are safe, supported and encouraged — they have the peace of mind to concentrate on innovating and growing. Our services take care of you and your business so you can do exactly that.
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