National Health and Wellbeing Manager

Organisation: Swim England
Salary: £41,000 - £46,000
Location: SportPark, Pavilion 3, 3 Oakwood Drive, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, Le11 3QF
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 10 May 2026
Interview date: 28 May 2026
Job Description: Our standard Full Time Equivalent hours are 35 hours per week, unless otherwise specified in the job advert.

Swim England is the national governing body for swimming in England.

We help people learn how to swim, enjoy the water safely, and compete in all our sports.

Our vision is of a nation swimming and we strive to inspire everyone to enjoy the water in the way that suits them. We work with our partners to create engaging programmes that enable everyone to be active, have fun and stay healthy through swimming.

Your application is generated using the information you have provided in your Profile. Your CV and any additional supporting evidence will also be attached and made available to the hiring manager.

- Based at SportPark, Loughborough (Minimum 2 days per week)
- 35 hours a week (Mon-Fri)

About the Role

We are looking for a strategic and driven National Health and Wellbeing Manager to lead the development and delivery of Swim England’s swimming for health agenda across England.

This role plays a critical part in positioning swimming as a key contributor to public health, working at the intersection of sport, health, and community development. You will lead on shaping policy, influencing key stakeholders, and driving programmes that increase participation among inactive populations and those with long-term health conditions.

Working collaboratively with partners across government, the NHS, and the sport sector, you will champion inclusion, social prescribing, and evidence-based practice. Your work will help tackle health inequalities and ensure swimming is accessible, relevant, and impactful for diverse communities nationwide.

Key Responsibilities
In this role you will:

- Lead Swim England’s approach to swimming for health policy, influencing national stakeholders including Government, NHS and Sport England

- Develop and deliver strategies that position swimming as a tool to improve public health and wellbeing

- Build and manage strategic partnerships across public health, sport, and community sectors

- Support the development of inclusive swimming environments that engage inactive individuals and those with long-term conditions

- Drive the integration of social prescribing within swimming provision across priority communities

- Lead the development and delivery of national swimming for health programmes and initiatives

- Contribute to tackling inequalities by working with colleagues and partners in priority communities

- Establish and manage a network of public health experts to inform strategy and delivery

- Develop high-quality resources, guidance and tools for partners and stakeholders

- Support and contribute to research that strengthens the evidence base for swimming and health outcomes

- Lead the development and implementation of Swim England’s Swimming and Health Commission

- Identify funding opportunities and secure investment to support programme delivery

- Ensure all activity aligns with safeguarding, welfare, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and data protection standards

- Promote Swim England’s values in all interactions

Skills and Experience
Essential

- Proven experience leading health, inclusion, or physical activity programmes within sport, public health, or community sectors

- Strong understanding of public health systems and policy, including social prescribing, tackling inequalities, and long-term health conditions

- Experience influencing and building partnerships with organisations such as the NHS, Government, and Sport England

- Ability to develop policy, advocate for change, and apply research and evidence to demonstrate impact

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including developing resources and reports for varied audiences

- Proven project and budget management skills, delivering outcomes on time and within scope

- Experience securing or supporting funding for health or community-based initiatives

- Strong commitment to inclusion, accessibility, and improving health outcomes through sport

Desirable

- Postgraduate qualification in public health (or willingness to work towards)

Please be advised that we cannot offer visa sponsorship and that you must have right to work in the UK to apply or be considered for this role. If you are a non-UK/EU National, you must have an appropriate working Visa to undertake employment. You must also be working within the UK to apply or be considered for this role, due to the public liability insurance Swim England holds.

Swim England is committed to inclusion and embraces the spirit of equality legislation. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role are guaranteed an interview. We are also piloting a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds. Candidates who opt in to the scheme and demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. Applicants can indicate if they wish to opt in by answering the relevant question within the application form.

Where possible, Swim England will always make reasonable adjustments for accessibility to anyone who requires it.

If you would like any of the documentation in a different format or would like to apply in a different way please get in touch. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process, in line with the Equality Act 2010. However, the organisation may employ positive action where candidates from underrepresented groups can demonstrate their ability to perform the role equally well.

Swim England is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
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