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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
Band 8c
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
246-COR6702474
Employer
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
County Hall
Town
Norwich
Salary
£74,290 - £85,601 gross per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust logo

Head of Risk

Band 8c

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.

Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams.Ìý We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!

We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require

JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.

YOUR APPLICATION
It is important that you complete a formal application form as CV’s alone will not be accepted.

We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.

Job overview

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Head of Risk to join the newly established Corporate Delivery team. You will be a senior leader and hold strategic responsibility for the implementation of improvement strategies in the areas of risk management and assurance. The post holder will have corporate responsibility for the development, implementation and monitoring of the Trust Risk Management Strategy and policy framework and ensure these are in line with best practice. The post holder will lead in creating a risk aware culture and environment, in which risk management is embedded at all levels in the organisation, to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, patient-centred services

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Main duties of the job

The post holder will develop key relationships with system partners and be the strategic lead for all the Trust’s risk management arrangements, to firmly establish the Trust’s position as a trusted partner in the area of risk management. The post holder will work collaboratively with external bodies as required to strengthen internal risk management capabilities and act as the Trust’s risk management lead to embedding more effective system level risk management.

  • Risk management strategy, policy, process and culture
  • Risk management advice and support
  • Analysis of reporting on risk
  • Trust Board Assurance Framework
  • Risk management training and development
  • Leading the Trust Risk Management team

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Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.


Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.


Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.Ìý

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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Interviews for this role will take place between 13th and 27th January 2025.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Master qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience working at a senior level in specialist area.
  • Evidence of active continued professional development to support the delivery of a senior leadership role including experience in risk management and governance systems.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive knowledge of governance and risk frameworks, particularly but not exclusively within the NHS.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Womens Staff Network

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ralph Critchley
Job title
Consultant
Email address
[email protected]