Job Description
Head of Risk Management, North Bristol NHS Trust, from £48,526 + excellent NHS benefits (AfC Band 8a)
Are you an experienced risk professional looking for your next challenge and to develop your career?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone who is passionate about risk management to provide specialist knowledge, advice, and leadership in all aspects of risk management at NBT. This role will take the strategic and operational lead in ensuring that risk management is fully integrated into the day-to-day operational management of our Trust.
You will be based at Southmead Hospital in North Bristol. Salary from £48,526 - £54,619 (AfC Band 8a) and excellent NHS benefits, starting on 27 days AL + bank holidays and excellent pension.
This is a full time fixed term post for 12 months covering maternity leave.
Why apply?
- You will be working in a large NHS Trusts in a vibrant and modern acute hospital setting
- Opportunity to interact with colleagues across clinical, operational, and corporate areas, including with Senior Leaders and Executives
- You will be a valued subject matter expert, helping to inform decisions at all levels in the organisation
- Experience a fascinating, fast-paced, and varied role; each day will be different.
Interview date:
Interviews to be held w/c 03 April 2023.
The Role:
As Head of Risk Management, you will:
- Lead on the delivery of the Trust's risk agenda, risk management system and risk-related regulatory and contractual compliance
- Lead on the trust-wide implementation of the Risk Management Strategy and Policy
- Lead a programme which systematically recognises, reports, analyses, evaluates and minimises risk throughout the organisation
- Report to the key governance forums (including Trust Board) on the identification and mitigation of significant risks to the achievement of the organisation’s objectives
- Be the information asset owner of the trust-wide risk management system (currently Datix)
- Review the Trust’s current risk management function and responsibilities and develop proposals to ensure this is robustly resourced and delivered
You:
The successful Head of Risk Management will:
- have specialist in-dept professional knowledge of risk discipline, and recent experience as a practicing risk professional
- Be extremely organised, and not be fazed by uncertainty, ambiguity, and changing priorities
- Be successful working under pressure (of time and resources)
- Have highly developed communication and relationship skills, including: • the ability to summarise and present complex information in verbal or written reports
- the ability to challenge constructively and assertively at all levels
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Main duties and responsibilities Risk Management:
- Provide specialist advice on all risk management matters to Risk Management Group/Executive Assurance Forum, relevant sub-committees, and divisional governance groups across the Trust, providing guidance on highly complex risk and governance matters where there can be differing opinions, interpreting policies, legislative/statutory requirements and recommending appropriate courses of action.
- Establish and maintain a proactive and integrated approach to Risk Management and be the recognised authority and advisor on all risk management providing expert advice and guidance to ensure the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities and is responsive to change.
- Provide leadership and professional advice on all aspects of risk management developing and embedding a positive culture towards the management of risk.
- Be responsible for the review and ongoing delivery of a prioritised risk management and assurance implementation plan that reflects the strategic aims of the organisation and the operational needs of divisions, sites, and services.
- Ensure that risks identified from external regulatory and audit reviews and other national reports are assessed and used to inform the Trust’s risk register and Board Assurance Framework as appropriate; implement reporting systems to provide assurance to individual directors, divisions, committees, and the Trust Board of Directors.
- Provide support to Executive Directors, Senior Managers, Clinicians and key personnel to undertake risk assessment, analyse risk data to develop and review risk registers and deliver regular progress reports to operational groups, Committees up to the Trust Board of Directors.
- Identify and where appropriate deliver training.
Responsibility for Policy/Service Development
The post holder will:
- Lead on and be accountable for, the development and implementation of Trust-wide strategies, frameworks, policies and procedures for Risk Management that meet the strategic and operational needs of the organisation and reflect best practice and National guidance.
- Advise the Trust on how to meet risk policy requirements when working with external organisations in a manner that is consistent with the overall standards and objectives of the current Risk Management Policies, Strategies and Frameworks.
- Advise and support the Trust Board of Directors to develop the Risk Management Strategy and establish the Board’s risk appetite statement, working closely with the Chief Executive, Executive Lead and Director of Corporate Governance.
- Maintain a detailed working knowledge of current NHS policy and developments that may affect management of strategic, corporate or information risk
Responsibility for Human Resources
The post holder will:
- Provide support to the Trust Secretariat in meeting shared objectives.
- Use software to develop performance management reports; responsible for performance management of Datix or any replacement risk management system.
Planning & Organisational Skills
The post holder will:
- Formulate long term risk management improvement plans involving uncertainly, impact on organisation.
- Assist in the development of business plans and strategies and advise on risk and implications and considerations.
- Be an active member of the Trusts policy development process, contributing to Trust-wide and corporate policies and strategy approval.
- Formulate long term strategic risk improvement plans designed to improve engagement with the wider organisation.
- Develop business plan, strategy for area of activity, make major contribution to corporate policies and strategy
Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources
The post holder will:
- Be responsible for the budget for the risk management function and the Datix system.
Responsibility for Information Resources
The post holder will:
- Record personally generated risk information and use software to develop reports.
- Update information systems such as Datix and clinical systems e.g. Medway, Evolve.
- Regularly use software to develop performance reports and monitor KPI’s on risk management.
Responsibility for Research & Development
The post holder will:
- Undertake R & D as required for the purposes of improving systems and processes
- Undertake complex surveys relating to service improvements or performance management
Freedom to Act
The post holder will:
- Be required to interpret Trust strategy, in order to establish goals and standards
- Be accountable for risk management activity
- Demonstrate autonomy to act independently.
- Deputise for the Director of Corporate Governance as appropriate, with delegated authority of conduct.