Head of Compliance

Cleveland Clinic; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Head of Compliance responsible for the corporate compliance program's strategy, implementation, and enhancement. This role demands collaboration with leadership, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to manage compliance initiatives. Ideal candidates possess a Bachelor's degree and substantial experience in compliance or audit roles. Competitive salary, full-time position with benefits like 25 days annual leave and pension contributions.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Auto-Enrolment pension contributions

Life Assurance

Private Medical & Dental Insurance

Discounted gym facilities

Holistic Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in compliance, ethics, legal, or audit roles.
• Experience in building and scaling compliance programs.
• Direct exposure to UK regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Determine compliance program strategy across the enterprise.
• Communicate compliance activities to leadership.
• Conduct assigned audit procedures and document findings.

Skills

Accuracy and attention to detail

Proficiency in Excel

Proficient in Word

Proficient in Outlook

Proficient in Access

Proficient in PowerPoint

Proficiency in Epic electronic medical record

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, Healthcare, Finance, or related field

Job description

Our vision is to be the best place for healthcare anywhere and the best place to work in healthcare.

We believe that every life deserves world class healthcare.

Job Summary

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm

Location: 40 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7AW

Contract: Full-time, permanent

What are we looking for?

Cleveland Clinic London are looking to recruit a Head of Compliance. The Head of Compliance is responsible for managing the strategy, design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of Cleveland Clinic’s Corporate Compliance Program and conducting audit activities at Cleveland Clinic London (CCL) and its associated locations.

This role requires effective collaboration with hospital leadership, cross-functional teams, and both internal and external stakeholders. The Head of Compliance fosters a culture of integrity by enforcing, developing, updating, and managing enterprise policies and procedures, facilitating auditing and monitoring programs and activities, delivering training and education, providing guidance on compliance questions and activities, investigating allegations of potential misconduct, and enforcing compliance with regulations and standards. Success in this role demands critical thinking, sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to influence and execute within a complex, matrixed environment.

This role is London-based and reports directly to the Cleveland Clinic International Compliance Program Director, who is based in the US.

What makes us different?

Cleveland Clinic London offers a brand-new high‑acuity environment with the very latest equipment, where caregivers are encouraged to grow their expertise across multiple specialties, and in collaboration with expert clinicians. Our Mission, ‘Caring for life, researching for health, and educating those who serve’, assures our unwavering commitment to professional development.

What will your duties include?

• Inform and execute enterprise-wide compliance program strategy, including providing direction to the corporate compliance risk assessment processes, developing compliance workplans, and monitoring of associated education, policy-development, auditing, mitigation and corrective action activities. Lead the implementation of Cleveland Clinic’s Corporate Compliance Program at CCL.
• Communicate and report to the Cleveland Clinic International Compliance Program Director and the Corporate Compliance Department leadership on all CCL compliance activities and receive direction and guidance from the same.
• Under the direction and supervision of Internal Audit, function as a guest auditor and conduct assigned audit procedures related to CCL on-site internal audits. Develop and document audit findings, including recommendations for improving controls.
• Serves as a trusted advisor and primary Compliance point of contact for CCL leadership.
• Support departments and institutes in identifying and implementing regulatory and compliance requirements for existing and new services, operations, and activities—including, but not limited to, privacy, data protection, anti‑trust / competition, anti‑corruption, trade compliance, modern slavery, competition, prevention of fraud, business courtesies, cybersecurity, money laundering, scientific exchange, research, and medical education.
• Stay current on evolving laws, regulations, guidance, and enforcement actions.
• Serve as Compliance Partner to the CCL Compliance Committee and other compliance committees as assigned.
• Prepare reports and executive summaries for enterprise committees and CCL leadership on compliance activities; aggregate trends and metrics to drive corrective actions.
• Other duties as assigned.

What we need from you?

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Healthcare, Finance, or related field required.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail; proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, and desirable proficiency in Epic electronic medical record.
• Substantial and evidential experience in a compliance, ethics, legal, audit, or related risk roles, with progressive leadership in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling compliance programs, including risk assessment, policy governance, monitoring / auditing, investigations, and training.
• Direct exposure to UK regulatory frameworks (e.g., UK GDPR / Data Protection Act 2018, CQC, CMA Order) and international risk domains (ABAC, sanctions, third‑party risk)
• In‑depth knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements across a range of areas, such as privacy, data protection, anti‑trust / competition, anti‑corruption, trade compliance, modern slavery, competition, prevention of fraud, business courtesies, cybersecurity, anti‑money laundering, scientific exchange, research, and medical education.
• Proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing enterprise‑wide compliance programmes, including risk assessment, policy development, and monitoring of compliance activities across large organisations.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and executive summaries, aggregate compliance trends and metrics, and drive corrective actions based on data analysis.

What can we offer you?

As a private hospital with no shareholders, we reinvest profits back into our organisation. This means we can offer tailored support and development for caregivers, alongside benefits such as :

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Auto‑Enrolment of 5% pension - Cleveland Clinic contributes 10% through Salary Exchange
• Life Assurance, Private Medical & Dental Insurance and Eye Care contributions
• Discounted gym facilities
• 24 / 7 Holistic Employee Assistance Programme
• WorkplaceNurseryScheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Who we are?

Cleveland Clinic is one of the leading providers of specialised medical care in the world, providing clinical excellence and superior patient outcomes for almost 6 million patient visits per year across more than 200 locations. We employ over 80,000 caregivers worldwide and continue to drive innovation in healthcare.

With over 100 years of history, our “Patients First” philosophy is at the heart of everything that we do.

If you would like to know more, please email

Applicant shortlisting and interviews may take place whilst the advert is live, so it may close sooner than expected - please submit your application as soon as possible. Due to the volume of applications, we are not always able to provide individual feedback.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check

This role may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

“Let’s deliver World Class care together!”

As an equal opportunities employer, we aspire to work together to promote a more inclusive work environment, which represents our commitment to celebrate diversity.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement

CCL is committed to applying its Equal Employment Opportunity / Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy at all stages of recruitment and privileging. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to any Protected Characteristics. When aware of the need to do so and when required, CCL will make reasonable adjustments to its arrangements for interviews and to conditions of employment / engagement for disabled applicants to ensure, so far as practicable, that they do not place such applicants at a substantial disadvantage in comparison to non-disabled applicants.