Head of Compliance

Cleveland Clinic; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Head of Compliance to oversee the Corporate Compliance Program at its London location. This role involves strategy development, auditing, and ensuring regulatory compliance across the organization. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and substantial experience in compliance or related fields, with robust knowledge of UK regulations. The position offers a supportive environment focused on professional development, competitive benefits, and a collaborative culture.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Auto-Enrolment pension plan

Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance

Discounted gym facilities

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in compliance, ethics, legal, audit, or related risk roles with progressive leadership.
• Experience building and scaling compliance programs including monitoring and audits.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements across various areas.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute the enterprise-wide compliance program strategy.
• Lead communication and reporting on compliance activities.
• Conduct assigned audit procedures related to CCL on-site internal audits.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Regulatory knowledge

Project management

Education

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

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Epic electronic medical record

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 Clinics 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 Clinics 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

• Bachelors 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.

Lets deliver World Class care together!

Equal Employment Opportunity

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

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.