Interim Risk & Policy Manager

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in London seeks a candidate for a pivotal role in their Corporate Governance Team. You will implement the risk management framework, support directorates, and ensure effective reporting processes. Ideal candidates will bring experience in risk management, strong organizational skills, and the ability to lead effectively in a team. The position offers a hybrid working model with the flexibility of working from home.

Qualifications

• Experience in Risk Management with a focus on governance.
• Strong organisational and communication skills needed.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Leadership and team collaboration is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of the risk management framework.
• Support development of a risk-aware culture across the organization.
• Coordinate risk processes and ensure oversight from committees.
• Manage policy development and assurance for the Trust.

Skills

Risk Management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity to work as an integral member of the Corporate Governance Team. The post holder will be accountable to the Director of Corporate Governance with dotted reporting lines to the Deputy Company Secretary. The post holder will have responsibility for providing leading the implementation of the risk management framework and supporting the development of a risk aware culture at all levels in the organisation, to ensure the delivery of high quality and safe services.

The post holder will support directorates and divisions to deliver effective risk management and reporting processes via the Trusts risk management system. They will co-ordinate the Trusts risk processes ensuring these are escalated to the appropriate Groups and Committees and levels of internal / external oversight. Driving risk-based improvements across the organisations five strategic ambitions.

By fostering strong relationships with internal and external audit teams, the post holder will identify best practice approaches to risk management and leverage from external benchmarking activities to mature the Trust’s approach to risk management and strengthen the internal control environment.

The post holder provides overall management for policy development and assurance across the Trust ensuring expert Trust wide support, facilitation and monitoring of progress of the two main role functions above. This includes development of the processes to support improvements in quality and efficiency.

Risk Management And Assurance

Risk Management And Assurance

Support the development of a robust Board Assurance Framework and Corporate Risk Register alongside the Deputy company Secretary.

Working alongside the Deputy Company Secretary and regularly consulting with Risk Owners/ Leads across the Trust, the post holder will take a lead role concerning the development and monitoring of key performance indicators for Risk Management, across the Trust, and implement and embed robust evaluation and assurance processes.

Policy Assurance

Policy Assurance

Responsible for development and implementation of the Trust-wide ‘Policy on Policies’. Ensure that those responsible for developing and updating policies follow guidelines and process around policy creation and review including any statutory compliance, formatting, and equality impact assessments. Must be able to challenge senior officers on policies.

Supporting the Director of Corporate Governance, work as a key active and participative member of the Trust’s Policy Assurance Group, assigning policies to key members of the group for review, ensuring identified issues are documented and communicated to the policy author and overseeing that changes are completed as required to enable policy ratification and upload to the intranet.

Ensure policies are developed or reviewed with an appropriate level of stakeholder engagement.

Team, Location and Working Arrangements

You will join a dedicated and dynamic team based in Belsize Park (Hampstead) in north-west London. Our hybrid working model allows for flexibility, with up a minimum of 2 days per week in the office particularly for Board of Directors, Board Committee and Council of Governors meetings. We are committed to supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Requirements

• Ideal candidates will have experience in Risk Management and be looking for the next step in governance.
• Strong organisational and communication skills are essential.
• Attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to lead and work effectively within a team and across the organisation.

How to Apply

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dorothy Otite
Job title: Interim Director of Corporate Governance
Email address: [e-mail]