Risk Administrator

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fantastic annual leave

Flexible working

Protected hours for health and well‑be

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Greater Manchester is seeking a Risk Administrator to provide comprehensive administrative support to the Risk Management Team within the Patient Safety Directorate. You will work under the Risk Manager to assist in incident reporting, investigations, Patient Safety Reviews and Datix data maintenance.

The role focuses on acting as first point of contact for enquiries, coordinating meetings, maintaining records and ensuring data quality, contributing

Qualifications

• Experience administering risk management processes, including incident reporting.
• Ability to maintain data quality and records in line with policy.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Risk Management Team.
• Maintain accurate incident and risk data on Datix and support data quality processes.
• Assist with meeting administration (agendas, minutes and distribution).
• Produce Datix reports and support user access and basic system queries.
• Support Patient Safety Incident Investigations and liaise with stakeholders.
• Manage documentation in line with Trust Records Management Policy.
• Prioritise workload and contribute to efficient risk management processes.

Skills

Administrative support

Data management

Datix system

Incident reporting

Tools

Datix

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Risk Administrator to provide comprehensive administrative support to the Risk Management Team within the Patient Safety Directorate.

Working under the direction of the Risk Manager, you will contribute to the effective administration of all risk management processes, including incident reporting, investigations, Patient Safety Reviews, Duty of Candour, and maintenance of the Risk Management Database (Datix).

The role involves acting as the first point of contact for enquiries, supporting the coordination of meetings, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring data quality standards are met. You will play a key role in supporting safe, effective, and well-governed services by ensuring timely and accurate handling of risk management information.

• Provide administrative support to the Risk Management Team, including handling enquiries and triaging inboxes.
• Maintain accurate incident and risk-related data on Datix and support data quality processes.
• Assist with meeting administration, including agendas, minutes and document distribution.
• Produce and share Datix reports and support user access and basic system queries.
• Support the administration of Patient Safety Incident Investigations and liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage documentation in line with Trust Records Management Policy.
• Prioritise own workload and contribute to efficient risk management processes across the team.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.