Risk Manager

Greater Manchester Menthal Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester is seeking a qualified individual with experience in healthcare risk management. The role requires strong leadership skills and experience in team management, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Candidates must have a degree or equivalent experience. This position offers competitive benefits including generous annual leave and pension schemes.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of incident and risk management systems.
• Experience of troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Experience of analysing and interpreting data.

Responsibilities

• Manage teams to deliver effective risk management.
• Engage with service users and stakeholders.
• Design and deliver training and presentations.

Skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Ability to negotiate and influence

Computer literate with incident databases

Ability to present complex data

Good analytical and judgment skills

Self-motivated and disciplined

Ability to work independently

Ability to work flexibly

Education

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant work experience

Desirable criteria

• Relevant risk management qualification
• Post Grad Diploma in relevant subject or working towards

Experience

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of incident and risk management systems
• Experience of troubleshooting and problem solving
• Experience of administering and maintaining applications
• Experience of analysing and interpreting data
• Experience of designing and delivering training and presentations
• Experience of working with staff at all levels of seniority
• Experience in managing teams
• Understanding and experience of the incident reporting and reviewing process
• Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to drive and motivate individual teams
• Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders
• Significant experience of service users and carer engagement

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in NHS healthcare
• Experience of writing reports
• Policy development and implementation

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of good risk management practice, for example, The Orange Book

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Effective interpersonal skills in persuasion, motivation and negotiation in order to deliver the role
• Ability to negotiate and influence others
• Computer literate and be familiar with incident and policy databases
• Experience of producing and presentation of high-level reports
• Good analytical and judgement skills & experience of Making decision under difficult circumstances
• Ability to analysis, interpret and present (complex) quantitative and qualitative data to a range of audiences
• Presentation skills (verbal and written) to a high standard in a range of settings and at a range of levels
• Self‑motivating and self‑disciplined, ability to plan and organise a work programme with conflicting demands and priorities
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Ability to work flexibly and in a changing environment

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under‑represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we'd love to hear from you.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job application. The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI‑generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of one's achievements, success and challenges.

We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government's website - click here.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received

Documents to download

• Risk Manager B7 JD/PS (PDF, 160.8KB)
• Important Candidate information (PDF, 2.5MB)