Risk Manager

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT; Prestwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health trust in Prestwich seeks an experienced risk management professional to lead the risk management culture within the organization. The role entails ensuring compliance with risk management standards, conducting training, and providing risk advice to various levels of management. Ideal candidates will have a degree, relevant qualifications, and experience in NHS settings, with strong skills in leadership and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Experience working with incident and risk management systems.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting data.
• Experience designing and delivering training.
• Experience working with staff at all levels.
• Experience in managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Promote a positive risk management culture.
• Ensure maintenance of the Corporate Risk Register.
• Conduct regular meetings for risk advice.
• Provide risk management training.
• Monitor compliance with Risk Management Framework.

Skills

Leadership skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Team management

Communication

Education

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Relevant risk management qualification

Post Grad Diploma in relevant subject or working towards

Job description

NOTE 1: PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

NOTE 2: INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD FACE TO FACE ONLY

Note 3: Please be aware that applications which have been completed using AI will be rejected

This is a great opportunity to join the GMMH Risk Team. The postholder will be one who brings along their own expertise and who is able to learn quickly. We are looking for an individual who leads with kindness and compassion and who is able to demonstrate our values in all that they do.

Reporting directly to the Director of Corporate Affairs, the postholder will lead on the day-to-day management of risk across the organisation; working with lead managers to ensure high quality arrangements are in place and effective advice is provided.

Main duties of the job

o Promote a positive risk management culture within the Trust, utilising arange of communication and engagement techniques to raise awarenessand encourage involvement.o Ensure the maintenance of the Corporate Risk Register.o Regular meetings with Executives, Senior Managers and DepartmentHeads to provide advice on risk registers, assessment andcategorisation of risks, and controls to reduce risks.o Ensure all divisions and directorates develop and implement local riskmanagement practices compliant with the requirements of the RiskManagement Framework.o Devise and provide risk management training to an agreed trainingneeds analysis that includes members of Divisional management teamsand corporate functions to ensure that the risk management system isunderstood and implemented effectively.o Monitor compliance with the Risk Management Framework, by devising a rolling audit programme and support any review by the Trust's InternalAuditors.

o Support the development, implementation and maintenance of relevantpolicies and standard operating procedures in own area and activelypropose policy or service changes which impact beyond own area ofactivity. This includes participation on working groups proposing policychanges where policy or service changes impact on other areas acrossthe Trust.

About us

o Promote a positive risk management culture within the Trust, utilising arange of communication and engagement techniques to raise awarenessand encourage involvement.o Ensure the maintenance of the Corporate Risk Register.o Regular meetings with Executives, Senior Managers and DepartmentHeads to provide advice on risk registers, assessment andcategorisation of risks, and controls to reduce risks.o Ensure all divisions and directorates develop and implement local riskmanagement practices compliant with the requirements of the RiskManagement Framework.o Devise and provide risk management training to an agreed trainingneeds analysis that includes members of Divisional management teamsand corporate functions to ensure that the risk management system isunderstood and implemented effectively.o Monitor compliance with the Risk Management Framework, by devising a rolling audit programme and support any review by the Trust's InternalAuditors.

o Support the development, implementation and maintenance of relevantpolicies and standard operating procedures in own area and activelypropose policy or service changes which impact beyond own area ofactivity. This includes participation on working groups proposing policychanges where policy or service changes impact on other areas acrossthe Trust.

Job responsibilities

Promote a positive risk management culture within the Trust, utilising arange of communication and engagement techniques to raise awarenessand encourage involvement. Ensure the maintenance of the Corporate Risk Register. Regular meetings with Executives, Senior Managers and DepartmentHeads to provide advice on risk registers, assessment andcategorisation of risks, and controls to reduce risks. Ensure all divisions and directorates develop and implement local riskmanagement practices compliant with the requirements of the RiskManagement Framework. Devise and provide risk management training to an agreed trainingneeds analysis that includes members of Divisional management teamsand corporate functions to ensure that the risk management system isunderstood and implemented effectively. Monitor compliance with the Risk Management Framework, by devising a rolling audit programme and support any review by the Trusts InternalAuditors.

Support the development, implementation and maintenance of relevantpolicies and standard operating procedures in own area and activelypropose policy or service changes which impact beyond own area ofactivity. This includes participation on working groups proposing policychanges where policy or service changes impact on other areas acrossthe Trust.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant work experience
• Relevant risk management qualification
• Post Grad Diploma in relevant subject or working towards

Experience

• Experience of working with incident and risk management system
• 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 in NHS healthcare
• Experience of writing reports
• Policy development and implementation

Knowledge

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

Skills and Abilities

• 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
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Ability to work flexibly and in a changing environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.