Senior Risk & Assurance Manager

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Crewe, Northwich, Winsford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly experienced risk and assurance professional to become the lead specialist and principal adviser on risk management and Board assurance arrangements.

This senior role sits at the heart of corporate governance, supporting Executive Directors, senior leaders and Board Committees to understand and manage risks that could affect delivery of the Trust's strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Established senior risk, assurance or governance professional with expertise in complex, regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Board Assurance Framework development, management and annual risk reviews.
• Oversee operational risk management across the Trust with consistent policy application.
• Deliver high-quality risk and assurance reporting to the Board, Audit Committee and senior groups.
• Identify emerging risks, assurance gaps and control weaknesses with mitigation and escalation advice.
• Manage the Internal Audit recommendations tracker and 4risk system development.

Skills

Senior risk management

Governance

Board reporting

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced risk and assurance professional to become the Trust's lead specialist and principal adviser on risk management and Board assurance arrangements. This is a senior, influential role at the centre of corporate governance, supporting Executive Directors, senior leaders and Board Committees to understand and manage the risks that could affect delivery of the Trust's strategic objectives.

What you will lead

• Operational management, development and quality assurance of the Board Assurance Framework, including the annual review and refresh of strategic risks.
• The Trust's operational risk management arrangements, including consistent application of policies, methodologies and standards.
• High-quality risk and assurance reporting for the Board, Audit Committee, Board Committees and Executive and Senior Leadership Risk Assurance Group.
• Identification of emerging risks, assurance gaps, control weaknesses and cross-organisational themes, with advice on mitigation and escalation.
• The Internal Audit recommendations tracker process using 4Action, and management and development of the 4risk system.

The impact you will make

• Create a clear line of sight between strategic objectives, risks, controls, assurance and performance outcomes.
• Provide expert scrutiny and constructive challenge on risk assessments, controls, assurances and risk ratings.
• Enable the Board and senior leaders to assess organisational resilience and make well-informed, risk-based decisions.

You will be an established senior risk, assurance or governance professional who can work confidently as a recognised subject matter expert in a complex, regulated environment. You will bring sound judgement, intellectual curiosity and the professional confidence to challenge senior leaders constructively.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, child health, maternity, and intermediate care across Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.Through our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, we deliver extensive services in 26 medical centres and schools in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With 500 beds and around 5,500 staff, we are one of the area's largest employers.

Since the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust has become a key partner in Cheshire East & Cheshire West and Chester and in two provider collaboratives, aligning our strategic goals with the Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care System.As part of the national New Hospital Programme, we're reimagining Leighton Hospital to create a new health and care neighbourhood, transforming healthcare delivery for a Healthier Future. Learn more on our Healthier Futures website.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.