TSS Compliance & Governance Lead | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the region is seeking a Compliance & Governance Lead to manage compliance processes across its Temporary Staffing Services. The successful candidate will ensure all temporary staff meet necessary standards and provide expert advice on compliance matters. Responsibilities include operational leadership, compliance auditing, and training staff to uphold high-quality standards. This position plays a key role in enhancing service governance in a dynamic environment, supporting safe staffing and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance and governance roles, preferably within healthcare.
• Strong understanding of NHS Employment Check Standards.
• Proven ability to produce accurate reports and maintain quality data.

Responsibilities

• Take operational leadership of compliance and governance across the Temporary Staffing Service.
• Oversee compliance auditing processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide training and guidance to TSS coordinators on compliance work.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Operational leadership

Compliance auditing

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

Application Process

We’re excited to offer this opportunity within our Admin & Clerical workforce. As part of our new Transfer Window process, we’re making it easier for colleagues to move into roles where their skills are needed most. This approach helps us fill vacancies quickly and supports career development across the Trust.

How to apply: Please do not apply via Trac. Instead, complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) form using this link – Transfer Window Form – Fill in form. The form includes a short skills assessment to help us match your experience to the role.

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced, confident and highly organised Compliance & Governance Lead to join our Temporary Staffing Services (TSS) team. You'll play a central role in keeping our temporary workforce safe, compliant and ready to work, bringing together operational expertise with strong analytical thinking. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys improving systems, solving problems and leading on service governance in a fast‑moving environment.

Your work will directly support safe staffing across the Trust and strengthen the quality, accuracy and reliability of our compliance processes and data.

Base Location: Yeoman’s House/Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Provisional Interview Date: TBC

Key Responsibilities

• Take operational leadership of compliance and governance across the Temporary Staffing Service, ensuring all bank and agency workers meet NHS Employment Check Standards and Trust requirements.
• Provide expert advice on right-to-work, DBS, statutory/mandatory training, registration checks and agency worker compliance, resolving complex issues and escalating risks where necessary.
• Oversee the daily workflow of compliance activity, supporting the TSS coordinators and ensuring checks are completed safely, accurately and within required timescales.
• Lead and refine compliance auditing processes, identifying gaps, inconsistencies and improvement opportunities across systems and workflows.
• Maintain high-quality data in our temporary staffing systems, working closely with BI and Workforce Information colleagues to improve reporting, dashboards and compliance intelligence.
• Produce accurate and timely reports on compliance performance, risks and trends for service managers and senior leaders.
• Develop and update Standard Operating Procedures, helping to embed consistent and efficient working practices across the team.
• Build strong working relationships with internal teams, agency partners and external stakeholders to resolve issues quickly and maintain safe workforce supply.
• Support the continuous improvement agenda within TSS, contributing ideas, identifying service risks and helping shape more efficient governance arrangements.
• Provide training, guidance and day‑to‑day support to TSS coordinators, ensuring they have the knowledge and skills to carry out compliance work to a high standard.

Other Details

UHD is investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed and travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

This post has been provisionally evaluated at Band 5, but is subject to formal Agenda for Change job‑matching confirmation.

Advert closes on Thursday 15 Jan 2026.