Job summary
Cambridge University Hospitals is looking for a dedicated and proactive Trust Risk Manager to join our team and play a crucial role in safeguarding the quality and safety of care provided to our patients.
As a Trust Risk Manager, you will:
- Further Develop and Implement our Risk Management Framework: Develop, implement, and maintain effective risk management framework that ensure safe and reliable patient care in all divisions.
- Collaborate with Clinical and Operational Teams: Work closely with clinical and administrative teams to identify, assess, and mitigate risks while promoting a risk aware culture.
- Provide Training and Guidance: Empower staff with the knowledge and tools they need to manage risk effectively, fostering a proactive risk-aware culture.
- Transition the organisation from Datix web to Datix DCQI enterprise risk manager: Be instrumental in the design, development and implementation of the Trust's risk register from Datix web to Datix DCQI enterprise risk manager.
- Improve trust document management: Be accountable for the implementation and continuous development of the Trust's document management processes and the document management system.
- Leading others: Provide line management to the Trust Document and Patient Information Manager and lead the team through exiting changes in 2024 and beyond.
Main duties of the job
What We Are Looking For:
- Experience in risk management and/or governance, ideally within healthcare.
- Excellent analytical skills with an eye for detail.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to build trust and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
- A commitment to the values of the NHS, with a passion for patient-centered care and operational excellence.
Why Join Us?
This is more than a job; it's an opportunity to shape the risk management for healthcare in the UK. You'll be part of a supportive and motivated team, with opportunities for professional growth and development. Working at Cambridge University Hospitals means working for an organisation that prioritises the values: safe, kind and excellent.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Dr. Elke Pieper (elke.pieper@nhs.net)
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 1st December 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 17th December 2024
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 1st December 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 17th December 2024
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent experience
- Risk Management Qualification
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable
- Master's degree or evidence of postgraduate education
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of managing divisional risk registers
- Significant experience of governance in Acute NHS Trust
- Demonstrable experience of senior staff and stakeholder engagement
- Experience of developing, implementing and reporting on governance data using Datix or other data systems
- Experience of preparing and writing clear and concise reports
- Experience of working within and across Divisional boundaries
- Demonstrable experience in line managing teams through change.
Desirable
- Experience of training staff in risk management
Knowledge
Essential
- An excellent level of practical knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- An excellent understanding of risk and quality governance
- Knowledge of key issues that relate to risk management
- Up-to-date knowledge of key line management processes
Desirable
- Knowledge of wider corporate and quality governance issues e.g. health and safety, NHS Improvement and CQC requirements and standards.
- Knowledge of document management systems
- Knowledge of document management current issues in health and social care
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed ability to critically analyse complex and detailed data and to present the results clearly to non-experts verbally and in writing
- Ability to process highly complex data to inform decision making and to quickly identify risk and priorities for the Trust
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to motivate and enthuse individuals and teams at all levels of the organisation
- Ability to manage ambiguity
- Good Team player, supportive to team members and other staff
- Strong line management and leadership skills
- Ability to innovate and improve through continuous quality development
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent experience
- Risk Management Qualification
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable
- Master's degree or evidence of postgraduate education
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of managing divisional risk registers
- Significant experience of governance in Acute NHS Trust
- Demonstrable experience of senior staff and stakeholder engagement
- Experience of developing, implementing and reporting on governance data using Datix or other data systems
- Experience of preparing and writing clear and concise reports
- Experience of working within and across Divisional boundaries
- Demonstrable experience in line managing teams through change.
Desirable
- Experience of training staff in risk management
Knowledge
Essential
- An excellent level of practical knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- An excellent understanding of risk and quality governance
- Knowledge of key issues that relate to risk management
- Up-to-date knowledge of key line management processes
Desirable
- Knowledge of wider corporate and quality governance issues e.g. health and safety, NHS Improvement and CQC requirements and standards.
- Knowledge of document management systems
- Knowledge of document management current issues in health and social care
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed ability to critically analyse complex and detailed data and to present the results clearly to non-experts verbally and in writing
- Ability to process highly complex data to inform decision making and to quickly identify risk and priorities for the Trust
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to motivate and enthuse individuals and teams at all levels of the organisation
- Ability to manage ambiguity
- Good Team player, supportive to team members and other staff
- Strong line management and leadership skills
- Ability to innovate and improve through continuous quality development
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Employer's website
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)