Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Risk System Administrator

The closing date is 05 November 2025

Job summary

This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and detail-oriented Risk System Administrator to join our Governance and Risk Team, part of the Corporate Nursing Directorate.

As a member of our Single Corporate Services, you will play a key role in supporting both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, helping to maintain and enhance our Risk Management reporting system.

This role is vital in ensuring that both Trusts continue to meet their legal and regulatory obligations around risk, governance, and patient safety supporting us to remain well-led and responsive organisations.

Main duties of the job

Act as the first point of contact for all users of the Trusts Risk Management system, providing advice, support, and troubleshooting.

Manage system access, permissions, and data quality, ensuring information is accurate, secure, and compliant.

Deliver training to staff at all levels on using the Risk Management system and generating reports.

Produce data reports and dashboards for internal and external assurance, supporting key governance meetings.

Support the Head of Risk and the wider Governance Team in maintaining and developing system functionality.

Contribute to the wider governance and safety improvement agenda across both Trusts.

This post will involve some travel between the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth sites as part of our integrated working arrangements.

About us

Our vision for Single Corporate Services Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services? Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.

The vision for our single corporate services is to:

Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.

Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.

Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.

Details

Date posted

23 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9470-25-0400

Job locations

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub

Southwick Hill Road

PO6 3LY


Isle Of Wight Nhs Trust

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle Of Wight

PO30 5TG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Act as the first point of contactfor all users of the Trusts Risk Management system, providing advice, support, and troubleshooting.

Manage system access, permissions, and data quality, ensuring information is accurate, secure, and compliant.

Deliver training to staff at all levels on using the Risk Management system and generating reports.

Produce data reports and dashboards for internal and external assurance, supporting key governance meetings.

Support the Head of Risk and the wider Governance Team in maintaining and developing system functionality.

Contribute to the wider governance and safety improvement agenda across both Trusts.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Act as the first point of contactfor all users of the Trusts Risk Management system, providing advice, support, and troubleshooting.

Manage system access, permissions, and data quality, ensuring information is accurate, secure, and compliant.

Deliver training to staff at all levels on using the Risk Management system and generating reports.

Produce data reports and dashboards for internal and external assurance, supporting key governance meetings.

Support the Head of Risk and the wider Governance Team in maintaining and developing system functionality.

Contribute to the wider governance and safety improvement agenda across both Trusts.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of significant experience in IT system administration, with a specific focus on risk system management.
  • Specialized IT skills

Desirable

  • Project management

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSEs (Grade 5 or above) in English and Maths (or equivalent).
  • NVQ Level 3
  • Proven experience in IT system administration, preferably in a governance or risk setting.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Foundation-level Risk Management System certification or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with Datix, DCIQ, or similar risk management platforms.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of significant experience in IT system administration, with a specific focus on risk system management.
  • Specialized IT skills

Desirable

  • Project management

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSEs (Grade 5 or above) in English and Maths (or equivalent).
  • NVQ Level 3
  • Proven experience in IT system administration, preferably in a governance or risk setting.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Foundation-level Risk Management System certification or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with Datix, DCIQ, or similar risk management platforms.

Employer details

Employer name

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub

Southwick Hill Road

PO6 3LY


Employer's website

https://www.iow.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub

Southwick Hill Road

PO6 3LY


Employer's website

https://www.iow.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Corporate Governance and Risk Manager

Wendy Hanson

wendy.hanson@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

23 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9470-25-0400

Job locations

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub

Southwick Hill Road

PO6 3LY


Isle Of Wight Nhs Trust

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle Of Wight

PO30 5TG


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

Isle of Wight NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)