Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and knowledgeable Risk Manager to join the Governance Team. The postholder will report into the Head of Corporate Governance and will support the Executive team, risk owners and teams across the organisation with the implementation of the risk management framework.
The individual will need to be highly motivated, have a good understanding of and practical experience in risk management and be able to lead the risk management portfolio as the organisation looks to develop its risk management arrangements and broaden these to shared arrangements across our system.
For questions about the role, contact Lauren Wagner, Director of Corporate Governance at lauren.wagner3@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Please see the job description for further information in regard to the responsibilities of the role.
About us
We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.
We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.
We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.
Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:
- 27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement
- NHS pension scheme
- Sick pay policy
- Occupational health services including staff counselling services
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers
- Health Service Discounts - offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.
Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Risk Manager manages and champions the risk management processes across the Integrated Care Board, supporting colleagues at all levels of the organisation to embed the processes in practice. This includes designing, advising on and implementing the risk management framework, maintaining the Board Assurance Framework, undertaking risk reviews, generating risk reports for the Executive and the Board of Directors and providing specialist training on risk.
This is a full-time post and is office based, with some level of flexibility offered under the organisations hybrid working framework.The postholder will actively promote a culture that encourages staff to take risk-based actions and to consider risk and its impact in all key decisions.
This individual will need to be able to proactively develop and implement effective risk management systems and processes and review them to ensure continuous improvement and responsiveness to organisational need.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Risk Manager manages and champions the risk management processes across the Integrated Care Board, supporting colleagues at all levels of the organisation to embed the processes in practice. This includes designing, advising on and implementing the risk management framework, maintaining the Board Assurance Framework, undertaking risk reviews, generating risk reports for the Executive and the Board of Directors and providing specialist training on risk.
This is a full-time post and is office based, with some level of flexibility offered under the organisations hybrid working framework.The postholder will actively promote a culture that encourages staff to take risk-based actions and to consider risk and its impact in all key decisions.
This individual will need to be able to proactively develop and implement effective risk management systems and processes and review them to ensure continuous improvement and responsiveness to organisational need.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience.
- Governance qualification or experience
- Able to present information and reports in an accurate and confident manner to the Board of Directors, Executive team and all levels of the organization, deliver presentations and run workshops.
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
- Experience of operating in a complex organisation, leading on a portfolio area and building credible relationships across an organisation
Desirable
- Risk management qualification
- Training qualification or experience
- A good understanding of the health and social care environment and the roles and responsibilities within it and the NHS generally
- Experience/knowledge of risk management software, particularly Datix
- Statistical analysis
- Experience of minute taking
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Ability to motivate and enthuse others about risk management
- Excellent communication skills, to produce and present reports including the presentation of data
Planning and Organisational Skills
Essential
- Effective organiser, planning ahead to meet deadlines and balance competing priorities
- Project management skills
- Professional, calm and efficient manner
- Attention to detail and accuracy
Autonomy/ Freedom to Act
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and proactively organise own workload without supervision, guided by principles and organisational policies, working to tight and frequently changing timescales
- Flexible and adaptable, to ensure service needs are met, balancing operational and strategic needs
- Adhere to confidentiality requirements
Emotional Effort
Essential
- Operates with empathy and emotional intelligence.
Working conditions
Essential
- Ability to work in a busy open plan office environment, in a changing environment.
- Ability to travel between office locations in Hampshire and Isle of Wight, and other locations as required.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience.
- Governance qualification or experience
- Able to present information and reports in an accurate and confident manner to the Board of Directors, Executive team and all levels of the organization, deliver presentations and run workshops.
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
- Experience of operating in a complex organisation, leading on a portfolio area and building credible relationships across an organisation
Desirable
- Risk management qualification
- Training qualification or experience
- A good understanding of the health and social care environment and the roles and responsibilities within it and the NHS generally
- Experience/knowledge of risk management software, particularly Datix
- Statistical analysis
- Experience of minute taking
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Ability to motivate and enthuse others about risk management
- Excellent communication skills, to produce and present reports including the presentation of data
Planning and Organisational Skills
Essential
- Effective organiser, planning ahead to meet deadlines and balance competing priorities
- Project management skills
- Professional, calm and efficient manner
- Attention to detail and accuracy
Autonomy/ Freedom to Act
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and proactively organise own workload without supervision, guided by principles and organisational policies, working to tight and frequently changing timescales
- Flexible and adaptable, to ensure service needs are met, balancing operational and strategic needs
- Adhere to confidentiality requirements
Emotional Effort
Essential
- Operates with empathy and emotional intelligence.
Working conditions
Essential
- Ability to work in a busy open plan office environment, in a changing environment.
- Ability to travel between office locations in Hampshire and Isle of Wight, and other locations as required.
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.