Corporate Assurance & Risk Manager in Sheffield

Job Overview

The postholder will support the associate director of communications and corporate governance and head of corporate assurance with oversight of the organisational risk registers and work closely with corporate and clinical directorates to ensure a proactive approach to risk management and corporate governance.

• Principal Duties
• Promote a positive governance culture within the Trust, utilising a range of communication and engagement techniques to raise awareness and encourage involvement.
• Support the head of corporate assurance on the maintenance of the corporate risk register and Trust-wide registers.
• Support the head of corporate assurance in ensuring all divisions and directorates develop and implement local risk management and governance practices.
• Act as responsible officer for the Trust's risk management framework, including leading the development of the strategy and providing training to others as required.
• Coordinate the updating of the Trust's risk register, ensuring risk owners are aware of the need to provide updates and providing guidance and advice to colleagues, including executive directors, on risk assessment and scoring, and the completion of risk updates on the various registers.
• Support staff to understand the requirements around applying risk appetite and scoring when updating the risk registers.
• Provide support in the coordination of the updating of the Trust's board assurance framework, including advising executive directors on pertinent information for inclusion and highlighting concerns or risks that require attention.
• Devise and provide risk management training to an agreed training analysis that includes members of divisional management teams and corporate functions to ensure that the risk management system is understood and implemented effectively.
• Support the head of corporate assurance in the review, development and implementation of the Trust risk management framework including support with training and understanding.
• Monitor compliance with the risk management framework, policy and procedure by devising a rolling audit programme and support the annual review by the Trust's internal auditors.
• Provide suitable reports on the risk management system and the risks managed within it to agreed schedules/annual cycles.
• Provide advice and support to all staff on risk management.
• Actively engage and work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels of the organisation to understand the barriers to effective governance and risk management, work to overcome them and promote a positive reporting culture.

As part of this, attend and participate in corporate, division, directorate, specialty and other meetings as required.

• Work with colleagues in clinical governance functions to ensure the provision of high quality, comprehensive and coordinated risk governance arrangements across the Trust.
• Support the development, implementation and maintenance of relevant policies and standards operating procedures in own area.
• Ensure consistent use of Trust risk register templates and lead on the transfer of manual risk registers to electronic risk registers (Ulysses) as and when required.
• Support the head of corporate assurance in the effective roll out of risk and governance functions acting as a deputy in their absence.
• Communications and Relationships
• Maintain effective internal and external communications as required to enable strong networks and partnerships to promote the interests of the Trust in relation to governance and risk management.
• Provide regular reporting to Trust Board and its committees, on the corporate risk register, developing processes and reporting as necessary to meet the assurance requirements of Board members.
• Conduct regular meetings with executives, senior managers, department heads of service and staff across the organisation to provide advice on governance, risk registers, assessment and categorisation of risks, and controls to reduce risks.
• Engage with those who are managing risk and co‑ordinating risk management activities to ensure sufficient rigour and compliance with the Trust risk management system and the escalation of risks.
• Produce training materials and facilitate risk management training that is accessible to staff across the organisation.
• Deputise for the head of corporate assurance at Trust committees and groups to support the delivery of governance functions.

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to formulate, plan, develop, organise, and implement a broad range of complex activities across the Trust, including adapting and adjusting to deal with uncertainty, as necessary.
• Working knowledge and experience of using electronic risk management systems.
• Advanced IT skills.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) with all levels of staff.
• Ability to manage diverse workload while dealing with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to meet deadlines and to work under pressure.
• Exceptional organisational skills and ability to prioritise.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to interpret, analyse and present complex data, producing written reports to a high standard.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
• Willingness to embrace new ways of working/changes.
• Understanding and respect of confidentiality in the workplace and understanding of confidentiality issues in relation to risk management.
• Previous involvement in risk management processes within an NHS Trust.
• Negotiation skills with an ability to work constructively with professional and managerial staff.

Desirable criteria

• Teaching and presentational skills.
• Training and qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree in a relevant subject or relevant experience e. g., corporate governance, risk management or demonstrable knowledge and experience in relevant disciplines and/or relevant professional qualifications at postgraduate diploma level or above.
• GCSE English or equivalent.
• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development.

Desirable criteria

• A proven track record in governance and risk in the healthcare sector.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of managing risk and governance within a healthcare organisation.
• Experience of working in a complex changing environment and the ability to prioritise.
• Experience of developing and maintaining relationships and partnerships with internal and external colleagues.
• Experience or understanding of creating electronic records, electronic filing systems.
• Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities.
• Experience of writing reports and presenting information to committees.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of implementing governance and assurance systems.
• Understanding of dynamics and complexities of the wider health and social care environment.
• Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

We aim to be an organisation that is diverse and inclusive and to meet this aim we welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, that of the people who use our services, and that of the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access.

Please think about your personal values and how these align with our Values when you are applying.

We are a Disability Confident employer and offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role.

When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made.

Please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself.

Our six staff network groups welcome new members

• The Ethnically Diverse Staff Network Group
• The Disability Staff Network Group
• The Lived Experience Staff Network Group
• The Rainbow Staff Network Group
• The Staff Carers Staff Network Group
• The Women's Staff Network Group

We know how important flexible working can be to applicants and therefore we encourage you to discuss any working arrangements as part of this process.

We will always aim to accommodate requests, wherever possible.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children and as part of our safe recruitment practice the successful applicant(s) will be subject to a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) if it is deemed appropriate for the role.

The cost of the DBS check must be met by the successful applicant(s).

At SHPU, we prioritise the well‑being and safety of both our service users and employees.

It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service.

This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front.

However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy.

For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.

When applying for this post you will be redirected to complete your application in our preferred applicant management system, Trac.

If you are successfully offered a role, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

In addition, in submitting an application, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

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