Head of Assurance - Surrey
Venn Group’s specialist Estates & Facilities recruitment team is recruiting for a Head of Assurance on behalf of a large NHS Trust in Surrey. This opportunity offers the chance to lead the development of a newly established Assurance function, driving statutory compliance, governance, and operational excellence across a complex healthcare estate.
The role
You will be responsible for:
- Leading the Trust-wide Estates & Facilities Assurance function, ensuring compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and NHS standards
- Developing and implementing a compliance and assurance strategy, alongside robust governance, audit, and reporting frameworks
- Providing expert leadership on hard services compliance, asset management, health & safety, and engineering assurance across multiple hospital and community sites
- Leading compliance performance monitoring, risk management, and assurance reporting to senior stakeholders and executive committees
- Managing specialist teams responsible for compliance, health & safety, CAFM systems, asset management, CAD/BIM, and utilities management
- Working closely with Estates, Capital, Quality, and Sustainability teams to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence
- Ensuring all statutory maintenance, PPM programmes, and asset management activities are delivered in line with SFG20 and relevant NHS guidance
About you
- Significant experience in a senior Estates & Facilities compliance, assurance, or engineering leadership role
- Technical or engineering qualification with evidence of continued professional development
- Strong knowledge of statutory compliance, NHS estates regulations, HTMs, HBNs, Health & Safety legislation, and CQC requirements
- Experience developing and implementing compliance strategies, governance frameworks, and assurance reporting
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage change within complex operational environments
- Strong stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills
- Healthcare or NHS Estates experience
Key details
- Pay rate: £388 per day
- Location: Surrey
- Contract: 3-6 months initially (potential to become permanent)
- Start: ASAP
Why consider this role?
- Opportunity to shape and lead a newly established Assurance function within a major NHS organisation
- Strategic leadership position with significant influence on compliance, governance, and patient safety
- Diverse role covering compliance, health & safety, asset management, utilities, and assurance across a large healthcare estate
- Excellent opportunity to make a lasting impact within a forward-thinking Estates & Facilities directorate
Apply
To discuss this Head of Assurance opportunity, contact Liz Levett-Millett at Venn Group or apply online.
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