Head of Risk

Job overview

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Head of Risk to join the newly established Corporate Delivery team. You will be a senior leader and hold strategic responsibility for the implementation of improvement strategies in the areas of risk management and assurance. The post holder will have corporate responsibility for the development, implementation and monitoring of the Trust Risk Management Strategy and policy framework and ensure these are in line with best practice. The post holder will lead in creating a risk aware culture and environment, in which risk management is embedded at all levels in the organisation, to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, patient-centred services

Main duties of the job

The post holder will develop key relationships with system partners and be the strategic lead for all the Trust’s risk management arrangements, to firmly establish the Trust’s position as a trusted partner in the area of risk management. The post holder will work collaboratively with external bodies as required to strengthen internal risk management capabilities and act as the Trust’s risk management lead to embedding more effective system level risk management.

• Risk management strategy, policy, process and culture
• Risk management advice and support
• Analysis of reporting on risk
• Trust Board Assurance Framework
• Risk management training and development
• Leading the Trust Risk Management team

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interviews for this role will take place between 13th and 27th January 2025.