Assurance Officer

Do you have an awareness of all things' governance related? Do you have a curious mind always asking the right questions? If this sounds like you, then we have the perfect opportunity to join NHS Shared Business Services as an Assurance Officer! The main purpose of the role will be to provide support for Employment Services on the Quality & Assurance processes. Whilst promoting good practice and acting as a point of escalation for all staff across all Employment Services sites. We can offer great career development, with the opportunity to work within different teams on a variety of audits to gain skills and knowledge to support in progressing your career. This is hybrid role, predominantly based from home with occasional travel to our Town Quay, Southampton office fortnightly. During the training period, you will be needed in the office 2-3 days a week. This office offers breathtaking views, free car parking and a variety of desk structures to suit all working ways. What you'll be doing:

• Conducting monthly checks for internal and external audits.
• Assisting in the preparation of meeting minutes.
• Promoting awareness of governance-related matters within the organisation.
• Regularly checking in with team members for updates.
• Independently running your own tasks and maintaining own schedule.
• Supporting operational team managers in preparing the audit calendar, without directly conducting audits.
• Collaborating closely with third-party auditors through weekly meetings to facilitate the audit process.
• Checking tracker weekly, highlighting issues to line manager.
What you'll bring:
• Strong skills in report writing that clearly convey information.
• Ability to analyse and interpret data from various sources in a substantial way.
• Experience presenting information to senior managers or senior leadership teams.
• Basic understanding of ISO standards and their application.
• Proven track record of implementing process improvements effectively.
It would be great if you had:
• Previous quality/ assurance/ compliance/ audit experience.
• Has worked with sophisticated data in a previous role.
• Experience of Assurance Standard ISAE3402 is desirable not crucial.
If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Location: Southampton Security Clearance Level: DBS Internal Recruiter: Chloe Salary: Up to £25,500 per annum Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams' expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence. We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level. Would you like to join us on our journey?


• Strong skills in report writing that clearly convey information.
• Ability to analyse and interpret data from various sources in a substantial way.
• Experience presenting information to senior managers or senior leadership teams.
• Basic understanding of ISO standards and their application.
• Proven track record of implementing process improvements effectively.
It would be great if you had:
• Previous quality/ assurance/ compliance/ audit experience.
• Has worked with sophisticated data in a previous role.
• Experience of Assurance Standard ISAE3402 is desirable not crucial.
  
  NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams' expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.
We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.