Head of Risk

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, 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
  
  Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about. Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.